PILOT COURSE: Planning for Climate Change Using Green Infrastructure

Location: 
Shepherdstown, WV
Event Date:
April 26, 2010 - April 28, 2010
Description:

The pilot offering of the course: Planning for Climate Change Using a Green Infrastructure Approach is coming up next month - April 26-28, 2010 at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. Participants will have the opportunity to plan for potential climate change impacts (storm surge/sea level rise, changes in precipitation and temperature) using a green infrastructure approach as a guide for developing effective adaptation and mitigation strategies. Through hands-on class projects using data layers for two coastal communities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and lectures from cutting edge experts and on-the-ground practitioners, participants will learn and experience first hand how Green Infrastructure can facilitate climate change planning. Space is limited, so register now!

Contact: 
Margarita Carey
Phone: 304-876-7924
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Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities by Mark A. Benedict and Edward T. McMahon is an illustrative review of advances in smart land conservation and large scale thinking that provides a green solution to many of the problems associated with sprawling development.