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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"grey infrastructure"”.
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Differentiated use and value of river and riparian ecosystem services and local perspectives on future safeguarding: A case study of the upper Mutale sub-catchment, Limpopo River Basin, South Africa
… they expressed high awareness and preference for grey infrastructure options. Interviews with key informants aligned with survey results, highlighting a strong preference for grey infrastructure solutions, especially a concrete canal, to address declines in ecosystem services, particularly in …
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Implications of transitioning to green infrastructure: a quantitative sustainability assessment of stormwater management
The implementation of green infrastructure as a means to reduce stormwater through infiltration, evapotranspiration, and reuse is occurring in municipalities to reduce wastewater treatment loads (in the case of combined sewer systems) and pollution of surface water. Although green infrastructure …
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Greening climate adaptation : exploring the use of green infrastructure as an adaptation strategy in Boston and Cambridge, MA
Interest in green infrastructure as a potential strategy for addressing climate change has recently emerged in adaptation planning. Green infrastructure (GI), defined here as engineered systems that incorporate green space and natural systems to provide benefits to the public, can be used to …
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Calculating the Value of Nature & The Cost of Hurricane Harvey: Leveraging Eco-Adaptation Valuation in American Policy & Practice
… projects (i.e. EbA is more beneficial than grey infrastructure) and b) provide guidelines for understanding the EbA valuation process and recommendations for communicating EbA to stakeholders. The costly impacts of Hurricane Harvey on Texas are explored to highlight problems that can be …