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Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

    DESIGN WITH NATURE FRAMEWORK FOR SYSTEMS APPROACH TO GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE: “Our partners in provincial and local government tell us that the oral history, and the intergenerational sharing and learning that goes with it, are rapidly being lost. The ramifications of this new reality create a sense of urgency to inform and educate BC audiences,” stated Kim Stephens when the Partnership for Water Sustainability released a legacy resource introducing the ‘green infrastructure continuum’ idea as metaphor for hope (February 2022)


    “As a metaphor for hope. the continuum idea allows us to answer the question, how well are we doing? The green infrastructure continuum is the way we measure progress to achieve the Living Water Smart vision for creating liveable communities and protecting stream health. The lynchpin for achieving these ‘design with nature’ outcomes is intergenerational collaboration, driven by systems thinking. Hope springs from a systematic and adaptive approach that builds on a solid foundation, and consistently gets it right. The ramifications of this new reality create a sense of urgency,” stated Kim Stephens.

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    DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Design With Nature Framework for Integrating Across Infrastructure Systems” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in February 2022


    “The story of EAP, the Ecological Accounting Process, is how we got to the idea of the stream corridor system as a Natural Commons and connecting it to the challenge for streams to survive in an urban or urbanizing setting. The driver is degradation of stream channels and streamside riparian setback zones. EAP establishes the methodology and metrics for tackling the Riparian Deficit,. The strength of EAP is in how it looks at and values streams as systems, as natural commons assets, and as a land use. A stream corridor is a land use because it is defined in regulations and has a financial value,” explained Tim Pringle.

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