Delivering Green Streets: an exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon

Everett, Glyn; Lamond, Jessica; Morzillo, Anita T.; Matsler, A. Marissa; Chan, Faith Ka Shun

doi:10.1111/jfr3.12225

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“…There are also other factors beyond regulatory elements which play pivotal roles in driving stormwater management trajectories, as we have seen in past urban infrastructural transitions (Melosi, 2008). These include changes in technologies (Schneider, 2011), social perceptions (Everett et al, 2016), institutional attitudes (Carlet, 2015), inequality and power (Finewood, 2016), financial management (Vanier and Danvlo, 1998;Weber et al, 2016), and global economics (Carse, 2017). Further exploring these socio-political influences as a part of an integrated social-ecological-technological systems (SETS) lens is an important avenue of future research (Redman and Miller, 2015;Grabowski et al, 2017).…”

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Temporal Evolution of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Strategies in Three US Cities

McPhillips

Matsler

2018

Front. Built Environ.

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Over the last several decades, interest in green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) has rapidly increased, particularly given its potential to provide stormwater management in conjunction with other ecosystem services and co-benefits such as urban heat island mitigation or habitat provision. Here we explore the implementation of GSI in three US cities -Baltimore (Maryland), Phoenix (Arizona), and Portland (Oregon). We examine the trends in GSI construction over several decades, highlighting changes in implementation rates and GSI types with concurrent regulatory and economic changes. Additionally, we discuss the implications of these GSI portfolios for ecosystem service delivery in urban areas. Results indicate that Portland's quantity of GSI is approximately ten times greater than the quantity of GSI in Phoenix or Baltimore. However, Baltimore has the most diverse portfolio of GSI types. In Phoenix, regional stormwater policies focused on flood control have led to retention basins being the dominant GSI type for decades. In contrast, Portland and Baltimore both have had substantial changes in their GSI portfolios over time, with transitions from detention or retention basins and underground facilities toward filters, infiltration facilities, and swales. These changes favor increased water quality function as well as provision of other ecosystem services. Additionally, we find evidence that each city followed a different GSI implementation pathway, with Portland's combined sewer overflow program influencing initial development of GSI, while state legislation and regional water quality pressures played a major role in Baltimore's GSI development. By studying the evolution of GSI in these different cities, we can see the variability in stormwater management trajectories and how they manifest in different suites of benefits. We hope that continued research of GSI implementation and performance will identify opportunities for future improvement of these infrastructures.

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Temporal Evolution of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Strategies in Three US Cities

McPhillips

Matsler

2018

Front. Built Environ.

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“…In reality, BGI may not necessarily be appreciated for its primary functionality and the other benefits may be valued more highly. For instance, aesthetic improvements and increased greening of urban areas were key advantages of bioswales in Portland, but knowledge of the bioswale hydrological functioning was less widely understood (Everett et al 2015). Second, water management professionals may feel that they lack knowledge and information around future plans for adoption and maintenance of SuDS and BGI.…”

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Recognising barriers to implementation of Blue-Green Infrastructure: a Newcastle case study

O’Donnell

Lamond

Thorne

2017

Urban Water Journal

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There is a recognised need for a fundamental change in how the UK manages urban water and flood risk in response to increasingly frequent rainfall events coupled with planned urban expansion. Approaches centred on 'living with and making space for water' are increasingly adopted internationally. Nonetheless, widespread implementation of Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) is currently hampered by barriers that impede uptake and innovation. We investigate the barriers to implementation of BGI in Newcastle, UK, through a series of semi-structured interviews with professional stakeholders. We identify and categorise 17 types of barrier and identify targeted strategies to overcome the dominant barriers. We recommend promotion of BGI's capacity to meet the objectives of multiple organisations and Local Authority departments, in addition to managing urban water. We conclude that strong business cases, supported by monetised evidence of benefits, and collaborative, inter-agency working could advance implementation of BGI within the current flood risk management legislation.

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“…Evaluating the multiple benefits of a sustainable drainage scheme in Newcastle, UK O'Donnell, Woodhouse and Thorne greater support from local communities who often value the environmental and social benefits more highly (Everett et al, 2015). However, SuDS and BGI schemes tend not to be designed to maximise the provision of multiple benefits, but instead typically address one or two objectives, for example surface water management (Newell et al, 2013;Stovin et al, 2013).…”

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Evaluating the multiple benefits of a sustainable drainage scheme in Newcastle, UK

O’Donnell

Woodhouse

Thorne

2018

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water Manag

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Sustainable drainage systems and ‘blue–green’ infrastructure provide a range of environmental, economic and social benefits in addition to managing water quantity and quality. Recognition of the multi-functionality of these systems and their multiple benefits could lead to joint efforts to deliver infrastructure that meets the strategic objectives of both public and private organisations. This paper reports on the evaluation of the multiple benefits of the Killingworth and Longbenton surface water management scheme, a partnership project in north-east England jointly funded by Northumbrian Water, the Environment Agency and North Tyneside Council. Using complementary assessment tools, the evaluation quantified and monetised six key benefits, assessed two qualitative benefits, illustrated the spatial distribution of five non-flood benefits and highlighted locations with the greatest opportunity for multi-beneficial intervention. It was found that the scheme generates significant flood damage reduction benefits, improves water quality, habitat size, carbon dioxide sequestration and amenity, and reduces noise pollution. Use of the tools for multiple benefit evaluation shows promise as an aid to facilitate partnership working towards implementation of multi-functional sustainable drainage systems and blue–green infrastructure.

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Delivering Green Streets: an exploration of changing perceptions and behaviours over time around bioswales in Portland, Oregon

Cited by 73 publications

References 23 publications

Temporal Evolution of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Strategies in Three US Cities

Temporal Evolution of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Strategies in Three US Cities

Recognising barriers to implementation of Blue-Green Infrastructure: a Newcastle case study

Evaluating the multiple benefits of a sustainable drainage scheme in Newcastle, UK

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