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Apr 26, 2012
10,000 Rain Gardens, One Green Region
Publication: World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers
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The adoption of a broadly stated sustainability framework as the basis for the Overflow Control Plan (OCP) in Kansas City, Missouri is both extraordinary, and reflective of the community's commitment to become America's Green Region. The plan positions the city's wet weather program as a tool to catalyze more integrated water resource management at the neighborhood and watershed scales, and as a strategic initiative that supports sustainable development efforts at the metropolitan scale.
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© 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Environmental engineering
- Freight transportation
- Infrastructure
- Logistics
- Municipal water
- Practice and Profession
- Resource management
- River engineering
- River systems
- Stormwater management
- Sustainable development
- Transportation engineering
- Urban and regional development
- Urban areas
- Water (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water resources
- Water treatment
- Watersheds
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Mid-America Regional Council, 600 Broadway, Suite 200, Kansas City, Missouri 64105. E-mail: [email protected]
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