Oakland County Green Infrastructure Program

Green Infrastructure & Green Development Resources

The following links navigate to websites that were referenced throughout the development and implementation of this project.

Green Infrastructure:

GreenInfrastructure.net

Maryland's Green Infrastructure

Florida's Statewide Greenways Planning Project

GLS GreenLinks

Trust for Public Land

Center for Watershed Protection

Green Development:

US Green Building Council

Greener Prospects - Randall Arendt

Additional Resources for Green Infrastructure and Green Development

Note: Several files below are rather large and may take serveral minutes to download.

Funding:

The Trust for Public Land's Conservation Finance Handbook (376 kb)

The Trust for Public Land's Local Greenprinting for Growth - How to Secure Conservation Funds (980 kb)

General Process:

The West Michigan Strategic Alliance - West Michigan Green Infrastructure Strategy - Creating a Network of Permanent Open Space to Enhance Our Quality of Life. Final Report (16.5 mb)

The Trust for Public Land's Local Greenprinting for Growth - Overview - Using Land Conservation to Guide Growth and Preserve the Character of Our Communities (5.1 mb)

The Trust for Public Land's Local Greenprinting for Growth - How to Define A Conservation Vision (929 kb)

The Trust for Public Land's Local Greenprinting for Growth - How to Acquire and Manage Parks and Conservation Lands (1 mb)

Green Development:

Growing Greener - Conservation By Design (1.6 mb)

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