Case Study

Innovative Green Infrastructure Project Has Diverse Funding And Financing Portfolio

Once a defunct golf course, Exploration Green is now a 200-acre urban green space providing the community with an innovative solution for their stormwater flooding and recreational needs.

Year
2022

Details

Hazards Addressed
Flooding – General
Assets
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Natural Areas and Wildlife

Follow the link below to access this Peer-to-Peer case study as published in Digital Coast by the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.

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Organizations to Contact

NOAA Office for Costal Management Digital Coast

Relevant Options

Require the use of Open Space Residential Design or Conservation Subdivision regulations for any residential subdivision. Develop a free rain garden program using fees and grants that provides materials and training. Set a limit on the percent of impervious surface — area covered by impenetrable materials such as asphalt, concrete and rooftops — allowed on new construction and redevelopment on residential, commercial

Steps to Resilience

Get Started
Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action
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Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons