Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Green Infrastructure for Urban Watershed Management: An Ohio Case Study.

ABSTRACT: Many older Midwestern cities of the United States are challenged by costly aging water infrastructure while working to revitalize urban areas. These cities developed much of their water infrastructure before the Clean Water Act became law and have struggled to mitigate contaminant loading to surface waters. An increasingly common approach to resolving these challenges is the integration of green infrastructure with gray infrastructure improvements to manage point and non-point source pollution. Stakeholder engagement and collaboration during green infrastructure planning can help address impairments and promote community involvement through the revitalization process. Mill Creek watershed in Cincinnati, OH, USA has seen improvement in watershed integrity indicators after being impaired for

SUBMITTER: Shifflett SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6541404 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature