Contact: 
Karen Engel
Green Infrastructure Coordinator
NYS DEC
625 Broadway, 14th floor
Albany, NY 12233-1500
Email: kmengel@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Phone: 518-402-9517
Organization Website: 
http://www.dec.ny.gov/
Service(s): 
Funding/Grants
Focus: 
Natural Environment
Scale: 
State
Region(s): 
Mid-Atlantic
Sector: 
State/Local Government

The mission of NYS DEC is, "To conserve, improve and protect New York's natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being."

DEC's goal is to achieve this mission through the simultaneous pursuit of environmental quality, public health, economic prosperity and social well-being, including environmental justice and the empowerment of individuals to participate in environmental decisions that affect their lives.

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Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities
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Green Infrastructure: Linking Landscapes and Communities by Mark A. Benedict and Edward T. McMahon is an illustrative review of advances in smart land conservation and large scale thinking that provides a green solution to many of the problems associated with sprawling development.