cover image: A Green Infrastructure Guide for Small Cities, Towns and Rural Communities /

Premium

20.500.12592/tn3743

A Green Infrastructure Guide for Small Cities, Towns and Rural Communities /

29 Aug 2017

FRIENDS OF THE GREENBELT FOUNDATION AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ONTARIO COALITION Introduction Background In 2016, the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation asked a Masters’ planning studio group from the University of Toronto to investigate the benefits of small-scale vegetative or green infrastructure for small cities, towns and rural communities located throughout the Greenbelt. [...] To assist municipalities in maximizing the potential for green infrastructure, this document presents a set of principles to help guide municipal decision and policy making: 1. Implement a Green Infrastructure First policy Adopt a Green Infrastructure First policy, which considers the potential for green infrastructure investments as conventional infrastructure development, maintenance and replace [...] Further, the type and quality of soil will also and consider the orientation of any trees with respect impact the type of green infrastructure that is possible. [...] This helps much needed support for pollinators and the vital improve human health and increases the rates of role they play for farmers active transportation • Rain gardens and bioswales will help filter pollutants in the air and water, improve local stream and river health, manage stormwater quality and quantity, and recharge the groundwater table SITE SPECIFIC DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS The design of [...] Green infrastructure and the preservation of natural features can be prioritized in the design and construction of both, for example by adopting a treatment train approach to manage stormwater runoff.
agriculture environment wetlands green infrastructure stormwater management water pollution conservation water drainage soil natural resources construction earth sciences environmental engineering environmental pollution transport land resources stormwater constructed wetland green roof buffer strip roof rain gardens environmental design rain garden bioretention pond
Pages
58
Published in
Toronto, ON, CA

Related Topics

All