Border Green Infrastructure Forum II Materials
Tucson, AZ, May 20 and 21, 2015
OBJECTIVE
Build capacities on local authorities, private consultants and professionals’ interest in the strategies, technologies
and approaches for Green Infrastructure, with the purpose of incorporating these concepts into the urban
development public and private projects.
| Agenda | ||
| Presentations | Downloadable Material | |
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Welcome Mayor Jonathan Rothschild of Tucson Maria Elena Giner, BECC General Manager |
Video (English) Presentation Video (English) |
BECC PDF 2 MB |
| Keynote Speaker 1. Event Introduction | ||
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Local Implementation of Green Infrastructure Programs Key Note Speaker: Brad S. Lancaster Co-founder, Desert Harvesters, Tucson, AZ |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 17 MB |
| Panel 1. Green Infrastructure and Localized Flood Control | ||
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Infrastructure Builds Community, Community Improves Infrastructure James Riley, University of Arizona |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 2 MB |
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NOAA’s Experience with Green Infrastructure and Flood Impact Reduction: Assessing Green Infrastructure Costs and Benefits Lori Cary-Kothera, NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 5 MB |
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Downtown Links Corridor Project, Tucson, Arizona Tom Fisher, City of Tucson and Brent Kirkman, HDR Inc |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 6 MB |
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Comments on Panel 1 Julio Lopez, CONAGUA, Hermosillo, Sonora |
Video (Spanish) |
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| Keynote Speaker 2. The Green Infrastructure Experience in Los Angeles, CA | ||
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L.A. Story: From Gray to Green in the Semi-Arid Megalopolis Key Note Speaker: CA. Edith De Guzman –TreePeople |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 5 MB Slide 34 Video (Mov) 41 MB |
| Panel 2. Legal and regulatory aspects | ||
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The municipal experience- case study of El Paso Fred Lopez, City of El Paso |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 20 MB |
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The Social Process for System Change Toward a Green Infrastructure Approach Mead Mier, Pima Association of Governments |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 11 MB |
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Legal Thoughts from the Mexican Municipal Perspective Luis R. Vera and Fernanda Peñaloza, Vera & Asociados, México, DF |
Presentation Video (Spanish) |
Prezi |
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Comments on Panel 2 José Gutierrez, CONAGUA |
Video (Spanish) |
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| Keynote Speaker 3. Green Infrastructure Precursors: Native Plants and Nurseries | ||
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GI Precursors: Pima County Native Plant Program Julia Fonseca, Pima County Sustainability Office |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 8 MB |
| Keynote Speaker 4. Human and Community Health Benefits of Green Infrastructure | ||
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Green Infrastructure Benefits on Human and Community Health Richard Jackson |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 9 MB |
| Panel 3. Road and Parking Lot Design | ||
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Sustainable Road Design and Multipurpose Roads Sheina Hughes, Stantec |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 5 MB |
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Glendale’s Park and Ride pervious pavement Project Tom Kaczmarowski, City of Glendale |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 8 MB |
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Experience of Road Design in Cócorit, Sonora Mónica Escobedo, Ecomunidad A.C., Cócorit, Sonora |
Presentation Video (Spanish) |
PDF 6 MB |
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Comments to Table 3 Vicente Lopez Urueta Instituto Municipal de Investigación y Planeación Cd. Juarez, Chih. |
Video (Spanish) |
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| Keynote Speaker 5. Green Infrastructure Economic Aspects | ||
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Economic Studies of Green Infrastructure in Tucson Key Note Speaker: Irene Ogata Urban Landscape Manager City of Tucson |
Presentation Video (English) |
PDF 3 MB |
| Adjourn | ||