A British Columbia Perspective: Distinguishing Natural from Engineered Green Infrastructure
“Two complementary strategies can ‘green’ a community and its infrastructure: first, preserving as much as possible of the natural green infrastructure; and secondly, promoting designs that soften the footprint of development,” explains Kim Stephens.
Paul Ham explains why the Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation Series is resonating with local governments
“Experience shows that intra-region communication among local government practitioners is the exception rather than the rule. Showcasing Innovation creates opportunities to have conversations where learning takes place,” stated Paul Ham.
Susan Rutherford provides Green Infrastructure Partnership perspective at “Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation in the Comox Valley”
APEGBC6 – Susan Rutherford (120p)
The philosophical underpinning of the green infrastructure approach is a design with nature way-of-thinking and acting. This is very intuitive. It is about ensuring that when we plan our communities, we keep the ecological systems that we rely upon in the forefront of our thinking.
Green Infrastructure Consultation Workshops in 2004 and 2005 laid the program foundation for “Convening for Action in British Columbia”
Emphasis is on educating stakeholders regarding the benefits of a design with nature approach to community planning and land development, and facilitating adoption of this approach.
Green Infrastructure Partnership was an outcome of SmartStorm Forum Series
The coming together of a group of change agents in October 1997 set in motion a chain of events that has reverberated through time.
Green Infrastructure Partnership organizes “Beyond the Guidebook Seminar”
The seminar informed local government and land use practitioners about senior government expectations for applying a Beyond the Guidebook approach to implement ‘green solutions’ that actually protect stream health.
“Green Infrastructure Wiki” references British Columbia’s Green Infrastructure Partnership as a resource
The Green Infrastructure Wiki is an open source movement. It is providing a conceptual framework that can accommodate the range of scales and functions described by the green infrastructure term.
Surrey – A Green Streets Canada City!
Green Streets Canada is the flagship program of the Tree Canada Foundation, which is a national organization dedicated to raising awareness among Canadians of the importance of Canada’s urban forests.
City of Surrey envisons a city-wide Green Infrastructure Network for environmental protection
A sweeping environmental study of Surrey is now headed for public consideration. The new study is being prepared in tandem with the city's Official Community Plan (OCP), which is a master document for development in the city for the next decade.
Topsoil: Just How Do You Obtain a Topsoil Layer, to Advance Rainwater Management and Water Conservation Goals?
An absorbent topsoil layer has emerged as a fundamental building block for achieving water sustainability outcomes through implementation of green infrastructure practices. The Primer Set is an example of Shared Responsibility.