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Blue-Green Infrastructure Planning
Nature-based flood and heat mitigation using a sponge-city approach.
Purpose
Identify blue-green infrastructure priorities that reduce rainfall and heat risk.
Analysis Method
Nature-based solution suitability analysis and multi-criteria spatial prioritization.
Data Sources
- · Land cover data
- · Surface runoff model
- · Green space inventory
- · Urban drainage data
Outputs
- · Blue-green infrastructure priority map
- · Sponge-city implementation recommendations
- · Feasibility note
Benefits
- · Lower gray-infrastructure investment cost
- · Joint reduction of heat and flood risk
- · Strengthened ecosystem services
Sample Use Scenario
A municipality wants to identify rain-garden and permeable-surface priorities in a new urban renewal area.