Reviews current methods, tools and case studies of valuation of the economic and social benefits produced by green infrastructure practices, particularly as they are applied in urban settings.

Briefing Paper on Adopting Green Infrastructure as Preferred Stormwater Management Strategies

A presentation given at “Before the Wells Run Dry: Ensuring Sustainable Water Supplies for Illinois”, MPC’s Fall Water Forum on October 13, 2009.

On July 13, 2009, CNT Vice President of Policy, Jacky Grimshaw, gave remarks at a press conference held by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. Grimshaw's remarks were in support of the state capital bill signed by Governor Quinn.

The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), along with Hey and Associates Inc. (Hey), have conducted research to monitor and document the performance of green infrastructure for stormwater management. The Project was funded, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5.

The Center for Neighborhood Technology CNT along with Hey and Associates Inc Hey have conducted research to monitor and document the performance of green infrastructure for stormwater management The Project is funded in part by the Governor of Illinois and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency through Section of the Clean…

The State of Illinois is receiving about million under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ARRA or Stimulus Bill specifically for water infrastructure projects and one fifth of that money -- million statewide is dedicated to green infrastructure The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency IEPA will soon begin reviewing and approving…

The City of Fort Wayne has chosen to use several simultaneous challenges related to its water resources as an opportunity to explore sustainable solutions. CNT was retained to seek hidden assets in the urban neighborhoods and identify ways in which water resource investments can achieve multiple benefits.

The future of stormwater has arrived, and that future is green. Green infrastructure, that is.

This report examines the resources that several U.S. cities are devoting to “green infrastructure” and analyzes their early experiences with alternative stormwater management.