Download PDFOpen PDF in browserCan You See It? Is Green Infrastructure Invisible?10 pages•Published: June 2, 2026AbstractGreen Infrastructure (GI) is increasingly adopted in urban environments as a sustainable stormwater management strategy to reduce flooding risk, enhance resilience, and improve ecological performance. However, the continued adoption of GI also depends on public awareness, recognition, and engagement, particularly in shared community environments such as university campuses. Universities are uniquely positioned to adopt and advance GI technologies. Therefore, this ongoing study assessed levels of awareness, spatial knowledge, interaction, and perception with GI features among students at a large public research university in the southern US using a three-phase online survey. Complete survey responses from 85 participants (undergraduate and graduate students) were analyzed to evaluate familiarity with GI, recognition of three existing campus GI installations (an above-ground cistern, a bioswale, and a sand filtration basin), and interest in learning more about GI functions. Preliminary results indicate that while many respondents spend substantial time on the campus, GI features remain largely under-recognized, particularly lower-visibility systems. However, a strong interest in learning more suggests that awareness barriers are informational rather than attitudinal. The findings highlight opportunities to enhance campus flood resilience and sustainability literacy by improving GI visibility, adding interpretive signage, integrating curricula, and implementing campus engagement strategies.Keyphrases: above ground cistern, bioswales, climate change, green infrastructure (gi), sand filtration basin, urban flooding In: Wesley Collins, Anthony Perrenoud and John Posillico (editors). Proceedings of Associated Schools of Construction 62nd Annual International Conference, vol 7, pages 455-464.
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