MON-D06: Beyond Management: Stormwater as an Asset on the Urban Campus

Registration Eligibility

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Start Date

02/11/2020

End Date

02/10/2022

Description

As large landowners in cities, universities are uniquely positioned to be leaders in innovative stormwater practices and to leverage the regulatory environment for implementation. This panel explores the challenges and opportunities of stormwater management on three urban campuses—Tulane, Georgetown, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Campus Planning & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.50

Learning Outcomes

Learn about the specific opportunities and challenges for stormwater innovation on campuses in urban contexts.
Discuss how contemporary thinking about stormwater management and BMPs challenges traditional civil engineering approaches.
Learn from case studies of three universities leading stormwater innovation in their respective cities: Tulane (New Orleans), Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), and the University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu).
Understand how the regulatory environment can be leveraged to facilitate the implementation of landscapes with both programmatic and stormwater functions.

Instructors

Laura Marett; Zachary Chrisco; Christina Carlisle; Jason Soileau

Course Codes

Provider

American Society of Landscape Architects

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