Case Studies: Low Impact Green Infrastructure Development
Detailed case studies, with photos and plans, of various low-impact developments that incorporated green infrastructure.
Detailed case studies, with photos and plans, of various low-impact developments that incorporated green infrastructure.
Summarizes how exposure to nature improves health and well-being for people of all ages. Co-author Dr. Robert Zarr is founder…
A rigorous, Philadelphia-based study found that two key blight remediation programs — restoring abandoned buildings and greening vacant lots — significantly…
Los Angeles is dividing the creation of its new Urban Forest Management Plan into two distinct phases. The FIRST STEP…
Lays out a comprehensive framework that addresses risk from wildfire and other hazards at multiple scales, and identifies how better planning…
Early research after first response estimated that treatment would cost more than $10.7 billion in the affected states. That number…
While FEMA provides the bulk of Federal funding for pre-disaster planning and post-disaster funding, nearly half-a-dozen other agencies offer support…
This document describes a framework developed and piloted in the Chicago region to assess the vulnerability of urban forests and…
Planting a diverse urban forest that includes trees resistant to ice storms and performing regular tree maintenance to avoid or…
Though somewhat dated, this publication provides detailed descriptions of the types, intensity, location and impacts of ice storms in the…
Flooding is the natural hazard with the greatest economic and social impact in the United States, and these impacts are becoming…
Each year, an estimated USD $225 million in damages occurs from ice storms in the United States. The potential exists…
High air temperatures are a public health threat,causing 1300 deaths annually in the United States(US) along with heat-related morbidity and…
This site provides comprehensive information about drought. Along with reports about current and potential future drought conditions, Drought.gov offers access…
These tags show the benefits a single tree can deliver to you and your community. They’re a great demonstration tool.…
NOAA records the occurrence of storms and other significant weather phenomena having sufficient intensity to cause loss of life, injuries,…
The National Interagency Fire Center maintains a wildfire database that covers all states, and lists size and costs of suppression…
That may not be the exact prescription of your doctor, but a first-of-its-kind study shows that visitors to urban parks…
In 2016, Canton was awarded a landscape restoration grant from the US Forest Service. Among specific criteria for the grant…
Urban trees reduce particulate matter (PM10) concentrations and maximum daytime summer temperatures. While most cities are losing tree cover, some…
High air temperatures are a public health threat, causing 1300 deaths annually in the United States (US) along with heat-related…
A must read for those interested in trees and public health! This rigorous review of studies from around the world…
A directive from the city’s director of transportation lays out why and how green features must be built into municipal…
This manual provides information for neighborhood residents, municipal professionals, grassroots advocates and others who seek to implement green infrastructure (GI)…
A sound canopy assessment provides the foundation for crafting an urban forest management plan and creating the programs and policies…