Oceanside Town Uses Natural Assets to Its Advantage

The town of Gibson has changed the rules by placing natural assets on the same footing as built infrastructure

Oceanside Town Uses Natural Assets to Its Advantage

Gibsons (British Columbia) Chief Administrative Officer Emanuel Machado and Director of Infrastructure Services Dave Newman. Gibsons is the first North American jurisdiction to adopt an Eco-Asset Strategy that erases the distinctions between natural and built infrastructure. (Photography by Abigail Saxton)

Gibsons is small Canadian town that believes in a big idea. It’s the first North American jurisdiction to adopt an Eco-Asset Strategy that erases the distinctions between natural and engineered assets.

For sewer and water utilities, that means lakes, aquifers, and wetlands sit...

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