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Abstract

Green infrastructure is a range of measures that use plant or soil systems, permeable pavement, storm water harvest, and reuse to store, filtrate, or evapotranspiration storm water and reduce flows to sewer systems or to surface waters. Modifying regional capital assets with green infrastructure systems can provide multiple benefits, such as slower rates of evaporation, reduced regional heat, and social benefits like communal green spaces. In this study, we aim to create a spatial methodology to identify desirable places for green infrastructure where those benefits could be maximized in communities. To apply the methodology, the eastern Fairfax County, along the Route One Corridor in Virginia, was chosen as an experimental case. We find that multidimensional considerations can facilitate the creation of green infrastructure systems in places where storm water mitigation capacity and capital flow are strengthened, and long-term communal benefits are reaped more significantly.