Ecological Benefits of Reduced Hydrologic Connectivity in Intensively Developed Landscapes
The authors provide examples illustrating how reduced hydrologic connectivity can provide greater ecological benefits than enhanced connectivity does in highly developed, human-modified ecosystems.
Water Balance Model is a core element of program delivered by Green Infrastructure Partnership
To facilitate better land use decisions, the GIP is collaborating with the Water Balance Model Partnership to enhance the web-based scenario modeling and decision support tool. The Water Balance Model is a core element of a comprehensive Outreach & Continuing Education Program (OCEP). There is awareness and growing interest across North America and elsewhere in the potential for applying the Water Balance Model to evaluate the effectiveness of rainwater runoff source controls under different combinations of land use, soil conditions and rainfall distribution.
Green Shores to Launch Development Certification System in 2010
The rating system is modelled after the highly successful LEED Green Building rating system and encourages conservation and restoration of coastal landscapes. The rating system will increase the knowledge, demand, and market for green coastal design.
Green Roofs: 2009 Top 10 List of Milestones and Accomplishments
There is continued desire for green buildings from both the public and private sector, and in general the greenroof & greenwall industry has weathered quite nicely.
Green Communities Vision: Real Estate Foundation aligns efforts with Province
“The notion of ‘sustainable communities’ begins with a discussion of values that communities declare or reflect as changes occur in their landscapes. The solutions and commitments go beyond what government does,” states Tim Pringle.
Sewage-powered energy centre serving Southeast False Creek is first of its kind in North America
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson
This is a momentous occasion in Vancouver’s attempt to become a world leader in green energy and in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Green Value Development: Water for Life & Livelihoods – How does a community balance settlement change and ecology?
“The phrase ‘water for life and livelihoods’ conveys the principles of sustainability of natural systems in their own right and in relation to the health and wellbeing of people who benefit from the use of water for basic life needs and economic activity,” states Tim Pringle.
Building “green” is becoming the architectural trend in China
Parkview Green building in Beijing
Building operations account for about one-sixth of China's total carbon emissions, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Trust for Public Land: Conserving Land for People
The Trust conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.
Ontario Needs at Least One Billion More Trees to Restore Natural Cover and Protect Watersheds
Southern Ontario has lost 99 per cent of its older growth forest, more than 94 per cent of its upland forests, and 70 per cent of its wetlands. Trees Ontario is committed to the re-greening of Ontario through a range of tree planting activities.