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Aug 14, 2017
International Conference on Construction and Real Estate Management 2016

Planning and Design for Sustainable Clean Waterways: Theories, Approaches, and Practices for Green Infrastructure in New York City, NY

Publication: ICCREM 2016: BIM Application and Off-Site Construction

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Green infrastructure (GI) is a new and emerging approach that shows great benefits in conserving the ecosystem and enhancing urban resilience. In this paper, we analyze the role of various types of GI and discuss how to integrate GI measures into urban planning to manage urban runoff. In addition, we are also interested in exploring the most effective places to develop GI. We develop a case study of New York City (NYC) urban areas based on the NYC Green Infrastructure Plan: A sustainable strategy for clean waterways (released in 2010). With the aid of geography information system (GIS), as well as studying the goals, planning, and practices of the Plan, we point out that GI should be designed citywide on the basis of the city’s combined sewer overflow outfalls and type of land use. The experience of NYC can also provide a paradigm for other cities that are working on GI.

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Angela, L. (2012). “Sustainable strategy for clean waterways: New York city’s green infrastructure plan.” Water Resources Impact, 14(4), 3.
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ICCREM 2016: BIM Application and Off-Site Construction
Pages: 729 - 736
Editors: Yaowu Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Mohamed Al-Hussein, Ph.D., Professor, University of Alberta, Geoffrey Q. P. Shen, Ph.D., Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Yimin Zhu, Ph.D., Professor, Louisiana State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8027-4

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Published online: Aug 14, 2017

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Professor, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China Univ. of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China, 100083. E-mail: [email protected]
Ph.D. Candidate, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China Univ. of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China, 100083. E-mail: [email protected]
Ph.D. Candidate, School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China Univ. of Mining and Technology, Beijing, China, 100083. E-mail: [email protected]

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