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Leveraging ancillary benefits from urban greenspace—a case study of St. Louis, Missouri
Citation:
Jordan, P., F. Hoover, AND M. Hopton. Leveraging ancillary benefits from urban greenspace—a case study of St. Louis, Missouri. Urban Water Journal. Taylor & Francis Group, London, Uk, 19(3):314-323, (2022). https://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2021.2001544
Impact/Purpose:
The research addresses issues related to the Clean Water Act and proposes a framework to assist stakeholders and decision makers to better manage their environmental systems while managing stormwater. The tested framework is applicable to local, state, regional, tribal, and federal partners.
Description:
Urban greenspace and green infrastructure are often cited for their many ecosystem services and benefits including stormwater management. However, the localized nature and limited range of effects of these benefits and the type of greenspace and green infrastructure, make the planning and placement critical components to selecting for and maximizing desired benefits. Here we test a framework to demonstrate in St. Louis, Missouri a practical approach to simultaneously manage excess stormwater and maximize distribution of ecosystem services to underserved areas using spatial analysis. The City was subdivided using census block polygons and we identified five polygons that have combined sewer systems with high concentration of outfalls. In addition, indicators representing social, economic, and environmental characteristics were mapped to identify spatial distribution, each has demonstrated effects from greenspace. We identify one polygon that potentially could promote multiple ecosystem services from greenspace, while managing stormwater, for what is generally an underserved demographic.
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DOI: Leveraging ancillary benefits from urban greenspace—a case study of St. Louis, Missouri
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