This guide shows spatial analysts how to incorporate green infrastructure into a GIS work plan and rank and prioritize green infrastructure for their study areas. It focuses on planning for flood related impacts of coastal hazards and provides access to examples, process guidance, case studies and templates.
Topic: Green Infrastructure/Stormwater Management
Chipping Away: Water Infrastructure Improvements Improve Health, Safety & Quality of Life
Visible infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, railroads, ports, airports, the power grid, and even broadband, are vital to our everyday life and support our health, safety, and the economy. Just as vital, if not more so, is the less obvious water infrastructure, such as the pipes underground that provide us with drinking water and the… Continue reading Chipping Away: Water Infrastructure Improvements Improve Health, Safety & Quality of Life
Dodge Partners with New Jersey Health Initiatives to Support Build It Green Competition
Posted with permission from Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation BIG Competition Aims to Spark Innovative Stormwater Management Solutions in New Jersey Communities The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and New Jersey Health Initiatives recently awarded $165,000 in matching grants to New Jersey Future in support of the new Build It Green Competition, a design challenge to help New… Continue reading Dodge Partners with New Jersey Health Initiatives to Support Build It Green Competition
Green Infrastructure Guidance Manual for New Jersey
This manual by Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program is a tool for planning and design professionals looking to retrofit green infrastructure practices into existing development. 2016.
Tools, Strategies and Lessons Learned from EPA Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance Projects
This 2015 report summarizes results from EPA’s green infrastructure technical assistance program for cities, communities and citizens who want to learn from the experiences of others and find the best solutions for their unique challenges. It’s a quick reference guide that matches problems with real-world, tested solutions.
Get to Know Your Local Waterway Flushing Creek & Flushing Bay
This handout by the S.W.I.M Coalition describes the importance of Flushing Creek & Flushing Bay as a community asset and how to improve its water quality.
Forum Roundup: Cities, Redevelopers Join Forces To Tackle Floodproofing, Sewer Upgrades
Cities are engaging redevelopers in a number of ways to meet the challenge of flooding, aging infrastructure and climate change, as described at New Jersey Future’s Redevelopment Forum session on Rebuilding Water Infrastructure, One Redevelopment Project at a Time. Speakers from Hackensack, Hoboken and Gloucester City described how they are shaping redevelopment plans, redevelopment agreements… Continue reading Forum Roundup: Cities, Redevelopers Join Forces To Tackle Floodproofing, Sewer Upgrades
Financing Opportunities for Implementing Green Infrastructure Projects to Manage Stormwater
This webinar presentation, by the Nature Conservancy and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), provides an overview of work done around the country that enables the utilization of public and private funding sources to implement GI in order to create the greatest ecological, economic and social benefits. In addition, the EPA describes innovative financing for green… Continue reading Financing Opportunities for Implementing Green Infrastructure Projects to Manage Stormwater
Green Infrastructure Taking Off in Paterson
Paterson SMART provides forum for coordination The City of Paterson, or Silk City, is not only one of New Jersey’s most densely populated cities but also home to 24 of 212 combined sewer overflows (CSOs) in New Jersey. These combined sewer overflows can be overwhelmed during heavy rain events, dumping raw sewage into the Passaic… Continue reading Green Infrastructure Taking Off in Paterson
Hoboken Green Infrastructure Strategic Plan
This 2013 plan recommends the most effective types of green infrastructure projects for the city of Hoboken, based on a strategic analysis of soil conditions, land uses, cost and other factors. Recommendations for implementation are included.