ABSTRACT
As the 20th-century infrastructure of the “developed” world degrades, rusts, and decays, it needs a more sustainable, resilient replacement (Bélanger 2013). The 20th-century modernist-functionalist urban infrastructure reflects single-purpose efficiency thinking and depends on energy-intensive materials and performance (National Academy Press 1986). If the predominately urban world of the 21st century embraces the global aspiration for sustainability, replacement of 20th-century urban infrastructure should not rely on such modernist, specialized single-purpose
19.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 385 19.2 Challenges for Green Infrastructure Acceptance ......................................... 387
19.2.1 Performance ...................................................................................... 388 19.2.2 Appearance ....................................................................................... 389 19.2.3 Economy ........................................................................................... 389 19.2.4 Working Method ............................................................................... 389
19.3 Adaptive Design and Designed Experiments ...............................................390 19.4 Green Infrastructure, Climate Change, and the Increase in Extreme
Rainfall in the State of São Paulo, Brazil ..................................................... 392 19.5 The Santo André Green Infrastructure Study: How Much Could Green
Infrastructure Help with Urban Flood Management in a São Paulo Neighborhood? .............................................................................................. 393
19.6 Interdisciplinary Green Infrastructure Field Experiment, University of São Paulo ...................................................................................................... 396 19.6.1 Discussion of Water Quality Analysis .............................................. 399
19.7 Toward an Adaptive Design and Planning Research Agenda for Green Infrastructure ................................................................................................400
References ..............................................................................................................402
