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Encouraging Human Health and Wellness: LID Planning and Design for Cobenefits
Low-impact development (LID) and green infrastructure are both conceptual and practical strategies that can upgrade urban landscapes to manage urban water, including surface water and ground water recharge. Landscapes in cities and towns are a limited resource, and they must be "multitasking" to optimize functions and benefits. Communities and infrastructure professionals are increasingly interested in the cobenefits that are possible if LID installations incorporate multiple purposes. Nearby nature and urban ecosystems within cities and towns include all ecological, cultural, and engineered green spaces, such as (but not limited to) parks, open spaces, community gardens, and the urban forest. These spaces, in addition to private properties, are potential LID sites. Environmental services are important yet nearly 40 years of research across social disciplines demonstrates a broad array of human health and wellness benefits associated with the human experience of metro nature. A health-oriented cobenefits approach in LID planning and design can promote expanded community support for LID and potential collaborations with diverse partners, such as urban planners, social services providers, and public health professionals.
Encouraging Human Health and Wellness: LID Planning and Design for Cobenefits
Low-impact development (LID) and green infrastructure are both conceptual and practical strategies that can upgrade urban landscapes to manage urban water, including surface water and ground water recharge. Landscapes in cities and towns are a limited resource, and they must be "multitasking" to optimize functions and benefits. Communities and infrastructure professionals are increasingly interested in the cobenefits that are possible if LID installations incorporate multiple purposes. Nearby nature and urban ecosystems within cities and towns include all ecological, cultural, and engineered green spaces, such as (but not limited to) parks, open spaces, community gardens, and the urban forest. These spaces, in addition to private properties, are potential LID sites. Environmental services are important yet nearly 40 years of research across social disciplines demonstrates a broad array of human health and wellness benefits associated with the human experience of metro nature. A health-oriented cobenefits approach in LID planning and design can promote expanded community support for LID and potential collaborations with diverse partners, such as urban planners, social services providers, and public health professionals.
Encouraging Human Health and Wellness: LID Planning and Design for Cobenefits
Wolf, Kathleen L. (author)
International Low Impact Development 2015 ; 2015 ; Houston, Texas
2015-01-12
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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