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Rooftops to Rivers: Keeping Water Clean in Santa Barbara
Robert Wilkinson, Professor of Environmental Science & Management at University of California, Santa Barbara, and Lisa Stratton, Director of Ecosystem Management at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, discuss how green infrastructure can help address water supply issues, prevent pollution, save energy, reduce greenhouse gases, provide jobs and save money; the video also highlights Santa Barbara’s approach to green infrastructure.
To learn more about ways communities across the country are using green infrastructure to manage stormwater, go to NRDC’s Rooftops to Rivers page.
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On December 3rd, 2011 at 11:15 am John Liparelli Said:
The editor made a good choice as well as the citizens of Santa Barbara. The city of Las Vegas also does a nice job recycling greywater and of course, when my book gets published, The Evolution of Democracy, the nation might take notice, too.
On January 3rd, 2012 at 5:19 pm Charlie Rybak Said:
John,
That sounds very interesting. In researching for your book, is there anything innovative that you have seen Las Vegas do that other cities should be implementing?