Telling tales: implementing effective stormwater mangement to green the urban realm
Presentation Abstract
An overview of environmental impacts arising from traditional urban development approaches – including deterioration of water quality and stream function largely due to “grey” stormwater infrastructure. This will be compared with more recent approaches to urban development that seek to improve ecological function by incorporating low impact, “green” infrastructure in Metro Vancouver and other urban centres. Case-study findings to demonstrate the effective application of green infrastructure across different land-use and development types will be summarized. The case will be made for post-development monitoring and research partnerships to inform the wide-scale application of green infrastructure to improve water quality and environmental outcomes in the urban realm. The importance of local and regional government leadership to support adoption of green infrastructure within private sector development will be highlighted along with innovative mechanisms to finance and incentivize mainstream adoption of green infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest region.
Session Title
Utilizing Green Infrastructure to improve Water Quality and Environmental Outcomes in the Urban Realm
Conference Track
Protection, Remediation and Restoration
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Urban runoff--Northwest, Pacific--Case studies; Urban runoff--Northwest, Pacific--Management; Water quality management--Northwest, Pacific--Case studies; Sustainable urban development--Northwest, Pacific
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Northwest, Pacific
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Telling tales: implementing effective stormwater mangement to green the urban realm
An overview of environmental impacts arising from traditional urban development approaches – including deterioration of water quality and stream function largely due to “grey” stormwater infrastructure. This will be compared with more recent approaches to urban development that seek to improve ecological function by incorporating low impact, “green” infrastructure in Metro Vancouver and other urban centres. Case-study findings to demonstrate the effective application of green infrastructure across different land-use and development types will be summarized. The case will be made for post-development monitoring and research partnerships to inform the wide-scale application of green infrastructure to improve water quality and environmental outcomes in the urban realm. The importance of local and regional government leadership to support adoption of green infrastructure within private sector development will be highlighted along with innovative mechanisms to finance and incentivize mainstream adoption of green infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest region.
