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Green Infrastructure

Green Infrastructure Targeting in Southeast Michigan

This report summarizes the work from a 2013 Green Infrastructure Technical Assistance project focused on developing a framework to determine the role green infrastructure can play in working towards meeting water quality standards in southeast Michigan and in protecting western Lake Erie. The project used a regionalized, outcome-based strategic planning approach for green infrastructure targeting based on local ambient monitoring, land use, and impervious cover information. 

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