rainscaping

English

Noun

rainscaping (uncountable)

1. The use of water management and landscape design techniques to manage rainwater runoff.
   • 2015, L Theller, R Andreas, Rain Garden Inventory Responsive and Mobile Site:

     This project is to create a responsive website to allow the public to input their various rainscaping practices into a database and viewed on a map.

   • 2015, Jeffrey P King, Brad Nevois, “Evolution of the Private Inflow Reduction Process in St. Louis”, in Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation:

     It will invest billions of dollars over a generation in planning, designing, and building community rainscaping, system improvements, and an ambitious program of maintenance and repair.

   • 2015, Katie Markovich, Climate Change, Development, and Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in Grand Canyon National Park:

     That includes irrigation efficiency practices, rainwater harvesting, stormwater capture, water recycling, and reductions in domestic water use such as xeri- or rainscaping.