The Effect of Low-Impact-Development on Property Values
The Effect of Low-Impact-Development on Property Values examines the added value to houses in a zip code in Seattle, WA …
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Low impact landscaping
Portland’s Green Infrastructure: Quantifying the Health, Energy, and Community Livability Benefits
Portland’s Green Infrastructure: Quantifying the Health, Energy, and Community Livability Benefits quantifies the benefits of green infrastructure (GI) initiatives. Using …
Green Infrastructure Co-Benefits Valuation Tool
The Green Infrastructure Co-Benefits Valuation Tool is an Excel based economic valuation model. It calculates the net present value (NPV) …
A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development
A Meta-Analysis of Hedonic Studies to Assess the Property Value Effects of Low Impact Development analyzed 35 different low impact …
Identifying linkages between urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services using an expert opinion methodology
Identifying linkages between urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services using an expert opinion methodology compares benefits in urban distributed stormwater …
Nature-Based Solutions Evidence Tool
The Nature-Based Solutions Evidence Tool is primarily an online catalog of peer-reviewed research that provides evidence of the impacts of …
Economic Benefits: Metics and Methods for Landscape Performance Assessment
The Economic Benefits: Metrics and Methods for Landscape Performance Assessment presents a method and standard metrics for assessing the economic …
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Landscape Performance Series
The Landscape Performance Series is a compilation of case studies, fact sheets, and a Benefits Toolkit, to support sustainable landscape …
Landscape Performance Series: Benefits Toolkit
The Benefits Toolkit, housed in the Landscape Performance Series, lists calculators and tools that directly help with quantifying the benefits …
Water Funds Toolbox
The Water Fund Toolbox provides a wide variety of resources, case studies, tools, etc. for groups seeking to create or …
Green Infrastructure Co-Benefits Valuation Tool
The Green Infrastructure Co-benefits Valuation Tool is intended to provide a framework, methods, and values to support rapid screening-level analysis …
Psychological benefits of greenspace increase with biodiversity
Psychological benefits of greenspace increase with biodiversity provides evidence that suggests that psychological benefits of greenspace increase with species richness. …
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Biodiverse perennial meadows have aesthetic value and increase residents’ perceptions of site quality in urban green-space
Researches used photos and as well as actual urban green spaces converted to meadows to evaluate perceptions of visitors to …
NatCap Checker
The NatCap Checker is a tool by the Natural Capital Coalition, created to help organizations make more informed decisions that …
Natural Infrastructure in the Nexus
This paper discusses how natural infrastructure, the networks of land and water that provide services to people, can help decision …
Nature and Health
This article presents the state of knowledge with regards to human health and well-being from contact with nature. The article …
Green Cities: Good Health
Green Cities: Good Health is an online compilation and synthesis of research related to urban green spaces and human health …
Neighborhood greenspace and health in a large urban center
This study links tree density in an urban center (Toronto, Canada) to results of a health survey using statistical methods. …
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Performance of Two Bioswales on Urban Runoff Management
This study evaluated the effectiveness of two bioswales eight years after construction in Davis, California. An identically sized control bioswale …
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Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using Green Infrastructure: A literature review
Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using Green Infrastructure: A literature review formulates a conceptual framework of associations …
Water LA
The 2018 Water LA report by the River Project explores the opportunities for and challenges of building a resilient region …
Perceived species-richness in urban green spaces: Cues, accuracy and well-being impacts
The authors of Perceived species-richness in urban green spaces…explore the impact of creating biodiverse landscapes within an urban space on …
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Co-benefits Assessment Methodology for Water Savings
Co-benefits Assessment Methodology for Water Savings presents three different water co-benefit assessment methods for three types of projects from the …
From Projects to Portfolios: Mainstreaming Large-Scale Investment in Integrated Infrastructure
The report From Projects to Portfolios by Earth Economics is a helpful guide and resource for municipal, NGO, and charitable …
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The Blueprint for Increased Investment in Green Infrastructure
The Blueprint for Increased Investment in Green Infrastructure is a comprehensive resource for water managers and other decision makers seeking …
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Sustainable Landscapes in the Santa Ana River Watershed
The Sustainable Landscapes in the Santa Ana River Watershed map is an interactive tool that allows users to explore potential …
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The Green Edge: How Commercial Property Investment in Green Infrastructure Creates Value
This report explores the range of economic benefits that accrue to commercial property owners (including owners of multifamily residential buildings) …
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Green Infrastructure & Health Guide
Green Infrastructure & Health Guide provides the tools, resources, and evidence for the connections between green infrastructure (GI) and human …
The Economic Impact of Green City, Clean Waters: The First Five Years
The Economic Impact of Green City, Clean Waters: The First Five Years evaluates the economic impact of the Green City, …
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Vision and GIS Case Studies
Vision and GIS Case Studies presents sixteen case studies that utilized the Trust for Public Lands Vision and GIS service. …
Milwaukee Green Infrastructure Scenarios Tool
The Milwaukee Green Infrastructure Scenarios Tool (GIST) helps decision makers to analyze various scenarios and determine the best stormwater management …
Climatic consequences of adopting drought-tolerant vegetation over Los Angeles as a response to California drought
Climatic consequences of adopting drought tolerant vegetation over Los Angeles as a response to California drought utilized a regional climate …
Rainwater as a Resource: A Report on Three Sites Demonstrating Sustainable Stormwater Management
Rainwater as a Resource: A Report on Three Sites Demonstrating Sustainable Stormwater Management (2007) presents three case studies for stormwater …
Public Private Partnerships and Finance of Large-Scale Green Infrastructure in the Great Lakes Basin
Public Private Partnerships and Finance of Large-Scale Green Infrastructure in the Great Lakes Basin is a report presenting the outcome …
Green Infrastructure in Parks: A Guide to Collaboration, Funding, and Community Engagement
Green Infrastructure in Parks: A Guide to Collaboration, Funding, and Community Engagement analyzes green infrastructure projects in parks and the …
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Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices
Reducing Stormwater Costs through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices analyzes 17 case studies of low impact development (LID) …
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Greenprint Resource Hub
Greenprint Resource Hub, developed by the Nature Conservancy, is a resource designed to assist managers, policy-makers, and communities on utilizing …
Green Infrastructure Guide for Water Management
Green Infrastructure: Guide for Water Management examines case studies of green infrastructure projects throughout the United States. The report argues …
The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure A Case Study of Lancaster, PA
The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Lancaster, PA provides an economic valuation of green infrastructure in …
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LA Sustainable Water Project: Los Angeles River Watershed
LA Sustainable Water Project: Los Angeles River Watershed provides an in-depth analysis of the potential future opportunities for water recycling, …
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Stormwater Capture Master Plan
Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Stormwater Capture Master Plan develops a strategy for long-term stormwater capture potential, …
The Hidden Value of Landscapes: Implications for Drought Planning
The Hidden Value of Landscapes: Implications for Drought Planning analyzes the impacts of landscaping on quality of life, environment, and …
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Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland
Co-benefits for Water and Biodiversity from the Sustainable Management of High Nature Value Farmland examines the potential for high nature …
Systemic solutions for multi-benefit water and environmental management
Systemic solutions for multi-benefit water and environmental management provides an academic, theoretical critique on the evaluation of multi-benefit systems. The …
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Barriers and Gateways to Green Infrastructure
Barriers and Gateways to Green Infrastructure identifies and explores the major barriers to implementation of green infrastructure for stormwater management. …
The Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits
The Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits is an in-depth framework for …
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Economics in the Boise Urban Area
Green Stormwater Infrastructure Economics in the Boise Urban Area (2015) examines the economics of green versus grey infrastructure in Boise, …
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The Economics of Low-Impact Development: A Literature Review
The Economics of Low-Impact Development: A Literature Review provides a review of economic valuations of low-impact development projects. The multiple …
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The Value of Green Infrastructure for Urban Climate Adaptation
The Value of Green Infrastructure for Urban Climate Adaptation provides a methodology for calculating the costs and benefits of green …
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Proposition 1 Stormwater Grant Program Guidelines
Proposition 1 Stormwater Grant Program Guidelines, related to the Stormwater Grant Program (SWGP), establishes the process and criteria by which …
