Title: Describe green infrastructure.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-18) > Section: Planning and Managing Land Use

Description should include

- definition of green infrastructure as an approach to water management that protects, restores, or mimics the natural water cycle
- examples of green infrastructure at the urban, suburban, neighborhood, and commercial levels
- illustrations of green infrastructure in energy efficiency, water efficiency, green design, and environmentally innovative projects.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is establishing a green infrastructure important?
- What benefits are created by having green infrastructure at all levels?
- What effects result from not creating green infrastructures?
- Why would different green infrastructures be beneficial at one location but not another (e.g., corporate vs. neighborhood)? Explain.

Teacher Resources:

- Energy and the Environment, United States Environmental Protection Agency
- WaterSense, United States Environmental Protection Agency