Plants Not Pipes: A Solution to Florida’s Stormwater Pollution Problem

What if plants could offer a natural solution to Florida’s climate change challenges? This week, we dive into what you need to know about Low Impact Development and its potential to transform Florida’s climate response with Interim Director and Associate Professor of FAU’s School of Architecture Jeff Huber.        

Additional Resources:       

• Read an interview with Jeff Huber in the Invading Sea about the role of architecture and design in Florida’s response to a changing climate 
• Watch a 14 min CES video on Stormwater Treatment Areas, the largest constructed wetlands in the world, to explore how plants are used to filter out pollutants in Florida.  
• Learn about Living Shorelines, a highly specialized variety of green infrastructure used in Florida and other coastal states.
• A Story Map of green infrastructure projects completed in Florida.

With the release of this episode, we are thrilled to share a new addition to our podcast series: Home and High Water: Resilience In Focus. These “bite-sized” episodes (around 10 minutes each) will give you a brief dive into a particular resilience topic, helping you to stay up to date in our latest coastal and climate resilience research.