Figure 6
The diagram shows a central text box labeled “Recommendations for Improvement”. This central box connects with four surrounding text boxes using double-headed arrows, each arrow labeled “associated with”. The text box at the upper left is labeled “Technical Solutions”, the text box at the top is labeled “Stakeholder Engagement”, the text box at the bottom center is labeled “Financial Mechanisms”, and the text box at the bottom right is labeled “Policy Development”. “Technical Solutions” connects downward with one outward arrow labeled “Link to”, which points to a text box labeled “Infrastructure Innovation”. “Infrastructure Innovation” connects with three outward arrows, which point to three text boxes labeled as follows: Text box 1: “Water-sensitive design”. Text box 2: “Green infrastructure”. Text box 3: “Smart drainage systems”. “Stakeholder Engagement” connects upward with two outward arrows labeled “Link to”. The first arrow links to a text box labeled “Professional Development”, which further connects with four outward arrows that point to four text boxes labeled as follows: Text box 4: “Skills enhancement”. Text box 5: “Technical training”. Text box 6: “Knowledge sharing”. Text box 7: “Capacity building”. The second upward arrow from “Stakeholder Engagement” links to a text box labeled “Public Education”, which further connects with four outward arrows that point to four text boxes labeled as follows: Text box 8: “Awareness programs”. Text box 9: “Industry engagement”. Text box 10: “Risk communication”. Text box 11: “Stakeholder participation”. “Policy Development” connects downward with one outward arrow labeled “Link to”, which points to a text box labeled “National and Local Framework”. This text box further connects with five outward arrows pointing to five text boxes labeled as follows: Text box 12: “Unified engineering standards”. Text box 13: “Planning coordination”. Text box 14: “Regional adaptations”. Text box 15: “National policy guidelines”. Text box 16: “Enforcement mechanisms”. “Financial Mechanisms” connects upward with two outward arrows labeled “Link to”. The first arrow connects to a text box labeled “Funding Structures”, which further connects with four outward arrows pointing to four text boxes labeled as follows: Text box 17: “Resource allocation”. Text box 18: “Cost recovery”. Text box 19: “Investment strategies”. Text box 20: “Sustainable funding”. The second outward arrow from “Financial Mechanisms” connects to a text box labeled “Incentive Programs”, which further connects with five outward arrows pointing to five text boxes labeled as follows: Text box 21: “Tax incentives”. Text box 22: “Development benefits”. Text box 23: “Property-owner incentives”. Text box 24: “Grant programs”. Each textbox has a diamond-shaped icon in front of its label.Recommendations for improving impervious area reduction strategies. Source: Authors' own work