Tag: urban
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Blog Post
Rocky View County Shares Early Efforts to Recognize Nature as Infrastructure
Natural asset management (NAM) is getting off the ground in Rocky View County, Alberta. We sat down with two of the leaders…
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Blog Post
St. Albert Working to Secure Nature Amid Fast-Paced Development
With a rapidly expanding urban footprint and limited regulatory levers to ensure sustainable growth, the City of St. Albert, AB is looking…
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Blog Post
Pelham Greenbelt Project Reveals how Nature Provides Millions in Stormwater Management
A recent project in the Town of Pelham, Ontario, reveals how much communities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region rely on natural…
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Blog Post
Saanich Inventory Project Part of NAM Surge on Southern Vancouver Island
The District of Saanich (Saanich) is leveling-up in natural asset management (NAM) with the completion of their first natural asset inventory! The…
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Valuation
The Price of Nature
How to Recognize Nature’s Value in Natural Asset Management Oscar Wilde once observed that “a cynic knows the price of everything and…
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Report
Species at Risk and Natural Asset Management
NAI is piloting efforts to help local governments protect Species at Risk (SAR) while delivering core services through natural asset management. The…
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Report
Both/And: Integrating Natural Asset Management into Federal Housing Supply Policymaking
In a world increasingly aware of the need for sustainable development, the intersection of housing policy and natural infrastructure has never been…
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Case Study
Hausser la barre : normes de gestion des actifs naturels au Canada
C’est officiel : CSA W218, Spécifications pour les inventaires d’actifs naturels a été publiée en tant que norme nationale du Canada, une première dans…
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Case Study
‘Revolutionary Evolution’ Progressing Natural Asset Management in Selkirk, MB
Many local governments approach natural asset management step-by-step, often with an inventory or a single policy change first, testing the waters, and…
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Progress Report
Progress in the Prairies: Natural Asset Management in Saskatoon
The City of Saskatoon is creating a way to work with nature to meet critical service delivery needs through natural asset management (NAM). Specifically,…
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Announcement
Next Watershed Natural Assets Project Underway in Halifax
News from the East Coast: The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), together with the Natural Assets Initiative (NAI), is embarking on a natural…
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News Release
Worth Protecting: Grindstone Creek Watershed Provides $2 Billion in Stormwater Management Services
Project finds natural assets part of community climate infrastructure HALTON REGION, ON., December 6, 2022 — At a time when Ontario’s Greenbelt…
