While the use of green infrastructure is becoming more widely accepted, many communities continue to struggle to implement green infrastructure due to the complexity of the design and construction, the high cost of implementation, and the widespread concern about long-term maintenance. This presentation highlights a new design methodology, developed by the nationally recognized landscape architect Kevin Robert Perry, called “Tactical Green Infrastructure”, that helps strategically implement simple, low-cost, maintenance-friendly, and highly-effective stormwater projects in a short amount of time.
The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the audience to the principles, process, and successful examples of Tactical Green Infrastructure. Specifically, the author will introduce a unique public-private-academic program of Tactical Green Infrastructure called the Student Leadership in Green Infrastructure. Formed in 2015 by Kevin Robert Perry, the Student Leadership in Green Infrastructure is a group of inter-disciplinary students who work alongside design professionals to design, build, research, and advocate for simple and cost-effective green infrastructure projects throughout California- starting with university campuses as a canvas. Several Tactical Green Infrastructure retrofit projects have been completed to date in Northern California and the rapid success and recognition of this program has led to potentially expanding Tactical Green Infrastructure throughout the West Coast and beyond. This presentation will showcase several Tactical Green Infrastructure projects, including those implemented by the Student Leadership in Green Infrastructure program in a visually-rich and interactive presentation format including the use of videos of these projects during stormwater events.

Tactical Green Infrastructure: Implementing Simple, Low-Cost, and Fast-Paced Stormwater Projects

The International Low Impact Development Conference highlights interdisciplinary practice, research, and implementation of Low Impact Development (LID), Green Infrastructure (GI), Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) and Water Sensitive Urban Designs (WSUD). The focus will be on using our past and present understanding of LID to tune management programs, design practice, and operation and maintenance into the future.

[Paper Proceedings](https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784483114)