The development of our cities, towns, and roads in between has gradually led to more impervious surfaces and less natural capacity to absorb and clean water. With storm events expected to be more frequent and intense in the coming decades,...See moreThe development of our cities, towns, and roads in between has gradually led to more impervious surfaces and less natural capacity to absorb and clean water. With storm events expected to be more frequent and intense in the coming decades, the design of our landscapes has taken on a new urgency to prevent flood damage and pollution run-off to our water bodies. This fourth and final episode in the Bloom series describes how we can design our houses, neighborhoods, businesses, and cities in ways that restore nature's capacity to regulate and clean storm water.
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