March 01, 2015 Green Infrastructure and the Sustainable Communities Initiative The Green Infrastructure and the Sustainable Communities Initiative report, published by HUD’s Office of Economic Resilience, shares the green… read more February 01, 2015 Accelerating Cost-Effective Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Learning from Local Implementation Although green stormwater infrastructure is a critical tool for solving stormwater management challenges, it is evolving technology with inconsistent… read more January 01, 2015 Green Infrastructure Opportunities that Arise During Municipal Operations Green Infrastructure Opportunities that Arise During Municipal Operations provides approaches that small to midsize communities can use to incorporate green… read more October 01, 2014 Enhancing Sustainable Communities With Green Infrastructure A new report released by U.S. EPA’s Office of Sustainable Communities aims to help local governments, water utilities, nonprofit organizations,… read more October 01, 2014 Intra-urban vulnerability to heat-related mortality in New York City, 1997–2006 Policies to improve the housing conditions of elderly residents could play a role in reducing heat-related mortality in New York City, although these policies… read more February 06, 2014 Downspout politics, upstream conflict: formalizing rainwater harvesting in the United States This article examines the formalization of rainwater harvesting (RWH) and the implications of new policy trends for water governance. read more January 15, 2014 Residential Outdoor Water Conservation Rebate Application Keywords: water harvesting, rebate, incentives, residential read more January 15, 2014 Case Studies: Low Impact Development and Green Infrastructure This is a living document of GI/LID case studies in the Tucson region intended to grow as more data is gathered. As of the release, January 2014, 16… read more December 01, 2013 Quick Resource: Stormwater Quantity Land development impacts natural systems in many ways. One of the most dramatic of these is its effect on hydrology. Natural land cover generally acts as a… read more December 01, 2013 Quick Resource: Maintenance Some of the most persistent questions practitioners or would-be practitioners ask of green infrastructure revolve around maintenance. Cost of maintenance,… read more December 01, 2013 Quick Resource: Stormwater Quality The Clean Water Act has led to tremendous success in removing pollution in the nation’s waterways from point sources. However, nonpoint source pollution… read more December 01, 2013 Quick Resource: Drought and Wildfire The Southwestern United States has a long history of drought. Tree-ring records show periods of extended drought in the paleo climate. More recently, several… read more December 01, 2013 Quick Resource: Benefits from Trees Water harvesting can have a significant positive impact on both stormwater quality and quantity issues, especially when the harvested water is used to support… read more December 01, 2013 Quick Resource: Active Water Harvesting Many practitioners separate water harvesting into two major categories—passive water harvesting and active water harvesting. Sometimes these two groups… read more December 01, 2013 Quick Resource: Policy Options for Implementing Water Harvesting There are several policy options available to communities who wish to encourage or require water harvesting. Common water harvesting implementation options are… read more Pagination « First First page ‹‹ Previous page … 1 2 3 4 5 … ›› Next page Last » Last page
