Green infrastructure and health edinburgh research explorer. In addition to public transport, translink is also responsible for maintaining some roads and providing ferry. Recognition of the need to manage our natural assetstrees, soils, water, and habitatsas part of our green infrastructure is vital to creating livable. From new york citys urban forest and farmland in virginia to riverside parks in vancouver, washington, green infrastructure is becoming a priority across america. Inform decisionmakers and planners about the multiple benefits green infrastructure delivers to communities. Manager, green infrastructure implementation branch. Vancouver city council has voted to adopt the rain city strategy, which reimagines how the city manages stormwater using green infrastructure, reports todd westcott. The green infrastructure center recently published strategic green infrastructure planning. The city boasts an extensive network of bike lanes and car sharing coops, and a new bike share program was introduced in august 2016. Green infrastructure and ecosystem services green infrastructure, both in its natural form e. It is affiliated with both the provincial green party of british columbia, and the national green party of canada roslyn cassells was the first elected green in canada and was elected to the vancouver park board in the 1999 vancouver municipal election.
The book is essential reading for planners, elected officials, developers, conservationists, and others interested in the creation and maintenance of open space lands and urban green infrastructure projects or promoting a healthy economy. Green infrastructure uses rainwater as a resource for our communities and wildlife. Strategic green infrastructure planning ebook by karen. Green infrastructure can be a costeffective and lowermaintenance solution that is more beneficial than grey infrastructure for people and the environment. Greenest city is a bold initiative to address vancouver s environmental challenges. Natural areas such as forests, wetlands and floodplains, and engineered systems like green roofs and rain gardens conserve natural resources and mitigate. British columbias green infrastructure partnership. The vancouver film office is responsible for issuing filming permits within the city of vancouver. Regional green infrastructure network resource guide civicinfo bc. While the guide was designed specifically for metro vancouver, it contains. Its core services are drinking water, wastewater treatment and solid waste management. Vancouver the city of vancouver is mixing art with infrastructure. Green infrastructure and green infrastructure planning. Eap and mnai share the philosophy that communities can do a much better job of understanding, using and protecting the ecological services available to them in the local landscape.
Satzewich, jack, adaptation to climate change team, simon fraser university deslibris. The citys engineering department is partnering with germaine koh, their first artist in residence, on a series of works combining artistic expression with the citys own pipes, public space and demolition materials. The green infrastructure guide the guide provides guidance on how local governments may, using legal and policy strategies, encourage or require more sustainable infrastructure designs. A practical guide to creating effective and wellcrafted plans and then implementing them, the book presents a sixstep process developed and field. Contact us to ask a question, provide feedback, or report a problem.
The benefits of green infrastructure as a conservation and planning tool requirements of ecosystem health green infrastructure ecosystem services that contribute to. It is a useful book that provides tools and tips, and i strongly recommend it. They will give a brief presentation on how to assess, map and prioritize a communitys natural assets to better protect clean air and water, provide for recreation, reduce traffic, and make better. Strategic green infrastructure planning a multiscale approach. There are many forms of green infrastructure, from parks, to street trees, to permeable pavements, to green roofs, bioswales, rain gardens and storm water ponds. Eap and mnai represent two points along a green infrastructure continuum. Known as translink, it is responsible for all aspects of municipal transportation. The city of vancouver is striving to become the greenest city in the world by 2020 and we are proud to be one of bcs top employers, canadas best diversity employers, and one of canadas greenest employers. While we live in what is widely recognized as one of the most liveable cities in the world, our environmental footprint is currently three times larger than the earth can sustain. They are recent evolutions in an ongoing process in bc which dates back three decades. To gain access to complete books and documents, visit deslibris through the discovery portal of a member library, or take out an individual membership. Green infrastructure, also referred to as low impact development, can include living systems e. Green infrastructure programs your green infrastructure ideas are key to building our clean economy.
British columbias green infrastructure partnership create greener communities, prepare for climate change. Green infrastructure geography bibliographies cite. But council understands that, if they are going to look to residents to lower their energy consumption, and take action toward the greenest city goals, they must walk the talk when it comes to city operations and facilities. With illustrative and detailed examples drawn from throughout the country, green infrastructure advances smart land conservation. For inquiries and complaints, please use website link and scroll to page bottom. It supports the development of a regional green infrastructure network that will.
Melina scholefield manager, green infrastructure implementation, city of vancouver. Event green infrastructure in vancouver and seattle nwp. Vancouver is becoming the greenest city, inside and out. Vancouver infrastructure projects receive global recognition. Green infrastructure metro vancouver regional district. This facts in focus backgrounder describes different forms of green infrastructure, how it provides integrated. Green infrastructure programs natural resources canada. Metro vancouver is a federation of 21 municipalities, one electoral area and one treaty first nation that collaboratively plans for and delivers regionalscale services. The green party of vancouver, founded in 1984, is a municipal political party in vancouver. A sector that has grown exponentially in less than a decade, vancouvers green economy includes seven subsectors. Green rainwater infrastructure has been proven to be a significant costsaving investment.
