Green infrastructure (GI) represents a set of multifunctional nature-based solutions that play a pivotal role in urban adaptation to climate change.
109Klein, Resilience (2003) 110Klein, Resilience (2003) Climate Adaptation *Manage Climate Risks & Impacts --Flood --Heat --Fire --Drought Sustainability --Equity --Environment --Economy --Social Justice & Capital --Long-term Resource Continuity --Green Infrastructure Smart Growth --Resource Efficiency (least cost) --Design --Planning --Lower GHG --Quality of Life --Rationalized Transportation Sustainability Smart Growth & Sustainability Adaptation & Smart Growth Adaptation & *Covers Multiple Scales --Building --Site --Neighborhood --City --Region Established Framing RESILIENCE --Climate Adaptation --Sustainability --Smart Growth *Covers Multiple Benefits & Best Practices *Plus Other Incentives Old Framing Old Framing Emerging Framing New Framing Framing New NEW FRAMING Paper will focus on the intersection of “new framings” *Why & How --avoid & manage climate impacts and recover quickly at least cost The Value of Green Infrastructure for Urban Climate Adaptation 33 Delivering Adaptive Solutions through Climate Extension Services Although local governments and communities are using green infrastructure to achieve a variety of environmental and economic goals, including resilience to climate change, application of green infrastructure solutions are not yet widespread as adaptation best practices.
Green infrastructure has emerged as a multifunctional, nature-based solution that enhances climate resilience while providing key ecosystem
Green infrastructure is a cost-effective, resilient approach to managing wet weather impacts, providing many community benefits.
In this paper CCAP provides information on the costs and benefits of “green” infrastructure solutions for bolstering local adaptation to climate change.
Adopting green infrastructure can help close the infrastructure investment gap by improving the services that gray infrastructure provides. In
# How Nature-Based Solutions and Green Infrastructure are Helping Cities Meet Their Climate Action Goals. Cities, towns and villages across the country are crafting climate action plans (CAPs) or evidence-based roadmaps that can simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen local-level resilience while also providing an array of community co-benefits including lower energy bills, more green space, connecting children to nature and equitable quality of life improvements for residents. As communities continue to implement CAPs, nature-based solutions and green infrastructure are strategies in the toolkit to help policymakers address the intersectional issues of climate change, public health and inequality. *How exactly can NbS and green infrastructure help your community?* Programs at NLC, such as Nature Everywhere and Cities for Smart Surfaces work with cities across the country to support cities to integrate green strategies across city-level policy and climate action plans.
Beyond temperature regulation, green infrastructure enhances urban resilience. Green roofs and green walls insulate buildings, reducing energy