Resident Knowledge of and Engagement with Green Infrastructure in Toronto and Philadelphia

Conway, Tenley M.; Ordóñez, Camilo; Roman, Lara A.; Yuan, Annie Yachen; Pearsall, Hamil; Heckert, Megan; Dickinson, Stephen T.; Rosan, Christina D.

doi:10.1007/s00267-021-01515-5

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“…Socio‐cultural challenges were cited as barriers to GSI adoption in the majority of the reviewed articles. Notably, researchers located such barriers within both the communities where the installations were (or would be) sited (e.g., Chaffin et al, 2016; Conway et al, 2021; Everett et al, 2018) and the engineers, planners, and other public sector workers and political leaders involved in GSI implementation (Carlet, 2015; Shandas et al, 2019). A lack of awareness and understanding of GSI among all groups was cited across the corpus (e.g., Dhakal & Chevalier, 2017; Drosou et al, 2019; Kabisch et al, 2016; Pagliacci et al, 2020).…”

Section: Reviewed Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As such, many of the solutions to socio‐cultural barriers proposed within the literature are approaches to education and engagement, typically directed toward the general public. Public education campaigns (Conway et al, 2021; Meng & Hsu, 2019), the incorporation of information about GSI into K‐12 and university curriculums (Dhakal & Chevalier, 2017), better signage on installations (Meenar et al, 2020), community forums (Barclay & Klotz, 2019), and better incorporation of university and Extension programming into outreach efforts (Jayakaran et al, 2020) were all cited as potential avenues for inciting greater public engagement with the topic of GSI. Other scholars propose a more ambitious approach: the active incorporation of residents into the design, development, and building of GSI to encourage a heightened sense of ownership of the installations (Everett et al, 2018; Gerlak et al, 2021).…”

Section: Reviewed Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation

Heidari

Randle

Minchillo³

et al. 2022

WIREs Water

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Rapid urbanization, aging infrastructure, and climate change impacts have put a strain on existing stormwater drainage systems. One commonly acknowledged solution to relieve such stress is Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI). Interest in GSI technology has been growing. However, the level of implementation in many areas around the world lags behind the interest level. This study aims to critically review the body of literature from the last decade to determine the main barriers to wide adoption and the offered solutions to overcome them. Based on a review of 92 peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2012 and 2022, we classify barriers and solutions into six categories: socio-cultural, financial, institutional and governance, legislative and regulatory, technical, and biophysical. Based on observations and conclusions from the reviewed articles, we recommend the following pillars and considerations for more GSI adoption: increasing awareness and outreach programs; enhancing knowledge and data co-production and dissemination; acknowledging interdependency and context-specificity of many of the challenges and solutions; prioritizing integrated and participatory watershed planning; overcoming institutional path-dependencies; prioritizing innovative solutions; giving specific consideration to maintenance protocols; considering the role of public entities; and actively engaging with communities.

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Section: Reviewed Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Reviewed Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation

Heidari

Randle

Minchillo³

et al. 2022

WIREs Water

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“…Due to the multi-disciplinary origins of the term, GI can encompass a broad range of natural elements and landscapes (Sussams et al, 2015;Matsler et al, 2021). For example, in European cities, GI may be defined in systemic ways, as anything green or living that is part of the urban ecosystem, whereas in other contexts, such as North America and Oceania, it may be defined in fragmentary ways, as any green or living features that can be installed or implemented in various spaces or landscapes (Escobedo et al, 2019;Conway et al, 2021;Meerow et al, 2021). Using this second lens, we can see that green spaces and landscapes, such as gardens and yards, are not the only definition of GI or the only places for installing GI.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…GI features in private residential outdoor space may include living features such as trees, rain gardens, food producing gardens, and green roofs, but it may also include non-living features that can support living ones, such as rain barrels and permeable pavement (Larson et al, 2016). Numerous local government programs exist in Canadian and other cities to support the installation of these GI features in residential landscapes, requiring the interest and cooperation of numerous households to achieve the intended sustainability benefits (Conway et al, 2021;Meerow et al, 2021). The GI features that we have used in our study are listed in Table 1.…”

Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intention to Install Green Infrastructure Features in Private Residential Outdoor Space

Barona¹,

Conway²,

Roman³

2021

Front. Sustain. Cities

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Green infrastructure (GI) features in private residential outdoor space play a key role in expanding GI networks in cities and provide multiple co-benefits to people. However, little is known about residents' intended behavior concerning GI in private spaces. Resident homeowners in Toronto (Ontario, Canada) voluntarily participated in an anonymous postal survey (n = 533) containing questions related to likelihood to install additional GI features in their private outdoor space; experiences with this space, such as types of uses; and environmental concerns and knowledge. We describe the association between these factors and people's intention to install GI in private residential outdoor space. Factors such as environmental concerns and knowledge did not influence likelihood to install GI. However, experiences with private residential outdoor space, such as nature uses of this space, level of self-maintenance of this space, and previously installed GI features, were significant influences on the likelihood to install GI. These findings have important implications for managing GI initiatives and the adoption of GI in private residential spaces, such as orienting communication materials around uses of and experiences with outdoor space, having programs that generate direct experiences with GI features, and considering environmental equity in such programs.

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“…Urban forests are priceless assets in cities due to the myriad biophysical and socioeconomic bene ts they provide to expanding urban populations (Uçar et al, 2020;O'Brien et al, 2022). To meet the growing demand in cities for resilient and healthy forests, local governments are increasingly taking action for urban greening through tree planting programs and other green infrastructure initiatives (Conway et al, 2021). However, successfully implementing urban forest management plans and policies is not only dependent on government efforts and resources, but rather also requires collective decision-making, public trust, and coordination among stakeholders (Ordóñez et al, 2020; Ordóñez Barona et al, 2023).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characterizing Non-governmental Organizations And Local Government Collaborations In Urban Forest Management Across Canada

Doucet,

Duinker,

Charles

et al. 2023

Environmental Management

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Urban forests are being threatened by rapid urbanization, biodiversity crises, and climate variability. In response, governments are increasingly collaborating with the public for solutions to these mounting challenges. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are dominant players in these collaborations because of their ability to deliver on communities' environmental issues. Despite their growing visibility in forest management, there is a lack of attention directed to the forms of NGO relationships and their range of collaborative activities. This study focuses on addressing these gaps and examining collaborations between local governments and NGOs in urban forest programming by characterizing their components including mandates, relationship ties, accountability, resource exchange, and power dynamics. We collected data using semi-structured interviews with three groups: leaders of NGOs, municipal government o cials in an urban forest or public works departments, and urban-forest experts who have observed their interactions. The participants represent 32 individuals in nine Canadian cities. Our results indicate that NGO-government collaborations have relational ties and accountability processes that are both formal and informal in nature; however, formality in collaborations is associated with the amount of funding, proximity to government, or size of the NGO. Additionally, our ndings suggest that NGOs present an opportunity to local governments to supplement their resources and capacity. While the strength and formality of collaborations may be a product of NGO size and budgets, public servants should hesitate to engage smaller, grassroots NGOs to realize their public service mandates.Characterizing the components of these governance processes provides a benchmark for practitioners participating in similar public-civic interactions and arms them with the knowledge to navigate collaborative decision-making.

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Resident Knowledge of and Engagement with Green Infrastructure in Toronto and Philadelphia

Cited by 16 publications

References 48 publications

Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation

Green stormwater infrastructure: A critical review of the barriers and solutions to widespread implementation

Intention to Install Green Infrastructure Features in Private Residential Outdoor Space

Characterizing Non-governmental Organizations And Local Government Collaborations In Urban Forest Management Across Canada

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