THE VALUE OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR URBAN CLIMATE ADAPTATION - The Center for Clean Air Policy, Feb. 2011If you want to read a college-level document...
“New York City’s 2010 Green Infrastructure Plan aims to reduce the city’s sewer management costs by $2.4 billion over 20 years. The plan estimates that every fully vegetated acre of green infrastructure would provide total annual benefits of $8,522 in reduced energy demand, $166 in reduced CO2 emissions, $1,044 in improved air quality, and $4,725 in increased property value. It estimates that the city can reduce CSO volumes by 2 billion gallons by 2030, using green practices at a total cost of $1.5 billion less than traditional methods.
