Location
STEW206
Session Number
121
Session Title
Green Infrastructure: From Indianapolis to China
Track Title
Project Management & Planning
Event Description/Abstract
Green Infrastructure Successes in the US Benefit China—China has a new initiative called Sponge Cities. The Chinese government has pledged to provide billions of dollars in financial assistance in an effort to help numerous cities morph into “urban sponges.” Besides the selected pilots, other cities in China have also carried out their own experiment. MS Consultants has been asked to provide guidance to several cities on how the implementation of green infrastructure can reduce localized flooding and promote infiltration through their watersheds. There is a direct benefit for those cities considering green infrastructure solutions to learn from US cities that have already implemented large-scale projects and have lessons learned to share—which will be presented here.
Green Infrastructure Successes In US Benefit China
STEW206
Green Infrastructure Successes in the US Benefit China—China has a new initiative called Sponge Cities. The Chinese government has pledged to provide billions of dollars in financial assistance in an effort to help numerous cities morph into “urban sponges.” Besides the selected pilots, other cities in China have also carried out their own experiment. MS Consultants has been asked to provide guidance to several cities on how the implementation of green infrastructure can reduce localized flooding and promote infiltration through their watersheds. There is a direct benefit for those cities considering green infrastructure solutions to learn from US cities that have already implemented large-scale projects and have lessons learned to share—which will be presented here.
