4. Urban Collaboratives - Targeting Cities & Interesting Infrastructures.pdf
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View this session of the NFWF Spotlight Series at: Urban Collaboratives - Targeting Cities & Interesting Infrastructure.
About this session.
The Elizabeth River Project, focused in one of the most populated areas of Tidewater, Virginia, has long been considered among the gold standard of collaborative approaches. Upstream James River in Richmond, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay works closely with the City departments to saturate public spaces with green infrastructure, in a quest for clean water across all city water-based programs in an initiative known as RVA-H2O. The efforts are quite different yet both work in highly urbanized areas to effect change in behavior and policy and to build alignments that support sustainable water quality improvements. As the political winds shift across local political landscapes, how do urban-based collaboratives build a lasting commitment to fund and address persistent and growing stormwater, sea level rise, and restoration and mitigation challenges?
Other resources from this session.
About this session.
The Elizabeth River Project, focused in one of the most populated areas of Tidewater, Virginia, has long been considered among the gold standard of collaborative approaches. Upstream James River in Richmond, the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay works closely with the City departments to saturate public spaces with green infrastructure, in a quest for clean water across all city water-based programs in an initiative known as RVA-H2O. The efforts are quite different yet both work in highly urbanized areas to effect change in behavior and policy and to build alignments that support sustainable water quality improvements. As the political winds shift across local political landscapes, how do urban-based collaboratives build a lasting commitment to fund and address persistent and growing stormwater, sea level rise, and restoration and mitigation challenges?
Other resources from this session.
- National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Program
- Elizabeth River Watershed Action Plan
- State of the Elizabeth River
- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Stormwater, GI, RiverWise Manual:
- RVAH2O & Clean Water Plan
Presenters.
Joe Rieger, Deputy Director – Restoration, The Elizabeth River Project
Nissa Dean, Virginia State Director, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Dave Hirschman, Principal, Hirschman Water & Environment, LLC (moderator)