Cities face a growing challenge with flooding caused by torrential rains, and one of the solutions that has gained prominence is rain gardens or stormwater gardens. These are small green depressions, created with various layers of soil and sand, specifically designed to collect rainwater.
These gardens help relieve pressure on sewer networks and reduce the risk of urban flooding. Traditionally, stormwater management in cities is carried out through a complex network of sewers, collectors, and drainage systems, which sometimes cannot drain water quickly enough when rainfall is too intense.
Stormwater gardens are one of the tools of green infrastructures that are gaining increasing importance in the fight against urban flooding, showing that nature can become part of the solution to these problems.
