Plan implementation tools for rainwater management in the Comox Valley electoral areas

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Plan implementation tools for rainwater management in the Comox Valley electoral areas Cook, Jenna

Abstract

This research was conducted to help support the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) in reaching its rainwater management objectives in the electoral areas. The Comox Valley is facing many challenges, but also opportunities, regarding rainwater management. Development and its associated increase in impervious surfaces, such as buildings and paved areas, frequently results in an increase in rainwater runoff. This often leads to impacts on aquatic ecosystems and downstream properties. The CVRD is already experiencing these impacts, which are likely to increase into the future unless the problem is addressed. The Comox Valley is projected to grow significantly in the coming years and some of the increased housing demand will need to be met in the electoral areas. The CVRD has the opportunity to influence development design before it takes place, mitigating potential future impacts on ecosystems and properties.

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Title	Plan implementation tools for rainwater management in the Comox Valley electoral areas
Creator	Cook, Jenna
Date Issued	2016-11
Description	This research was conducted to help support the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) in reaching its rainwater management objectives in the electoral areas. The Comox Valley is facing many challenges, but also opportunities, regarding rainwater management. Development and its associated increase in impervious surfaces, such as buildings and paved areas, frequently results in an increase in rainwater runoff. This often leads to impacts on aquatic ecosystems and downstream properties. The CVRD is already experiencing these impacts, which are likely to increase into the future unless the problem is addressed. The Comox Valley is projected to grow significantly in the coming years and some of the increased housing demand will need to be met in the electoral areas. The CVRD has the opportunity to influence development design before it takes place, mitigating potential future impacts on ecosystems and properties.
Geographic Location	Comox Valley (B.C.)
Genre	Graduating Project
Type	Text; Still Image
Language	eng
Series	University of British Columbia. SCARP Graduating Projects
Date Available	2017-02-28
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI	10.14288/1.0343002
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/60736
Affiliation	Applied Science, Faculty of; Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of
Peer Review Status	Unreviewed
Scholarly Level	Graduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Aggregated Source Repository	DSpace

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