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GREEN BLUE STREET [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-11-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Landscape Architecture
- Urban Planning
- Water Resources Management
- Climate Change
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sponge street
1, record 1, English, sponge%20street
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sponge-street 2, record 1, English, sponge%2Dstreet
correct
- green and blue street 3, record 1, English, green%20and%20blue%20street
correct
- blue-green street 4, record 1, English, blue%2Dgreen%20street
correct
- green-blue street 5, record 1, English, green%2Dblue%20street
correct
- sponge road 6, record 1, English, sponge%20road
correct
- blue and green street 7, record 1, English, blue%20and%20green%20street
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Throughout the development, several streets have been indicated to include additional space for [low-impact] development (LID) approaches and additional stormwater management elements. These green and blue streets are designed to slow down, treat, temporarily store and convey stormwater that falls on site. 8, record 1, English, - sponge%20street
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sponge streets have both green and grey infrastructure to encourage stormwater infiltration along street medians, edges, sidewalks, curbs and/or intersections. The goal of a sponge street is to increase water infiltration and retention as well as to delay or restrict its conveyance to a watershed or treatment facility. 9, record 1, English, - sponge%20street
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Architecture paysagère
- Aménagement urbain
- Gestion des ressources en eau
- Changements climatiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rue éponge
1, record 1, French, rue%20%C3%A9ponge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- rue bleue-verte 2, record 1, French, rue%20bleue%2Dverte
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après les rues éponges, la ville de Montréal veut multiplier les trottoirs et les parcs-éponges. Le but : absorber une partie de l'eau de pluie lors des coups d'eau. 3, record 1, French, - rue%20%C3%A9ponge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une rue éponge comporte des infrastructures vertes et grises qui encouragent l'infiltration des eaux pluviales le long des terre-pleins, des bords de rue, des trottoirs, des bordures ou des intersections. L'objectif d'une rue éponge est d'augmenter l'infiltration et la rétention de l'eau ainsi que de retarder ou de limiter son évacuation vers un cours d'eau ou une station d'épuration. 4, record 1, French, - rue%20%C3%A9ponge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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