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air quality and impermeable surfaces. Introducing green
infrastructure can minimize negative impacts like noise and
poor air quality, while helping create corridors that connect
fragmented habitats.
Create Multi-Functional Spaces: Spaces like sports fields,
parking lots, and golf courses can be designed for multiple
functions using green infrastructure - even designed to
flood temporarily during extreme rain events.
Support Urban Agriculture: Community-based and commercial urban agriculture projects increase food security
and resilience, improve community cohesion, and put
underused space to productive use.
U se Hardy, Climate-Adapted Vegetation: Horticultural
experts should identify appropriate plants for each community, while accounting for the shifting of climate zones due
to climate change.
D esign for Biodiversity and Resilience: Diversity in nature
is essential for resilience against threats like disease, pests,
and extreme weather. Increased biodiversity creates resilient
ecosystems that minimize the impacts of these threats.

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 hift Paradigms: Development practices used over the past
several decades that encouraged human dominance over
nature must be changed. An approach that works within
natural ecology and hydrology must be the new paradigm.
* Value Green Infrastructure as Assets: Just as we value roads,
buildings, and pipes as assets, we also need to value trees,
wetlands, green roofs, and rain gardens as assets. Incorporating green infrastructure into asset management and
accounting frameworks can codify and monetize the value
of their benefits and improve decision making.
* E ngage the Public: Educating and building awareness is
essential to greater public support. Using school curriculums, special events, and communications to articulate the
benefits and importance of green infrastructure is key to
successful implementation.
* L everage Private Sector Investment: Developing policies
like stormwater fees, green factors, or credit trading programs can turn public benefits into private revenue streams,
encouraging private investment. Green bonds and other
financial instruments can also be used to further leverage

URBAN AGRICULTURE PROJECTS LIKE
FENWAY FARMS SHOULD PLAY A ROLE IN
CLIMATE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES.
2017 GRHC AWARD WINNER:
FENWAY FARMS, RECOVER GREEN ROOFS

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Results of the charrettes from all six communities are available in the Green
Infrastructure for Climate Adaptation: Visualization, Economic Analysis, and
Recommendations for Six Ontario Communitiesreport.
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