Description:
Earn Continuing Education Credits & further your learning with Gaia College's cutting-edge online course: Living Green Infrastructure.
In this course addressed to planners, policy-makers, developers and all others interested in a greener, healthier world, we consider the complexity and simplicity of integrated natural solutions – sometimes known as Living Green Infrastructure (LGI).
This course is designed to provide the knowledge and tools to assist professionals and practitioners in attaining a proficient level of competence in Living Green Infrastructure, and to implement these best management practices throughout the planning, constructing and maintenance of land development.
While there are no one-size-fits-all solutions, we hope to provide a deeper understanding of nature’s contribution to the success of human-created infrastructure, and to help everyone make more integrated decisions for the long-term benefit of all.
Topics include:
- A deeper understanding of the living components of green infrastructure
- Ecological impacts of development
- Water catchment and use
- Stormwater management
- Waste management
- Urban forestry
- Wildlife / biodiversity
- Food security
- Environment and community health