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Enhanced Stormwater Basins
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of enhanced stormwater basins as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Green Infrastructure for Climate Resiliency Brochure
July 2014This fact sheet discusses the use of green infrastructure for climate resiliency. -
Green Infrastructure and a Checklist For Implementing a Successful Plan
2017This fact sheet provides a six-step process for implementing a green infrastructure plan. -
Green Infrastructure for Climate Resiliency Infographic
Green Infrastructure PolicyThis fact sheet depicts how green infrastructure can support resiliency to flooding, drought, coastal damage, and urban heat. -
Large Volume Storms and Low Impact Development: Using LID Practices in Areas with Intense Rainfall Events
October 2017This fact sheet explores how low-impact development (LID) tactics are designed to address extreme rainfall events. -
Low Impact Development (LID) Fact Sheet
2013This fact sheet provides an overview of low-impact development (LID) and outlines eight principles of the practice. -
Green Roofs/Eco-roofs
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of green roofs as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Maintenance of Low Impact Development: Communities Are Easily Managing LID Practices
December 2012This fact sheet examines the cost effectiveness of maintaining low-impact development (LID). -
Low Impact Site Preparation
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of site preparation for low-impact development (LID). -
Resource Efficient Landscapes and Irrigation
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of resource efficient landscapes and irrigation for low-impact development (LID). -
Slopes and Low Impact Development: Designing and Siting LID Practices on Slopes
August 2015This fact sheet presents considerations for the design and planning of low-impact development (LID) on slopes. -
Permeable Surfaces
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of permeable surfaces as a low-impact development (LID) tactic. -
Soil Constraints and Low Impact Development: Careful Planning Helps LID Work in Clay Soils
October 2014This fact sheet discusses considerations for the use of low-impact development (LID) on sites with clay soils. -
Soil Moisture Sensors
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn Acomb, Brent PhilpotThis fact sheet provides an overview of the function and application of soil moisture sensors. -
Space Limitations and Low Impact Development: LID Practices are Well-Suited for Small Spaces
August 2018This fact sheet explores the use of low-impact development (LID) in small urban spaces. -
Case Study: Low Impact Development In Mesa, Arizona
2015by: Haley Gilles, Van PattersonThis case study focuses on the use of low-impact development (LID) for an arid climate in Mesa, Arizona. -
Barriers and Opportunities for Low Impact Development: Case Studies from Three Oregon Communities
2008by: Derek Godwin, Amanda Punton, Betsy ParryThis case study discusses the barriers and opportunities of low-impact development (LID) in three communities in Oregon. -
Terminology of Low Impact Development: Distinguishing LID From Other Techniques That Address Community Growth Issues
March 2012This fact sheet defines several concepts related to low-impact development (LID). -
Stormwater Reuse
Florida Field Guide to Low Impact Development, 2008by: Mark Clark, Glenn AcombThis fact sheet provides an overview of stormwater reuse as a low-impact development (LID) practice. -
Conceptual Green Infrastructure Design and Community Engagement in Gary, Indiana
January 2017This case study describes the use of outreach and design tools for green infrastructure planning. -
Green Infrastructure in Practice: A Stormwater Management Case Study from Atlanta, GA
January 2019This case study examines the regulation and implementation of green stormwater infrastructure in Atlanta, Georgia. -
RainPay’s SRC-Generating Rain Garden Project at the Progressive National Baptist Convention Headquarters
2018This case study examines the design, development, and certification of a rain garden project in the District of Columbia. -
Pembroke Woods: Lessons Learned in the Design and Construction of a LID Subdivision
2003by: Michael ClarThis case study highlights a residential low-impact development (LID) in Frederick County, Maryland. -
Stormwater Case Studies By State
2019This case study contains design specifications, cost and job analyses, and performance measures for over 500 green infrastructure projects from 44 states and Canada. -
The Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure: A Case Study of Lancaster, PA
February 2014This case study assesses the value of benefits provided by Lancaster, Pennsylvania’s green infrastructure plan. -
Three Low-Impact Development Case Studies
2012This case study contains information on the implementation of three low-impact development (LID) retrofit and new development projects in Massachusetts. -
Be Project Ready Go from Opportunistic to Strategic Green Infrastructure
