GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE

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Green infrastructure and native landscape design are crucial in managing stormwater runoff, preventing flooding and water pollution, enhancing air quality, and reducing the urban heat island effect. They also aid in carbon sequestration, which involves removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and storing it in plants, soils, and other natural systems to help combatclimatechange.

Native vegetation: enhances the visual appeal of the landscape, providesshade,mitigatesurbanheat,andsupportslocalbiodiversity.

Rain gardens: sunken areas filled with native plants that capture and absorbrainwater.

Bioswales: vegetated drainage channels that help remove silt and pollutionfromsurfacerunoffwater.

Green roofs: vegetated surfaces that absorb and retain rainwater, reducingrunoff.

Permeable Pavement: allows rainwater to infiltrate the ground, reducingrunoffandimprovinggroundwaterrecharge