Green Infrastructure Implementation

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This Special Publication provides green infrastructure practitioners with tools and strategies to facilitate implementation of green infrastructure. The publication addresses the programmatic aspects of green infrastructure—the policies and processes that must be defined and developed—to have a successful green infrastructure program. It helps implementers of green infrastructure identify critical issues and develop approaches for a broad range of topics and over a range of scales.

Introduction and Overview

Navigating the Institutional Landscape

The Framework of Regulations, Standards, and Structures: Essential Steps and Understanding Required to Promote Green Solutions

Financing Strategies

Engaging Stakeholders and the Public

Developing Municipal Standards for Green Infrastructure as Part of a Green Infrastructure Program

Valuing Green Infrastructure

Maintenance Programs

Adaptive Management

Selecting Green Infrastructure Stormwater Controls

Evaluating the Feasibility of Green Infrastructure

Implementation at the Building and Site Scale

Green Infrastructure in Rights-of-Way

Implementation of Linked Green Solutions on a Neighborhood Scale

Green Spaces to Improve Waterways and Communities

Implementation at the City, Basin, and Regional Level

Index