Adaptive governance to promote ecosystem services in urban green spaces

Green, Olivia Odom; Garmestani, Ahjond S.; Albro, Sandra L.; Ban, Natalie C.; Berland, Adam; Burkman, Caitlin E.; Gardiner, Mary M.; Gunderson, Lance; Hopton, Matthew E.; Schoon, Michael; Shuster, William D.

doi:10.1007/s11252-015-0476-2

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“…Cities have used the constellation of green infrastructure (GI) technologies as a governing concept and flexible management technique to transform and connect landscapes, with an emphasis on stormwater management [1][2][3][4][5][6]. As pointed out by Green et al [2], a great deal of urban vacant land area is available (e.g., via land banks), especially in post-industrial cities, and this land mass can be leveraged toward implementation of GI, and rendering an expanded suite of ecosystem services.…”

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“…As pointed out by Green et al [2], a great deal of urban vacant land area is available (e.g., via land banks), especially in post-industrial cities, and this land mass can be leveraged toward implementation of GI, and rendering an expanded suite of ecosystem services. These services to humans include not only stormwater management and reducing loads on ageing wastewater infrastructure, but also providing recreational spaces, expanded patches of habitat, increasing biodiversity and pollination services, and contributing to mitigation of urban heat island impacts, among other services.…”

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Factors Contributing to the Hydrologic Effectiveness of a Rain Garden Network (Cincinnati OH USA)

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Abstract:Infiltrative rain gardens can add retention capacity to sewersheds, yet factors contributing to their capacity for detention and redistribution of stormwater runoff are dynamic and often unverified. Over a four-year period, we tracked whole-system water fluxes in a two-tier rain garden network and assessed near-surface hydrology and soil development across construction and operational phases. The monitoring data provided a quantitative basis for determining effectiveness of this stormwater control measure. Based on 233 monitored warm-season rainfall events, nearly half of total inflow volume was detained, with 90 percent of all events producing no flow to the combined sewer. For the events that did result in flow to the combined sewer system, the rain garden delayed flows for an average of 5.5 h. Multivariate analysis of hydrologic fluxes indicated that total event rainfall depth was a predominant hydrologic driver for network outflow during both phases, with average event intensity and daily evapotranspiration as additional, independent factors in regulating retention in the operational phase. Despite sediment loads that can clog the rooting zone, and overall lower-than-design infiltration rates, tradeoffs among soil profile development and hydrology apparently maintained relatively high overall retention effectiveness. Overall, our study identified factors relevant to regulation of retention capacity of a rain garden network. These factors may be generalizable, and guide improvement of new or existing rain garden designs.Keywords: wastewater; combined sewer system; hydrologic monitoring; green infrastructure; stormwater detention Highlights •Infiltration-type retention practices can aid in managing stormwater volume. •We monitored a newly-installed rain garden's hydrology over a four-year period.• Rain garden detained 50% of total inflow and delayed overflow to sewer system by~5 h. •Retention effectiveness was related to total inflow volume and intensity, evapotranspiration losses, and soil formation.

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Factors Contributing to the Hydrologic Effectiveness of a Rain Garden Network (Cincinnati OH USA)

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“…This approach also has the advantage of using theory and techniques that work at different and meaningful scales. One significant difference between growing and shrinking cities is the proportion of green space providing ecosystem services which can help accomplish sustainable city goals [32]. Growing cities experience a net loss of green space, as there is high competition for space with other urban uses.…”

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“…For a shrinking city like Cleveland, the decline of the city created an opportunity to transform the city to a sustainable pathway that is still ongoing. In particular, a transition from gray to green infrastructure is possible due to an abundance of vacant land throughout the city [25,32]. Vacant land is being used for urban agriculture, wildlife corridors, recreational areas, habitat for pollinators, and as green infrastructure (most important for transformation) to mimic the natural hydrologic cycle and reduce stormwater overflows [32].…”

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“…In particular, a transition from gray to green infrastructure is possible due to an abundance of vacant land throughout the city [25,32]. Vacant land is being used for urban agriculture, wildlife corridors, recreational areas, habitat for pollinators, and as green infrastructure (most important for transformation) to mimic the natural hydrologic cycle and reduce stormwater overflows [32]. The visual aesthetics of these green infrastructure projects are incredibly important to residents, and thus the social value of these areas should not be underestimated [41].…”

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Sustainability for Shrinking Cities

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Shrinking cities are widespread throughout the world despite the rapidly increasing global urban population. These cities are attempting to transition to sustainable trajectories to improve the health and well-being of urban residents, to build their capacity to adapt to changing conditions and to cope with major events. The dynamics of shrinking cities are different than the dynamics of growing cities, and therefore intentional research and planning around creating sustainable cities is needed for shrinking cities. We propose research that can be applied to shrinking cities by identifying parallel challenges in growing cities and translating urban research and planning that is specific to each city's dynamics. In addition, we offer applications of panarchy concepts to this problem. The contributions to this Special Issue take on this forward-looking planning task through drawing lessons for urban sustainability from shrinking cities, or translating general lessons from urban research to the context of shrinking cities.

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Situating Green Infrastructure in Context: A Framework for Adaptive Socio‐Hydrology in Cities

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Management of urban hydrologic processes using green infrastructure (GI) has largely focused on storm water management. Thus, design and implementation of GI usually rely on physical site characteristics and local rainfall patterns, and do not typically account for human or social dimensions. This traditional approach leads to highly centralized storm water management in a disconnected urban landscape and can deemphasize additional benefits that GI offers, such as increased property value, greenspace aesthetics, heat island amelioration, carbon sequestration, and habitat for biodiversity. We propose the Framework for Adaptive Socio‐Hydrology (FrASH) in which GI planning and implementation moves from a purely hydrology‐driven perspective to an integrated sociohydrological approach. This allows for an iterative, multifaceted decision‐making process that would enable a network of stakeholders to collaboratively set a dynamic, context‐guided project plan for the installation of GI, rather than a “one‐size‐fits‐all” installation. We explain how different sectors (e.g., governance, nongovernmental organizations, communities, academia, and industry) can create a connected network of organizations that work toward a common goal. Through a graphical Chambered Nautilus model, FrASH is experimentally applied to contrasting GI case studies and shows that this multistakeholder, connected, decentralized network with a coevolving decision‐making project plan results in enhanced multifunctionality, potentially allowing for the management of resilience in urban systems at multiple scales.

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Adaptive governance to promote ecosystem services in urban green spaces

Cited by 108 publications

References 68 publications

Factors Contributing to the Hydrologic Effectiveness of a Rain Garden Network (Cincinnati OH USA)

Factors Contributing to the Hydrologic Effectiveness of a Rain Garden Network (Cincinnati OH USA)

Sustainability for Shrinking Cities

Situating Green Infrastructure in Context: A Framework for Adaptive Socio‐Hydrology in Cities

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