Town of Edmonston breaks ground on Maryland’s first
The street retrofit project includes rain gardens and bioretention ponds that are expected to capture up to 90% of the rainwater runoff.
Green Infrastructure Partnership contributes to success of 2009 Comox Valley Learning Lunch Seminar Series
Susan Rutherford (120p)
Susan Rutherford represented the GIP. She described the application of a Shared Responsibility Matrix as an organizing framework; and explained how Bill 27 creates statutory authority for water sustainability action.
Green Infrastructure Partnership co-sponsors 2009 Water Balance Model Forum
“The program design was approached from a shared responsibility perspective; it explored how policy and legal tools can help developers, regulators and designers collaborate to ensure responsible outcomes,” stated Vincent Lalonde.
Water Sustainability can be achieved through Green Infrastructure practices
Green infrastructure is associated with the management of water that runs off the land. Green infrastructure is also associated with how water is used.
Agricultural Irrigation Scheduling Calculator
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The Story of the 2009 Vancouver Island Learning Lunch Seminar Series
Because the focus is on how to implement the “regional team approach”, the series is for implementers. This article is introductory, provides context only, and links to a set of downloadable documents that comprise the series curriculum.
Vancouver’s Green Streets Program encourages streetscape enhancement
Citizens are encouraged to beautify their neighbourhoods by adopting and maintaining street gardens in traffic circles and corner bulges. The program began in 1994 as a pilot project in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood. The success of the project inspired other neighbourhoods to get involved and liven up their streets.
Convening for Action to Change the Way We Develop Land: “Designing with Nature” explained
When we convene in forums such as Showcasing Innovation, it is not just to listen. We want to use what we have learned so that we can take action and make a difference in our professional lives. That difference is to change the way we develop land.
Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation in the Town of View Royal: “It was worth the day”
Emmet McCusker (120p)
When the Town of View Royal hosted the first in the 2008 Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation Series, the day was built around an interactive group exercise using case study examples.
Green Communities and Resources from Waste in British Columbia
Intregrated Resource Recovery – guide cover (240p)
The Ministry of Community & Rural Development maintains an inventory of resource recovery projects in British Columbia. The inventory is a living document, and will be updated with new examples as they become available.