http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/2009/09/28/solving-stormwater-problems/18773 News and Information from WHYY in Philadelphia Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:50:34 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/2009/09/28/solving-stormwater-problems/18773/comment-page-1#comment-9614 Sara Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:22:20 +0000 http://whyy.org/cms/news/?p=18773#comment-9614 Do you know of any research documented on the ancillary benefits (carbon sequestration, heat island effect...) of rain gardens? I look forward to hearing from you. Do you know of any research documented on the ancillary benefits (carbon
sequestration, heat island effect…) of rain gardens?
I look forward to hearing from you.

]]> http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/2009/09/28/solving-stormwater-problems/18773/comment-page-1#comment-720 Jim Smullen Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:12:53 +0000 http://whyy.org/cms/news/?p=18773#comment-720 Your stories on this topic are very well done. I’d like to pass on a comment. For Philadelphia, the more important stormwater controls will be those associated with the greening of the city streets, such as vegetated street planters, curb bump-outs, and tree boxes. These are the key elements of greening streets and will be highly visible to the citizens, much more so than porous pavement or a green roof. The controls that include vegetation, includcing green roofs, are the single most important aspect of the City's proposed approach, first because evaporation and transpiration by plants provide "free stormwater removal", and also because the benefits we will achieve beyond stormwater control all accrue from the plants and trees: carbon sequestration and reduction of other greenhouse gases, diminishment of heat island effects and the resultant benefit of human health, increase in propertgy values, etc. Your stories on this topic are very well done. I’d like to pass on a comment. For Philadelphia, the more important stormwater controls will be those associated with the greening of the city streets, such as vegetated street planters, curb bump-outs, and tree boxes. These are the key elements of greening streets and will be highly visible to the citizens, much more so than porous pavement or a green roof. The controls that include vegetation, includcing green roofs, are the single most important aspect of the City's proposed approach, first because evaporation and transpiration by plants provide "free stormwater removal", and also because the benefits we will achieve beyond stormwater control all accrue from the plants and trees: carbon sequestration and reduction of other greenhouse gases, diminishment of heat island effects and the resultant benefit of human health, increase in propertgy values, etc.

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