Towards the implementation of green stormwater infrastructure: perspectives from municipal managers in the Pacific Northwest

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2020, Pages 959-980

  Shandas, Vivek ^a   Matsler, A Marissa ^b   Caughman, Liliana ^a   Harris, Ashley ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

bioretention; Pacific Northwest (US); policy drivers; stormwater; urban natural resource management

Indexed keywords

INFRASTRUCTURE; METROPOLITAN AREA; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RUNOFF; STAKEHOLDER; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA;

CLARK COUNTY [WASHINGTON]; OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 85068127485     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1620708     Document Type: Article

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