Albro, Sandra

Vacant to Vibrant: Creating Successful Green Infrastructure Networks

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ISBN 13:: 9781610919005
author:: Albro, Sandra
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Island Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2018
Pages:: 224
Dimensions:: 25.4 x 17.8 centimetres
Genre:: Home & Garden, Gardening, Garden Design,
Condition:: New
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Vacant lots can be a key element in community revitalization. As cities reinvent themselves after decades of lost jobs and population, abundant vacant land resources are expanding opportunities for community and environmental resilience.

This book offers practical insights into creating green infrastructure networks that reduce stormwater runoff and pollution, providing neighborhood amenities in areas with little or no access to existing green space. Sandra Albro shares her experience leading the Vacant to Vibrant project, which piloted the creation of green infrastructure networks in Gary, Indiana; Cleveland, Ohio; and Buffalo, New York.

With lessons learned from the project, including planning, design, community engagement, implementation, and maintenance successes and challenges, this book provides new approaches for landscape architects and professionals involved in urban greening to create infrastructure networks and facilitate more equitable access to green space. An appendix includes designs and plans that can be adapted to small vacant lots.

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