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) …
Runoff storage
Downstream Economic Benefits of Conservation Development
Downstream Economic Benefits of Conservation Development uses a case study in Chicago, Illinois to value the benefits of on-site stormwater …
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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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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 …
The Untapped Potential of California’s Water Supply: Efficiency, Reuse, and Stormwater – Issue Brief
Increased pressures on CaliforniaÂ’s water supply, including from population growth and intense periods of drought exacerbated by climate change, are …
Thermal performance of extensive green roofs in cold climates
In this study, the performance of two extensive green roofs located in the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada was monitored. …
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Water LA
The 2018 Water LA report by the River Project explores the opportunities for and challenges of building a resilient region …
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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Impacts of Urban Water Conservation Strategies on Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Health: Southern California as a Case Study
Impacts of Urban Water Conservation Strategies on Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Health: Southern California as a Case Study expands …
Achieving Resilience through Water Recycling in Peri-Urban Agriculture
Achieving Resilience through Water Recycling in Peri-Urban Agriculture examines water recycling for agricultural use in the peri-urban regions of Western …
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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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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 …
Water conservation benefits of urban heat mitigation
Water conservation benefits of urban heat mitigation examines urban heat mitigation strategies, such as cool roofs, and the impacts on …
Green Infrastructure Opportunities and Barriers in the Greater Los Angeles Region
Green Infrastructure Opportunities and Barriers in the Greater Los Angeles Region analyzes the regulatory barriers to installing green infrastructure in …
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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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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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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 …
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, …
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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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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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 …
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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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. …
Green Infrastructure: Lessons from Science and Practice
Green Infrastructure: Lessons from Science and Practice provides a literature review of peer-reviewed journal articles that measure and analyze flood …
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Carbon Sequestration Potential of Extensive Green Roofs
Carbon Sequestration Potential of Extensive Green Roofs provides data from two studies on vegetated roofs in Maryland and Michigan. The …
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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 …
Putting Green to Work: Economic Recovery Investments for Clean and Reliable Water
Putting Green to Work: Economic Recovery Investments for Clean and Reliable Water categorizes “green” and “bright green” projects that provide …
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Banking on Green: A Look at How Green Infrastructure Can Save Municipalities Money and Provide Economic Benefits Community-wide
Banking on Green provides a business case for green infrastructure practices in the United States. Benefits cited within the report …
Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis of extensive vegetated roof systems
Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis of extensive vegetated roof systems assesses the benefits and costs of green roofs from a pilot study …
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Living Streets Economic Feasibility Project: Final Report
Living Streets Economic Feasibility Report presents an alternate, new paradigm to guide the future of street and sidewalk infrastructure design …
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