"This is a how-to book…It rests on the premise that green infrastructure is 'the sum of all our natural resources,' but it is not about stopping or rolling back development. Instead it is about a systematic way for a community to decide 'what is important and to develop a rationale for what to protect, ending up with four or five specific goals that everyone can agree on.'"
Planning
"This guide addresses a wide audience: planners, developers, city managers, landscape architects, architects, scientists, and others interested in how and where to develop or conserve land. Its simple and pleasant writing makes it valuable for professors, students, citizen groups, and conservationists. The examples given from the U.S. are applicable worldwide. It is a useful book that provides tools and tips, and I strongly recommend it."
Ana Faggi, The Nature of Cities
"Green infrastructure is now a commonly accepted urban planning concept. Yet knowledge about how to put together a comprehensive plan remains limited. With this excellent book, everything changes. Karen Firehock utilizes her many years of hands-on experience working with communities around the country to produce this indispensable guide."
Timothy Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, University of Virginia
"A long-awaited, clear and concise guide on how communities, land management and conservation entities can incorporate natural assets into their planning process for a viable return on their investment."
Nancy Stremple, National Urban Forestry Specialist, U.S. Forest Service
"Strategic Green Infrastructure Planning is practical and insightful. It provides a clear, step by step process for bringing consideration of green infrastructure into any community planning process. Based on years of real world expereince, it's a 'must read' for anyone interested in creating and sustaining communities that are ecologically and economically healthy."
William Jenkins, Former Director of the Maryland Green Infrastructure Assessment
"This book offers a comprehensive process that integrates conservation across scales. At a county level, there is always a need to link local conservation priorities with regional or statewide priorities, and this book’s approach readily translates across a range of stakeholder groups with varying interests and technical skill sets."
Amanda LaValle, Coordinator, Ulster County Department of the Environment
"The future of society depends on protection of natural capital that is the foundation of sustainable systems: green infrastructure. Firehock provides a well-documented and organized book about lessons learned from the efforts of the Green Infrastructure Center."
David Myers, Director, University of Maryland Landscape Architecture