The Green Initiative on Staten Island seeks to connect neighborhoods with natural drainage networks to help prevent flooding and alleviate overburdened storm drains. In this project, I model the projected flow of stormwater and use the results to identify where the city can leverage natural topography to expand the construction of sustainable drainage infrastructure.

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Tools Used

  • QGIS for analysis of topography and modeling of runoff channels

  • Adobe Illustrator for editing of maps and design of report

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