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RESTORATION ECOLOGY / GREEN INFRASTRUCTUREDecember 8, 2016
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RESTORATION ECOLOGY AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTUREAll content copyright One Nature LLC 2016 except where specifically noted
RESTORATION ECOLOGY AS GREEN INFRASTRUCTUREAll content copyright One Nature LLC 2016 except where specifically noted
We use design and ecology to address the planet’s environmental crisis at the landscape-scale.
Ecological Monitoring Design Construct
Native Plant Nursery Stewardship
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Early experiences in Green Infrastructure
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Challenges
We were surprised to see:
-Very high costs due to more complicated construction and/or contractor’s unfamiliarity with the technology;
-Unplanned maintanance requirements such as removal of sediment and trash;
-Plant failure due to improper species selection;
-Salt and plant-toxic chemical poisons;
-Project failures due to incorrect installation;
-Extreme drop off in permeable paver infiltration over time;
-Community residents who objected to large new plantings in front of their shops or homes;
-Experts determine their own design fee;
-Even once prices normalized a bit, we still saw very high SF costs for green roofs, bioswales, rain gardens, and permeable pavers; and,
-Last but not least, lots of resistance from existing maintanance and facilities management against these new technologies (greatly due to some of the reasons described above).
DesignFee
Total Project Cost
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Restoration Ecology is a science based approach to preserving, restoring and creating self-sustaining ecological habitat
Similarities to Green Infrastrucure Engineering-Extensive study and research required-Hydrology and Hydraulogy-Design/Bid/Build process-Professional expertise
Differences with Green Infrastrucure Engineering-Focuses on more ecological benefits-Generally larger scale thinking-Less hardscape-Less manicured aesthetic-LOWER SF COSTS
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Restoration Ecology Methods
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Experimentation and Research
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Experimentation and Research
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Brooklyn Greenway
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Etsy Green Roof
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