Sentences with phrase «green infrastructure provides»

In addition to protecting Americans» health by decreasing water pollution, green infrastructure provides many community benefits including increased economic activity and neighborhood revitalization, job creation, energy savings and increased recreational and green space.

«At all scales, green infrastructure provides real ecological, economic, and social benefits,» added Somerville.

Not exact matches

Nature - based approaches (also known as green infrastructure) to climate change adaptation can provide significant cost savings compared to manmade solutions.

The results of their model and risk analysis, which appear in the Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, provide a snapshot of green infrastructure performance for this particular green roof.

Rather, they say, street lighting, pedestrian infrastructure, public transit, parks and vacant lot greening may be promising targets for future research to discover whether such interventions may provide social and health benefits.

«Public Health and Landscape: Creating healthy places» provides compelling evidence that investment in landscapes — or green infrastructure if you prefer — is money wisely spent and brings a raft of benefits, not least when invested in school grounds.

But as society changes and web and internet - based activities take an increasing proportion of our children's time outside of the classroom, there is an even greater need to provide a learning environment where green infrastructure plays an intrinsic part.

Ontario will be providing assistance to community groups looking to build new green generation and to municipalities that might face extra infrastructure costs as green energy facilities are built.

As cities generate over 75 % of the world wealth, attracting more people and conducing to urban sprawl, infrastructure and planning are key to reaching greener cities in order to alleviate the effects of climate change and provide a clean environment to their citizens.

Green infrastructure investments boost the economy, enhance community health and safety, and provide recreation, wildlife, and other benefits.

Here are just some of the many benefits that these systems provide all at once: green infrastructure absorbs and sequesters atmospheric carbon dioxide (C02); filters air and water pollutants; stabilizes soil to prevent or reduce erosion; provides wildlife habitat; decreases solar heat gain; lowers the public cost of stormwater management infrastructure and provides flood control; and reduces energy usage through passive heating and cooling.

Researchers are amassing a body of evidence to prove that green infrastructure actually works: these systems are often more cost - effective than outmoded models of grey infrastructure — a term used for the concrete tunnels created to move water — and also provide far more benefits for both people and the environment.

The plan estimates that «every fully vegetated acre of green infrastructure would provide total annual benefits of $ 8.5 in reduced energy demand, $ 166 in reduced CO2 emissions, $ 1,044 in improved air quality, and $ 4,725 in increased property value.»

Municipalities may facilitate marketing by poor urban farmers by providing them access to existing city markets or to assist them in the creation of farmers» markets (infrastructure development, licenses, control of product quality), authorize food box schemes and / or support the establishment of «green labels» for ecological grown and safe urban food.

This approach has provided DEP a platform for ongoing green infrastructure design and construction and will have a direct and substantial impact on improving water quality in New York City's waterways.

Tuesday, May 30, 17:20 — 18:50 Salon Cozumel 5, Cancun International Convention Center Green infrastructure — management of the ecosystems that provide and regulate water — is an indispensable complement to conventional «gray» infrastructure in achieving water security.

Green Irene provides the training, tools and infrastructure to jumpstart your local business or helps provide your existing eco-consulting business with further training, infrastructure and research support necessary for your practice.

If this can be achieved it should provide environmental benefits across the city and contribute to green infrastructure, particularly as climate change impacts like urban heating and high rainfall events increase.

If selected, we will provide funds for the design and construction of the green infrastructure system.

Energy and Infrastructure Minister George Smitherman said the proposed tariffs signal that Ontario, by providing certainty for the market, is serious about attracting investment and green - collar jobs.

Green House looks more geared towards providing you with a complete IT infrastructure solution, and for that you will need to contact them for a pricing quote.

The announcement has followed other recent commitments from political parties that address physical inactivity, including the Coalition's pledge to provide an extra $ 60m for the Sporting Schools program, Labor commitment to an «active ageing fund» and an extra $ 21m to the ABC to provide greater coverage of women's sport; and the Greens $ 250m plan for cycling and walking infrastructure.