Negotiating value and priorities: evaluating the demands of green infrastructure development

Roe, Maggie; Mell, İan

doi:10.1080/09640568.2012.693454

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“…Mell (2012) says that green infrastructure has been broadly defined in the literature to mean either investment in green space or as an infrastructure with sustainable objectives. While Vandermulen et al (2011) have identified green infrastructure with green spaces in general, Roe and Mell (2013) define it as highly modified or engineered "intentional landscapes," not covered by spontaneous vegetation. Byrne et al (2015) go beyond Roe and Mell in emphasising human modification and ecosystem services within green infrastructure (water purification, heat reduction), which are purposefully designed spaces.…”

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Implementation of Green Infrastructure Principles in Dubrovnik, Croatia to Minimize Climate Change Problems

Hrdalo¹,

Tomić²,

Pereković³

2015

Urbani izziv

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Increasing development pressure on the Croatian coastal zone has lead to environmental degradation due to a lack of appropriate strategies and policies in promoting well-planned and managed urban areas. Research has shown that six coastal cities have been facing problems connected with climate change (storm waters, floods, soil erosion and urban heath). Key elements of urban sustainability, in spatial context, are based on a balanced relationship between built and open urban spaces on one hand and connectivity between urban open spaces and between such spaces and surrounding landscapes at the regional scale (principles of urban green infrastructure). Detailed research based on comparative analysis shows that ecological problems have to do with unbalanced urban morphology in Dubrovnik (disappearance of green areas as absorptive surfaces and loss of connectivity). The findings offer a possible conceptual solution on applying the principles of green infrastructure, where the preservation and linkage of ecologically valuable green areas within urban fabric is crucial. These areas are planned as multifunctional spaces; they are important for biodiversity, urban morphology, and urban social life, as well as for mitigating the consequences of climate change.

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Implementation of Green Infrastructure Principles in Dubrovnik, Croatia to Minimize Climate Change Problems

Hrdalo¹,

Tomić²,

Pereković³

2015

Urbani izziv

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“…Thus, the MSPA method can detect diverse landscape elements and structure at fine scales. The space syntax method reveals the spatial structure of UGI and also associates the spatial structure with the patterns of human movements, stoppage, and exchange by examining the accessibility [46][47][48]. The combined use of these methods can be applied to address the relationship between the spatial morphological feature of the GI network and human activities, and subsequently evaluate network priorities accordingly.…”

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Evaluating Spatial Priority of Urban Green Infrastructure for Urban Sustainability in Areas of Rapid Urbanization: A Case Study of Pukou in China

Wei

Qian

et al. 2018

Sustainability

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Rapid urbanization in recent decades highlights the limitations on the sustainable development of cities due to the fragmentation of restricted urban green land. The aim of this paper is to formulate a workable framework for planning and managing urban green infrastructure (UGI) for urban sustainability. This study provides a new method for modeling and analyzing UGI based on a case study of the Pukou District in Nanjing, which is a typical developing area in China. We adopt the morphological spatial pattern analysis (MSPA) method and combine it with the landscape connectivity index to identify the UGI hubs and links. In addition, the least-cost path model is employed to construct the potential UGI network in this case. We further integrate the spatial syntax model into landscape ecological principles to evaluate the spatial priority of the UGI network. The results showed that the framework proposed in this study is suitable for the green infrastructure network construction by combining the MSPA, landscape connectivity, and the space syntax methods. This framework can be used to better understand the spatial distribution and priority of the green infrastructure network for achieving urban sustainability in China.

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“…The discourse on green infrastructure (GI, here understood as particular constellations of space; linear and/or more centered; material and biological resources at a specific location) is multifaceted and sometimes ambiguous [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. One underlying idea here is that within the discourse on sustainable urban development, this very multivalence of the concept of GI has prevented it from being realised and implemented to its full potential.…”

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The Implementation of Green Infrastructure: Relating a General Concept to Context and Site

Lindholm

2017

Preprint

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Abstract:In the quest for more sustainable urban landscape development, the concept of 'green infrastructure' (GI) has become central in policy documents and as a multifunctional general planning tool. GI is not however a simple and unambiguous solution. While there in policy documents are claims for more and connected GI, actual urban development takes another direction.The densifying imperative is hard to combine with an increased and more connected GI. This paper argues for a critical and diversified approach to the concept of GI, to facilitate its implementation in urban planning and management. While GI most often is seen as a common asset and a public good, the actual land use negotiations and management responsibilities cannot be limited to a public service discourse, but should address more clearly a variety of actors. Linguistic as well as spatial definitions of the two relevant dichotomies of 'green-grey' and 'public-private' are crucial in GI location, design, construction and management, it is argued. Overarching representations of GI will be needed, but also -and linked to it -a spatial storm water plan and an overall plan for public space. The development over time will need an intersectorial implementation and management program. Thus some of the GI intentions may be implemented in planning processes, some through reorganisation and redesign of public space, and some by agreements with landowners.

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Negotiating value and priorities: evaluating the demands of green infrastructure development

Cited by 116 publications

References 47 publications

Implementation of Green Infrastructure Principles in Dubrovnik, Croatia to Minimize Climate Change Problems

Implementation of Green Infrastructure Principles in Dubrovnik, Croatia to Minimize Climate Change Problems

Evaluating Spatial Priority of Urban Green Infrastructure for Urban Sustainability in Areas of Rapid Urbanization: A Case Study of Pukou in China

The Implementation of Green Infrastructure: Relating a General Concept to Context and Site

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