Rethinking Public Green Spaces and Streets in Flood-Vulnerable Neighbourhoods: A Conceptual Planning and Design Study of Rockcliffe-Smythe, Toronto

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dc.contributor.advisorTaylor, Laura
dc.contributor.authorWittman, Alana
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T16:57:12Z
dc.date.available2021-06-25T16:57:12Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThis report demonstrates how green stormwater infrastructure in public streets and green spaces can increase urban capacity to adapt to severe rainfall events and minimize flood risk. A concept plan based on current green stormwater management best practices is included that, if implemented, would transform Rockcliffe-Smythe from being Toronto’s most flood-vulnerable neighbourhood (Plato, 2019) into a more flood-resilient community. The flood mitigation approach proposed in the concept plan focuses on restoring the natural hydrological cycle of the urban landscape by allocating more area for stormwater capture and infiltration. Flood mitigation measures employed include street retrofits and the revitalization of green spaces. This report concludes that neighbourhood-scale retrofit projects can significantly improve stormwater management and build urban resilience to the effects of flooding.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMajor Paper, Master of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38387
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectUrban floodingen_US
dc.subjectClimate change mitigation and adaptationen_US
dc.subjectLand use planningen_US
dc.subjectUrban environmental planningen_US
dc.subjectUrban environmental designen_US
dc.subjectResilienceen_US
dc.subjectGreen infrastructureen_US
dc.subjectStormwater managementen_US
dc.titleRethinking Public Green Spaces and Streets in Flood-Vulnerable Neighbourhoods: A Conceptual Planning and Design Study of Rockcliffe-Smythe, Torontoen_US
dc.typeMajor paperen_US

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