A Review of Approaches to Drainage System Management: Current Status and Future Research Directions

Throughout humans’ existence, drainage systems have been a very vital part of civilization and sanitation development. Drainage systems are coined to have purposively given way to the improvement of modern-day sanitation, through which disposal and transport of wastewater and stormwater were given priority in aid of public health and flood concerns. However, through time, the practices in drainage system management have also gradually changed. In this paper, approaches to drainage system management are reviewed through scholarly articles worldwide. Historical accounts of drainage system development are consulted to formulate the current approaches. Governmental action, especially governing legislations and ordinances to public utilization and prevention of urbanization-related problems (e.g., flooding) are also analyzed. Lastly, a greener approach to a drainage system is also viewed as essential in this review. Hence, Sustainable Drainage Systems and the technological approaches in this regard are reviewed to shed light on the current standing of drainage systems around the globe.