Search Results - "Low Impact Development for Urban Ecosystem and Habitat Protection"

Design of Integrated Bioretention-Infiltration Systems for Urban Retrofits by Lucas, William C

“…This paper presents the elements involved in the design of bioretention systems as an integrated part of an urban retrofit project. This project involved the…”
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Green Envelopes: Contribution of Green Roofs, Green Facades, and Green Streets to Reducing Stormwater Runoff, CO by Kong, Yuewei, Roehr, Daniel, Laurenz, Jon

“…The research focuses on the environmental benefits derived from an overall intervention of green envelope types [roofs, façades and streets] in the city core…”
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Lessons Learned from Monitoring of a Natural Drainage System in West Seattle's High Point Neighborhood by Rheaume, Andy, Lenth, John, Tackett, Tracy

“…Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is implementing a large scale Natural Drainage System (NDS) project in conjunction with the redevelopment of the High Point…”
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Retrofitting an Urban Watershed — Incentivizing and Incorporating LIDs 1 Parcel at a Time by Shapiro, Neal

“…The City of Santa Monica promotes the use of low impact design in construction projects for the specific purpose of harvesting most stormwater urban runoff for…”
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Building the Marketplace for LID: A New Habitat-Based Approach by Cerra, Josh F

“…While the low impact development (LID) community has made tremendous advances in limiting project impacts on site hydrology, there is much more that the LID…”
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Development and Calibration of a High Resolution SWMM Model for Simulating the Effects of LID Retrofits on the Outflow Hydrograph of a Dense Urban Watershed by Khader, Omar, Montalto, Franco A

“…Most urban watershed models developed to comply with various regulatory programs can only be used to approximate LID implementation in their existing…”
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A Study of Green Roof Hydrologic Performance in the Cascadia Region by Wachter, Heidi M, Marx, Kurt W, Berkompas, Bryan, Spencer, Bob, Beyerlein, Doug

“…To evaluate the viability of green roofs for stormwater management and low impact development (LID) in the Cascadia region, Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)…”
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Pervious Pavement System Evaluation by Borst, Michael, Rowe, Amy A, O'Connor, Thomas P

“…The use of a pervious pavement can be effective as a low impact development stormwater control. The Urban Watershed Management Branch is evaluating…”
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Managing Street Runoff with Green Streets by Kurtz, Tim

“…Streets represent a large portion of the impervious area in urban areas, and properly managing runoff from those streets is critical in meeting regulatory…”
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Flow Monitoring of Three Ecoroofs in Portland, Oregon by Kurtz, Tim

“…The City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) has become increasingly committed to using Green Solutions, also known as Low Impact Development…”
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Reducing Stormwater Costs through LID Strategies and Practices by Goo, Robert, Weitman, Dov, Weinberg, Anne

“…One of the most exciting new trends in water quality management today is the movement by many cities, counties, states, and private-sector developers toward…”
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Stormwater Concepts — No Adverse Impact by Davis, Allen P, Cheng, Mow-Soung, Traver, Robert G, Hunt, William F

“…The scope and expectations of Stormwater Management have changed dramatically in the last few years, moving away from a purely flood control perspective toward…”
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Advanced Drainage Concepts Using Green Solutions for CSO Control — The KC Approach by Jeng-Bulloch, Kathlie S, Struck, Scott D, Field, Richard, Ports, Michael A, Moore, Ginny, Jacobs, Tom, Pitt, Robert, O'Bannon, Deborah, Schmitz, Erich

“…Advanced design concepts such as Low Impact Development (LID) and Green Solutions (or upland runoff control techniques) are currently being encouraged by the…”
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Monitoring-Based Annual Water Balances as Targets for Minimal Impact Development by Bartholomaus, Timothy C, Hecht, Barry, Stamm, John F, Syphers, Geof

“…As the environment comes under increasing stresses, typical low impact development goals are no longer suitably ambitious targets. Standard stormwater…”
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LID Analysis Considerations in Western Washington by Beyerlein, Douglas

“…LID (Low Impact Development) practices, such as, green roofs, bioretention swales, rainwater cisterns, rain gardens, compost amended soil, and permeable…”
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Low Impact Development Wal-Mart in North Carolina by Lord, W. G, Brown, R. A

“…When Wal-Mart selected a site for a new Supercenter in Nashville, North Carolina, initial building plans were rejected by the Army Corps of Engineers and the…”
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Continuous Hydrology with Subbasin Specificity and LID: The Flow Duration Design Model by Jelen, Seth, Pommier, Phil

“…Traditional hydrologic analysis involves simulating a single design storm event for a specific site and using a "peak flow standard" to match the absolute…”
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Assessing Sustainability for Urban Regeneration in a River Corridor — Accounting for Climate Change by Wild, T, Moug, P, Hurley, A. L, Ashley, R. M, Molyneux-Hodgson, S

“…There are many approaches and tools available for `sustainability assessment'. These share a common foundation in that they take a number of base pillars,…”
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A Deterministic Lumped Dynamic Green Roof Model by Pang, Joseph, She, Nian

“…A green roof is a multi-layered vegetated roof covering consisting of a root barrier, waterproof membrane, under drainage system, soil, and plants. The…”
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Mt. Airy Rain Catchers — Rain Barrels and Gardens in a Suburban Watershed by Thurston, Hale, Wilson, Ward G

“…The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Sustainable Environments Branch (EPA) is implementing a field research study of…”
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