Development of Smart Inner City Recreational Facilities to Encourage Active Living

Foster, Leon; Heller, Ben; Williams, Alan; Dunn, Marcus; Curtis, David; Goodwill, Simon

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-48799-1_50

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“…An interconnected network of green spaces, which comprise urban parks, individual gardens, green walls and roofs, urban wetlands, and community and tenement plots, is designed and managed to offer a variety of environmental, social, and economic benefits (Foster et al, 2011). This network is referred to as green infrastructure.…”

Section: Grey Green and Smart Infrastructure Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Increasing the recreational and physical activities of a city's population is linked to improvements in health and wellbeing and results in reductions in health care costs due to a healthy population (Foster et al, 2016). Gardens and green roofs utilized for stormwater drainage can also be used for urban recreational spaces due to their aesthetic value.…”

Section: Recreation and Outdoor Spaces Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Potential advantages in combining smart and green infrastructure over silo approaches for future cities

Kaluarachchi

2020

Front. Eng. Manag.

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Cities are incorporating smart and green infrastructure components in their urban design policies, adapting existing and new infrastructure systems to integrate technological advances to mitigate extreme weather due to climate change. Research has illustrated that smart green infrastructure (SGI) provides not only climate change resilience but also many health and wellbeing benefits that improve the quality of life of citizens. With the growing demand for smart technology, a series of problems and challenges, including governance, privacy, and security, must be addressed. This paper explores the potential to transition from grey, green, or smart silos to work with nature-based solutions and smart technology to help change cities to achieve considerable environmental and socio-economic benefits. The concepts of grey, green, and smart infrastructure are presented, and the needs, benefits, and applications are investigated. Moreover, the advantages of using integrated smart, green nature-based solutions are discussed. A comprehensive literature review is undertaken with keyword searches, including journal papers, stakeholder and case study reports, and local authority action plans. The methodology adopts multimethod qualitative information review, including literature, case studies, expert interviews, and documentary analysis. Published data and information are analysed to capture the key concepts in implementing SGI systems, such as storm-water control, flood and coastal defense, urban waste management, transportation, recreation, and asset management. The paper investigates the elimination of silo approaches and the alleviation of the destructions caused by extreme weather events using these interdependent SGI systems supported by novel data-driven platforms to provide nature-based solutions to boost the health and wellbeing of the residents.

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Section: Grey Green and Smart Infrastructure Conceptsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Recreation and Outdoor Spaces Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%