Green Infrastructure: Linking People, Nature and Landscapes

Location: 

Annapolis, MD

Event Date:

February 9, 2009 – February 11, 2009

Description:

Increasingly, municipalities are regulating their Green Infrastructure in order to ensure that development patterns and watershed-scale stormwater management techniques are ecologically sensitive and safeguard important resources such as drinking water, agricultural land, wildlife habitat, parks and other open spaces for enjoyment. However, at the regional, state, or local level, designing, implementing, and managing Green

This session will highlight the problems and gaps in current knowledge. The following are the workshop’s goals:

  • To create a scientific foundation for Green Infrastructure applications that may be used at many scales and across the landscape spectrum
  • To create a research/information requirement set for Green Infrastructure as a critical tool in ecological, social, and economic conservation and restoration, as well as climate change adaptation
  • The Mid-Atlantic Green Infrastructure Consortium (MAGIC) was formed to create a vibrant community of practice around Green Infrastructure in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Focus: 

Natural Environment

Built Environment

Recreation

Social/Economic Health

Scale: 

City/Town

County

Multi-county

State

Multi-state / Region

Region: 

Mid-Atlantic

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