Valuing the Benefits of Green Infrastructure (Digital)
The benefits of green infrastructure (like urban trees, rain gardens, and green roofs) are well known, but difficult to value. This difficulty creates an obstacle, where green infrastructure is often not considered when making important investment and asset management decisions. The goal of this course is to help individuals, especially those in the public sector, to value the benefits provided by green infrastructure in their communities.
The benefits of green infrastructure (like urban trees, rain gardens, and green roofs) are well known, but difficult to value. This difficulty creates an obstacle, where green infrastructure is often not considered when making important investment and asset management decisions. The goal of this course is to help individuals, especially those in the public sector, to value the benefits provided by green infrastructure in their communities.
The benefits of green infrastructure (like urban trees, rain gardens, and green roofs) are well known, but difficult to value. This difficulty creates an obstacle, where green infrastructure is often not considered when making important investment and asset management decisions. The goal of this course is to help individuals, especially those in the public sector, to value the benefits provided by green infrastructure in their communities.
Learn how to utilize these valuations to educate decision makers about the benefits of green infrastructure protection, development, maintenance and management
Understand the range of cost & benefits possible using different types of green infrastructure
Learn the principles behind economic valuation of these costs & benefits
Understand the methods used to monetarily value the benefits of green infrastructure
Learn how to apply these methods to generate values for the benefits of planned and existing green infrastructure in your community