A tale of two rain gardens: Barriers and bridges to adaptive management of urban stormwater in Cleveland, Ohio

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 183, Issue , 2016, Pages 431-441

  Chaffin, Brian C ^a   Shuster, William D ^b   Garmestani, Ahjond S ^b   Furio, Brooke ^c   Albro, Sandra L ^d   Gardiner, Mary ^e   Spring, MaLisa ^e   Green, Olivia Odom ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Cleveland Botanical Garden   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Atlantic States Legal Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Cleveland; Green infrastructure; Ohio USA; Rain gardens; Stormwater; Urban sewersheds

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; RAIN; STORM SEWERS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLEVELAND; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE; INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT; OHIO USA; RAINGARDEN; SEWERSHEDS; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATERS; URBAN SEWERSHED;

STORMS;

RAIN; STORM WATER;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; GARDEN; GREENSPACE; INFRASTRUCTURE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; RUNOFF; SEWAGE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STORMWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPLEMENTATION; OHIO; RUNOFF; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW; CITY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAND USE; ORGANIZATION; PROCEDURES;

CLEVELAND [OHIO]; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; GARDENS; OHIO; ORGANIZATIONS; RAIN; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 84977661760     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.06.025     Document Type: Article

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