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Green Infrastructure

open access: yesJurnal Perpajakan dan Keuangan Publik
This chapter explores Green Infrastructure (GI) as a pivotal approach in sustainable urban development, integrating natural and engineered systems to create resilient and livable cities. It examines how GI enhances ecosystem services, mitigates climate change impacts, and supports biodiversity while contributing to human well-being.
Manjari Sharma   +2 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Green Infrastructure

open access: yesEncyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, 2017
This chapter examines opportunities for using green infrastructure in classroom and after-school activities and strengthening student contact with and attachment to their local environment. Education about green infrastructure refers to the learning opportunities provided by infrastructure projects in cities, where ecosystem services are intertwined ...
Laura B. Cole   +3 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Green infrastructure inequality in the context of COVID-19: Taking parks and trails as examples. [PDF]

open access: yesUrban For Urban Green, 2023
Inequality in access to urban green infrastructures has been a major concern among scholars and governments, especially since the COVID-19 outbreak.
Wu Y, Wei YD, Liu M, García I.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Green Infrastructure Designed through Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Development. [PDF]

open access: yesInt J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
With the goal of enhancing the quality of the environment, urban green infrastructure (UGI) is an essential element in sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions (NBS) are being carried out as new infrastructure solutions that increase the resilience
Štrbac S   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The impact of small-scale green infrastructure on the affective wellbeing associated with urban sites. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep, 2023
The largest public space in any city is its streets. Investments which incorporate small-scale green infrastructure into streetscapes can bring more nature into the lives of urban residents worldwide, including those living in even the most economically ...
Navarrete-Hernandez P, Laffan K.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Citizen Sensing within Urban Greenspaces: Exploring Human Wellbeing Interactions in Deprived Communities of Glasgow

open access: yesLand, 2023
The relationship between urban greenspaces and the benefits to psychological, social, and physical aspects of human wellbeing are important to study, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas and underrepresented communities.
Richard leBrasseur
doaj   +1 more source

Green Infrastructure for Urban Flood Resilience: A Review of Recent Literature on Bibliometrics, Methodologies, and Typologies

open access: yesWater, 2023
Urban flood resilience can critically diminish the negative effects of extreme climatic conditions. In recent decades, green infrastructure has been gaining attention among researchers and authorities in terms of its use in urban contexts to enhance ...
Mina Khodadad   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ecosystem service delivery by urban agriculture and green infrastructure – a systematic review

open access: yesEcosystem Services, 2022
The ability for urban ecosystems to deliver provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services is vital for the health, sustainability, and resilience of urban environments.
D. Evans   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Decision Support Tool for Green Infrastructure Planning in the Face of Rapid Urbanization

open access: yesLand, 2023
Multifunctional green infrastructure, a key component of compact sustainable cities, is challenged by the pressures associated with rapid urbanization. In this paper, we present a method that uses remote sensing, GIS modeling and stakeholder engagement ...
Peta Brom   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

An Exploratory Case-Study Approach to Understand Multifunctionality in Urban Green Infrastructure Planning in a South African Context

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) intend to encourage liveable urban environments by 2030 with a main focus on strategies to achieve environmental and human well-being.
Burne Van Zyl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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