 |
|
WelcomeThe Green Infrastructure Center is a nonprofit organization founded in December 2006 to assist communities in developing strategies for protecting and conserving their ecological and cultural assets through environmentally-sensitive decisions, lifestyles and planning. Green infrastructure is the interconnected natural systems and ecological processes that provide clean water, air quality and wildlife habitat. Green infrastructure sustains a community’s social, economic, and environmental health. The Center provides tools to help communities identify the services provided by natural systems, such as enhanced quality of life and economic benefits, and develop strategies to protect and sustain these resources [more]. :: WHAT’S NEWConnected Communities Project: an ambitious field test of methods for planning green communities that enhances habitat for people and animals, increases economic returns, and meets local needs [more]. Water and Community Health: a new partnership with the Center, the University of Virginia, and the University of Venda for Science and Technology to link water and community health [more]. Methods Page updated [more]. |