Lost in Transactions: Analysing the Institutional Arrangements Underpinning Urban Green Infrastructure

Mekala, Gayathri Devi; MacDonald, Darla Hatton

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.01.028

Cited by 24 publications

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“…138-152). The government may promote green development by creating mechanisms to motivate, evaluate, constrict, and subsidize [8,9] (pp. 1018-1031, pp.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The level of quality was determined by the reality of whether the system met the increasing daily living requirements of people [39] (pp. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18], which was why this study introduced multiple achievable standards of citizens when evaluating the developmental quality. The total-factor productivity computing methods borrowed research from Li [40] (pp.…”

Section: Evaluating Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One opinion asserts that implementing high-quality developmental policies can advance green development, with "green" being generally responsible for high-quality development [1] (pp. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. High-quality eco-environments and resources are major components of high-quality development.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…"Forcing methods" attempt to dissolve social contradictions in a way that tackles practical needs during reform and development [5] (pp. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] by generating impacts based on orientation, regulation, and creativity [6] (pp. 141-150).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Guided High-Quality Development, Resources, and Environmental Forcing in China’s Green Development

Yang

Wang

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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High-quality guided development and environmental forcing are two routes for China’s green development, and each has different focuses and outcomes. The aim of this study is to clarify coordinated mechanisms to reveal the reasons and determine paths for China’s green development. A research framework for synergetic evolution is established, and the Haken model is applied to analyze the different effects of high-quality development that guide resource- and environmental-forcing mechanisms. This research showed that: (1) the preferred route and key factor in China’s green development is high-quality developmental guidance; (2) high-quality development and environmental-forcing mechanisms are non-coordinated, and while the former might coordinate with the latter, the latter does not; (3) mutual promotion of high-quality developmental guidance and the resource mechanism was not observed; (4) the critical point coordinated value is 0.5686 for China’s green development. Eastern China possesses a relatively high level of green development, while the north, east, west, and central areas of the country still have much progress to make.

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“…138-152). The government may promote green development by creating mechanisms to motivate, evaluate, constrict, and subsidize [8,9] (pp. 1018-1031, pp.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Evaluating Indexmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Guided High-Quality Development, Resources, and Environmental Forcing in China’s Green Development

Yang

Wang

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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“…Concerning this, a great opportunity is provided by the spread of the urban green infrastructures (UGIs) [1], [2]. The concept of UGI is wide and refers to several planned and unplanned solutions which bring vegetation inside cities [3]. Vegetation is, in fact, the key to solve numerous environmental problems and to improve the quality of urban areas.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heat Transfer Modelling in Green Façades

Convertino

2020

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Making green urban environments through the application of the vertical green façades is an interesting new challenge in view of the growing sustainability of cities. Several advantages have been recognized for this type of passive technology. Inhabitants, buildings and cities are all recipients of these benefits. Due to their potential, an in-depth knowledge of the energy functioning of green façades and, consequently, their conscious use has become essential. This study traces a path for the energy analysis and modelling of green façade systems. Heat fluxes were identified and described by using a mathematical methodology and with the support of experimental data. The energy balance approach was followed. The most significant heat and mass transfer mechanisms were deepened and modelled. Convective, radiative and evapotranspirative exchanges were considered. Thanks to this strategy, the surface energy budget at the external building surface was evaluated. A comparison between the energy behaviour of a green façade and that of a bare wall was carried out. A measurement campaign relative to an experimental green façade realized at the University of Bari allowed also the implementation of realistic data. It was observed that the covered wall, behind the vegetation layer, gained 88% less energy than the bare wall during daytime in the summer. The findings demonstrated, with knowledge of the facts, that the green façades applied to buildings provide significant advantages in Mediterranean areas. In perspective, this study could be further developed through the writing of codes for the energy simulation of building equipped with green façades.

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Advancing management of urban forested natural areas: toward an urban silviculture?

Piana

Pregitzer

Hallett

2021

Frontiers in Ecol & Environ

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Cities worldwide are engaging in large-scale greening projects motivated by the wide range of documented ecological, economic, and social benefits of urban forests. Urban forested natural areas are a critical component of the total urban forest but are often overlooked and typically lack formal management frameworks. One approach to addressing this deficiency may be to borrow from traditional ecological management frameworks and practices (that is, silviculture). Although urban forested natural areas share similarities with rural forests, the impacts of urbanization on forest stand dynamics may require modification of these methods and in some cases development of novel silvicultural guidelines. We present an urban silviculture framework through which we synthesize emerging research and identify challenges and opportunities for advancing goal setting, assessments, and on-theground management strategies. Adapting silvicultural practices to cities can improve the long-term sustainability of urban forests and establish management approaches that address future conditions in forests across the urban-rural continuum.

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Lost in Transactions: Analysing the Institutional Arrangements Underpinning Urban Green Infrastructure

Cited by 24 publications

References 29 publications

Guided High-Quality Development, Resources, and Environmental Forcing in China’s Green Development

Guided High-Quality Development, Resources, and Environmental Forcing in China’s Green Development

Heat Transfer Modelling in Green Façades

Advancing management of urban forested natural areas: toward an urban silviculture?

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