PowerPoint PresentationNature & People Using Nature to Thrive in Cities Jessie Israel, The Nature Conservancy
Thriving nature.
Thriving people.
$100B TO FIX AGING STORMWATER
INFRASTRUCTURE
EPA 772
BY 2030
Stormwater is the fastest growing source of water pollution in the U.S.
10 trillion GALLONS OF UNTREATED RUNOFF / YEAR
Up to 90% of Coho in Urban Streams Die on Spawning Grounds Before Laying their Eggs
Pollutant loading to
stormwater runoff direct to
waterbodies
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With one of the most aggressive stormwater programs in the USA, we are poised to solve less than 4% of the overall pollution problem
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700 M gallons
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25%-35% of an average city is Right of Way
Across the country, kids attend schools so close to busy roads that traffic exhaust poses a health risk
2016 TREE CANOPY COVER
What tools could help us undo faster than we did?
Total Suspended Solids
Total Copper
GREEN STREETS
RAIN GARDENS
GREEN ROOFS
TREE CANOPY
Green infrastructure is often the most cost effective option in filtering and cleaning polluted runoff
Gray to Green
COMMUNITY
WAY LESS PROPERTY CRIME
TO OUR LIVES
Research Tells Us:
SHOPPER CHOICE & SPENDING
JUST A 20 MINUTE WALK Children 7-12 years old diagnosed with ADHD concentrate better after a walk in an urban park
HELPING CHILDREN
WOMEN’s MORTALITY RATE Associations strongest for respiratory and cancer mortality ↑ greenery = ↓ 12% mortality rate
CLICK TO IMMUNE FUNCTION
ATTRACTING TALENT Quality of life factors (integrated green space, outdoor recreation, gathering places, trails & parks) increase attractiveness of place by 33%
Using science, technology & policy to solve
for chronic challenges
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Rethinking What Success Looks Like
Building a Movement for Nature in Cities
How are we approaching Community-Driven work?
Investing Resources
Visible Impact
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GREEN vs. GREY The City of Philadelphia evaluated two infrastructure options designed to meet the same stormwater needs, with different overalls benefit
VALUE
This region is in an unprecedented development window
Brookings Institute: Nearly half of what will be the built environment in 2050 doesn’t even exist yet, giving the current generation a vital opportunity to reshape future development
commercial & industrial built
213.3 Billion SF
Brookings Institute: Nearly half of what will be the built environment in 2050 doesn’t even exist yet, giving the current generation a vital opportunity to reshape future development
Half will be renovated
Brookings Institute: Nearly half of what will be the built environment in 2050 doesn’t even exist yet, giving the current generation a vital opportunity to reshape future development
We will be building roughly 3/4 of the built environment
Swale on Yale Seattle / Vulcan
Point Defiance Tacoma / Parks
Watershed Building Stephen C. Grey & Associates
Radically re-imagine cities and towns as good for nature and good for people
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