Brian Young Commentary: Green Space is Good Politics

AutodeskAEC

In this podcast, hosted by Angela Simoes of Autodesk, hear Brian Young, Sustainable Infrastructure Product Manager for Autodesk discuss how green space is “good politics”. The interview opens by defining what green spaces are, and then Brian focuses on a key benefit of how green spaces impact a community's water by absorbing this precious resource. Next, they touch on how cities around the world are now pushing for green infrastructure, followed by an examination of the “big question” today - how to measure the financial [quantitative] benefits to justify both green space and green infrastructure investments. Brian explains that new tools such as AutoCASE are available to help assign dollar values to these projects. Angela then asks Brian about responses by the public, e.g. in Philadelphia, to green infrastructure proposals. The conversation ends on how water management is changing from a centralized to a more distributed, flexible approach as cities redevelop.