Water - Stormwater Management

75-Minute Education Session

Public Practitioners

SUN-C11 - Social/Ecological Resilience of Green Infrastructure When Design and Engineering Are Integrated

1.25 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW, CMAA

Lead Speaker(s)

• 

  Natalie Carmen, ASLA

  Civil Engineering Intern
  Stewart

Speaker(s)

• PS

  Peg Staeheli, FASLA, LEED AP

  Principal
  MIG|SvR
• FR

  Francisco Rivera, PE

  Principal Civil Engineer
  City of Chula Vista Engineering & Capital Projects Department

Green infrastructure has swept the nation the past 20 years. We can now learn from aged green infrastructure how to best plan and implement these design solutions. When functionality of engineered systems is paired with judicious design, GI is able to provide resilient social and ecological benefits to all communities.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the impact of functional GI systems that are designed as beautiful amenities in a social context.
• Explore the importance of appropriate plant and aggregate material selections to the long-term vitality and maintenance of the systems.
• Examine human spatial and technical design dimensions needed to achieve full ecosystem benefits.
• Understand the role of carbon in the design and operations of urban green infrastructure.