June 2016This online training highlights resources and strategies for using green infrastructure in coastal communities. -
Designs for Green Infrastructure in Midwestern Communities
October 2018This online training reviews the function and design of several green infrastructure tactics and outlines strategies for their implementation. -
Opportunities in Complete Streets & Green Infrastructure
April 2012This online training explores several green infrastructure initiatives and their use of complete street features. -
Green Infrastructure Mapping Guide
September 2019This online training contains a six-step guide for using GIS mapping to support resilience to coastal hazards with green infrastructure. -
Karen Firehock and Strategic Green Infrastructure Planning
August 2018This online training covers the history of green infrastructure, identification both in the rural and urban contexts, and examples of application. -
Intro to Easy Design of LID/BMP/GI Stormwater Controls
March 2018This online training explores the terminology and design criteria of low-impact development, best management practices, and green infrastructure. -
Green Infrastructure and the Element of Water
March 2017This online training examines the hydrological performance of several green infrastructure tactics. -
Integrating Green Infrastructure into Pittsburgh’s Urban Fabric
July 2018This online training outlines the process of designing green infrastructure projects in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. -
The Green Infrastructure Portfolio Standard Webinar
October 2013This online training provides an overview of the Green Infrastructure Portfolio Standard (GISP), which supports cost-effective green infrastructure retrofits in developed areas. -
Webinar: Building Community Wealth with Green Infrastructure
April 2019This online training discusses how green infrastructure can be used to build community wealth in disinvested communities. -
Green Infrastructure: A Blueprint for Climate Resilient Communities
March 2019This online training addresses green infrastructure as a component of policymaking for climate resiliency. -
Outdoor Water Use and Green Infrastructure
June 2018This online training reviews programs and strategies for reducing outdoor water usage with green infrastructure. -
An Introduction to Historic Preservation Planning
Planning Commissioners Journal, Fall 2003by: Amy FaccaThis article defines historic preservation planning, lists its benefits, and describes the federal policy context. -
Making Historic Preservation Sustainable
Journal of the American Planning Association, 82(2): 104-112, 2016by: Erica AvramiThis article explores the tensions between historic preservation and sustainability and advocates for the preservation field to adopt more sustainability goals. -
Mexican-American Preservationists Are Saving San Antonio’s Urban Fabric
Next City, September 2017by: Johnny MagdalenoThis article looks at San Antonio’s approach to historic preservation that values people as much as buildings. -
With Heritage So Fragile: A Critique of the Tax Credit Program for Historic Building Rehabilitation
Journal of the American Planning Association, 54(4): 482-488, 1988by: Paul GleyeThis article poses ten policy revisions for the federal tax credit program for historic building rehabilitation. -
“Make Love, Not Worse”: On the State of Landscape Preservation
Planetizen, October 21, 2013by: Charles Birnbaum, Jonathan Nettler, AICPThis blog post features an interview with Charles Birnbaum on historic landscape preservation. -
Blog Series: Section 106 & Section 110
2016This blog series commemorates the 50-year anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act by looking closely at Section 106 and Section 110. -
Planning & Zoning Tools for Preserving Historic Communities
July 2018by: Andrea Pietras, Andrea Harris-Long, AICPThis recorded webinar details how the Charleston County Planning Department is working to protect the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and the people who live there from development pressures. -
Opportunity Zones and the Preservation Community
January 2019by: Forrest Milder, Alexander Flachsbart, Bonnie McDonaldThis recorded webinar introduces the federal Opportunity Zones initiative and considers the impact it could have on historic preservation. -
Including Women in the Sequel: Re-Interpretation and Telling the Full History at Historic Sites
March 2018by: Barbara Lau, Molly Jessup, Kristen LaiseThis recorded webinar highlights three historic sites that center the stories of women. -
Historical Storytelling Through Technology
January 2018by: Sheila Brennan, Lauren Northup, Jessica JohnsonThis recorded webinar features three projects that use technology to tell inclusive historical stories. -
Multi-Site Rehabilitation: A Model Urban Approach
August 2015by: Guy Kempe, Madeline Fletcher, Jarrod WhiteThis recorded webinar discusses how to undertake a successful multi-site preservation project. -
It Ain't Just About Tourism Folks; Preservation Makes Money Too
March 2016by: Donovan Rypkema, Daniel CareyThis recorded webinar reviews how the Historic Savannah Foundation measures the economic impact of preservation.