Green Infrastructure & Living Shorelines
References
Green Infrastructure and Living Shoreline References refer to reports, documents, and presentations that provide guidance and an overview of Green Infrastructure and Living Shorelines concepts or protocol. These documents are meant to provide base guidance principals and a general understanding of Green Infrastructure and Living Shorelines. The materials referenced on this page are direct products of grant-funded projects supported or completed by UCONN CIRCA.
Reports & Manuals
Design Guidance/Manuals
- Design Manual - HCOG – Building Municipal Resilience and Climate Adaptation through Low Impact Development, LID Guide
- Design Guidance/Manual - Northeast Living Shoreline Profile Pages
Final Reports
- Living Shorelines in New England: State of the Practice
- Regulatory Issues for Implementing Living Shorelines – Jennifer O’Donnell
- Living shorlines_a review of literature relevant to New England coasts - Jennifer O'Donnell
- Scoping of Dredge Material Islands and Wetlands for Green Infrastructure Resiliency Projects Along the Connecticut Shoreline in Fairfield and New Haven Counties
- Sea Level Rise Projections for the State of Connecticut
Reports in Progress
Checklist Guides
Presentations
From May 23, 2017 Green Infrastructure for Coastal Resilience Training
- Intro Green Infrastructure - NOAA
- Community Benefits of Land Restoration - MetroCOG
- Designing for the Future - City of New Haven
- Green Infrastructure at the Local Community - ECCD
- Green Infrastructure LID in CT - UConn CLEAR
From November 20, 2017 Connecticut Living Shorelines: Projects into Practice Workshop
- Workshop Overview - CIRCA
- Overview of Connecticut Living Shoreline Permit Process – CT DEEP
- Hepburn Dune and Marsh, Fenwick, Concept Design - Borough of Fenwick
- East Shore Park, New Haven Concept Design - City of New Haven
- USACE Perspective on Concept Designs and Permitting = US Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Division
- NOAA Perspective on Concept Designs and Permitting = Marine Habitat Resource Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Posters
Mapping Tools
Living Shoreline Site Suitability Map Tools – NOAA CREST