Arizona and riverside parks in vancouver, washington, green infrastructure is becoming a. From the individual parcel to the multistate region, green infrastructure helps each of us look at the landscape in relation to the many uses it could serve, for. Green infrastructure means different things to different people depending on the context in which it is used. City of vancouver turns infrastructure into art canvas. Vancouver multiple benefits multiple funding opportunities 19 district energy green buildings transitoriented development active transportation green infrastructure ecosystem expansion flood protection water conservation social housing northeast false creek planning in progress. It refers readers to strategies, and highlights case studies of local governments that have already taken steps to incorporate a green infrastructure approach. Local food green building design and construction clean technology, alternative energy and green building products green infrastructure, transportation and planning sustainability services and education land and water remediation and environmental consulting materials management. Understanding urban neighborhood differences in willingness to implement green infrastructure measures. The winter olympics just kicked off with the opening ceremonies from bc place stadium in vancouver. But serving as the international broadcasting hub for the games is the vancouver convention centre the worlds first leed canada platinum rated convention building. Vancouver film and special events office creative bc.
Vancouver also scored well in terms of transit infrastructure. From new york citys urban forest and farmland in virginia to the vast sonoran desert of arizona and riverside parks in vancouver, washington, green infrastructure is becoming a priority for cities, counties, and states across america. Vancouver and seattle are working on increasing the level of green infrastructure in their water management and urban development plans. Click on more details to find the book in bookstore or library. Green infrastructure is the interconnected natural systems and ecological processes that provide clean water, air quality and. The evolution of a new concept in the emerging soft governance of spatial strategies. Metro vancouver also regulates air quality, plans for urban growth, manages a regional parks system and provides affordable housing. Strategic green infrastructure planning by karen firehock. A slow boat across the atlantic plus a scenic train home to vancouver add up to a hugely enjoyable threeweek trip will vibert tue 7 jan 2020 01. For example, some people refer to trees in urban areas as green infrastructure because of the green benefits they provide, while others use green infrastructure to refer to engineered structures such water treatment. We are funding new rapid transit projects, expanding compressed natural gas fleets and investing in operations. Vancouvers green initiatives vancouver is already one of the worlds most sustainable cities, but is now trying to become the greenest city in the world. Founded in 1989, business in vancouver provides local business information that helps keep readers ahead of their competition. The metro vancouver operates a regional rapid mass transit network, under the auspices of the south coast british columbia transportation authority formerly greater vancouver transportation authority.
Read biodiversity and climate change resilienceplanning. The green infrastructure center is a nonprofit organization founded in december 2006 to assist communities in developing strategies for protecting and conserving their ecological and cultural assets through environmentallysensitive decisions, lifestyles and planning. Green infrastructure gi is an approach that aims to reduce the amount of stormwater that reaches the combined or stormwater sewer networks and protect receiving waterbodies in urban watersheds. Read biodiversity and climate change resilienceplanning green infrastructure in metro vancouver. Cities across north america and the world are devoting resources to implement different types of gi to showcase their use. Strategic green infrastructure planning springerlink.
Melina is a professional engineer with a longstanding. Rain city strategy documents and policies city of vancouver. Strategic green infrastructure planning island press. Building on the success of the 2009 rapid transit canada line, the new evergreen rapid transit links the communities of burnaby, port moody and coquitlam with vancouver, increasing transit integration and capacity in metro vancouver. It is a comprehensive look at green infrastructure planning at multiple scales. Application of stormwater tree trenches in the city of vancouver. An accessible transit system combined with a walkable downtown core make it easy and ecofriendly to get around. Currently, over 90% of vancouvers electricity is supplied by hydroelectricity. From new york citys urban forest and farmland in virginia to riverside parks in vancouver, washington, green infrastructure is becoming a. It will require the cooperation and participation of all of vancouver s residents and businesses. Vancouver infrastructure projects receive global recognition two local examples of sustainable urban infrastructure have been named to kpmgs infrastructure 100. Vancouver hotels, restaurants, things to do, events tourism vancouver is the official source of tourist information for vancouver bc canada. Strategic green infrastructure planning addresses the nuts and bolts of planning and preserving natural assets at a variety of scalesfrom dense urban environments to scenic rural landscapes.
We want to help you accelerate the deployment and market entry of nextgeneration clean energy infrastructure by investing in. Greenest city is a bold initiative to address vancouvers environmental challenges. We have a target to capture and treat 90% of vancouvers average annual rainfall by using. This is a howto bookit rests on the premise that green. As it is a new approach, the field of gi research is emerging. The rain city strategy outlines a series of actions to improve water quality in the natural environment, increase the resilience to climate change, and enhance natural ecosystems in the city, adds westcott. Canada invests in ubc green infrastructure demonstration. Biodiversity and climate change resilienceplanning green infrastructure in metro vancouver. Green infrastructure planner city of vancouver british. Tourism vancouver official source of tourist information. It is key to our citys resiliency and will help keep vancouver healthy and safe as instances of drought, high temperatures, and intense rainstorms become increasingly frequent with climate change. Strategic green infrastructure planning karen firehock. Investing in canada infrastructure program british. A practical guide to creating effective plans and then implementing them, strategic green infrastructure planning presents a.
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