Editing Green Infrastructure (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
Green infrastructure is understood through '''Absorption''' and '''Filtration'''.

'''1. The "Sponge" (Absorption)''':
"Gray" cities are "Slick."
* When "Rain" hits "Concrete," it "Runs Off" instantly.
* This "Overwhelms the Pipes" and causes **Floods**.
* **Green Infrastructure** turns the city into a **"Sponge."**
* A "Green Roof" can "Hold 70%" of the rain that falls on it.
* A "Bioswale" "Drinks the Water" so the "Pipes" don't have to.
* The city "Manages the Water" where it "Falls."

'''2. The "Kidney" (Filtration)''':
Rainwater on a "Street" is "Dirty" (Oil, Lead, Trash).
* If it goes into a "Pipe," it goes "Directly into the River."
* If it goes into a **Bioswale**, the "Soil and Plants" act as a **"Kidney."**
* "Bacteria" in the soil "Eat the Oil."
* "Plants" "Suck up the Nitrogen and Lead."
* The "Water" that reaches the "Underground Aquifer" is **"Clean."**

'''3. The "Multi-Tasker" (Co-Benefits)''':
"Gray" pipes only do "One Thing" (Move Water).
* **Green Infrastructure** does **Ten Things**.
* It "Cools the Air" (see Article 537).
* It "Provides a Park" for people to sit in.
* It "Provides a Home" for birds and bees (see Article 539).
* It "Increases Property Value."
* It "Captures CO2."
* It is "Infrastructure" that is "Beautiful."

'''The 'High Line' (NYC)'''': An old "Industrial Rail Line" that was "Turned into a Park." It is a "Symbol" of green infrastructure: "Repurposing" the "Gray Past" into a "Green Future." It "Transformed" a "Dying Neighborhood" into a "Global Destination," proving that "Nature" is "Good for Business."
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