Name: Identifying and Understanding Drivers of Green Infrastructure for Flood-Risk Reduction
Start: 2026-05-14T09:15:00-0600
End: 2026-05-14T09:30:00-0600

2026 CRHNet Symposium

Identifying and Understanding Drivers of Green Infrastructure for Flood-Risk Reduction

Thursday May 14, 2026 9:15am - 9:30am MDT

PIC 232

Building resilience to flooding begins with the communities who experience these impacts most directly. As cities face mounting pressures from climate change, urbanization, and increasing impervious surfaces, sustainable stormwater management has become crucial for reducing flood risk and safeguarding community well-being. Green infrastructure (GI) has proven effective as a nature-based approach, yet its adoption has often been limited by social, technical, and institutional challenges. Understanding the factors that supported successful implementation in past projects is therefore essential. This study employs a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) across 16 GI case studies to identify the combinations of factors that enable successful adoption and implementation. The analysis showed that stakeholder engagement was a central driver, encompassing public participation by government and public agencies, interagency collaboration among diverse organizations, contributions from private-sector partners, and most notably community involvement. Although each form of engagement played a role, community involvement stood out across cases, as many projects actively included residents in planning and decision-making or were implemented specifically to address community needs. The study also found that Regulatory Policies and Regulations consistently operated alongside engagement, reinforcing their importance in supporting GI adoption. The findings reveal that strong regulatory frameworks paired with inclusive stakeholder engagement, especially community participation are the key factors underpinning successful and sustainable green infrastructure implementation for flood-risk reduction.

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Tarisai Mudiwa

PhD Student in Disaster and Emergency Management, York University

Tarisai Mudiwa is a PhD student in the Disaster and Emergency Management program at York University. She has experience working with organizations such as the South African Red Cross Society, UN-Habitat, and the non-profit the Thrive Project, contributing to humanitarian programs... Read More →

Thursday May 14, 2026 9:15am - 9:30am MDT
PIC 232 NAIT Productivity and Innovation Centre

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