Example goals and objectives when planning green infrastructure

Example goals and objectives when planning green infrastructure. Also see Multiple benefits of green stormwater infrastructure.
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Example goals	Example objectives
Improve water quality, especially in areas with impaired or polluted waterways	Install GSI upland of waterways Preserve buffer zones around waterways
Alleviate recurring local flooding issues	Install infiltration-based GSI. Reduce imperviousness through GSI
“Green” highly impervious or urban areas to reduce the urban heat island effect	Increase tree canopy Reduce imperviousness through vegetation-based GSI practices like bioretention practice
Provide a neighborhood or community amenity	Incorporate GSI as part of a larger neighborhood amenity like a pocket park or playground
Increase biodiversity and native habitat	Use native vegetation as part of a GSI project
Address socio-environmental issues in the community	Incorporate GSI as part of an overarching strategy to address socio-environmental concerns
Reduce costs and/or increasing effectiveness of stormwater management	Select stormwater practices that are most cost cost effective (e.g. have lowest cost per unit of pllutant reduced)