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Visioning Community-Scale Green Infrastructure in Philadelphia at CitiesAlive
This article describes the detailed methods used to conduct a Green Infrastructure Charrette at CitiesAlive in Philadelphia in order to create a vision of a healthier, more sustainable community using Green Infrastructure and conduct a cost/benefit analysis of the proposals.
Blue-Green-Sponges in Urbanization – My Lifelong Engagement for Climate Resilient Cities
For forty years Herbert Dreiseitl has created beautiful integrated Blue/Green Infrastructure projects around the world. Here he reflects upon his work and the need for greater changes to make cities healthier for their citizens, more resilient to climate change and more moliveable.
Green Roofs Are Being Considered to Support Denver’s Future Amidst Change
The City of Denver is developing numerous policy initiatives designed to ensure community livability in the face of a changing climate and this provides an overview of the many initiatives underway.
Community-Scale Green Infrastructure Generates Optimal Performance
As climate adaptation policies and programs become an increasingly more significant driver of community infrastructure investment and practice, the Green Infrastructure Charrette Program can be adapted to help communities build upon latest best practices and align staff, elected officials, and the public towards holistic solutions that create long-term value.
An Overview of Urban Farming Activities in Cities – The Key to A Resilient Future
This is an overview of the many ways in which food is now being produced in cities from mushroom farming to rooftop greenhouses.
Experimental Evidence for Delayed Stormwater Runoff From Building Roofs Covered With Suspended Vine Canopies
Rainfall interception by the leaf canopies of natural forests are typically 25% of annual rainfall. Promoting canopy interception in the urban environment (e.g., roofs and parking lots) with vine canopies grown on suspended trellises could delay and reduce urban stormwater runoff and suppress peak flows.
Why Evapotranspiration and Retention Volumes are the Same
How much water can a green roof retain? The rate at which the roof regains retention capacity is determined by the combined processes of evaporation and transpiration – the evapotranspiration process. This is the driving factor that should be considered for green roof design.
The Role of Technology in Designing Green Infrastructure
Living in greater harmony with the environment requires that we do our best to understand the environment and design solutions that provide the most benefit and create little or no harm. Technology – such as via monitoring, smart controls, and modeling – contribute immensely to both that understanding and design.