Green Blue Infrastructure
Abstract
EC Green Infrastructure Strategy (EC, 2013) defines Green Infrastructure (GI) as “a strategically
planned network of natural and semi-natural areas with other environmental features designed
and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services. It incorporates green spaces (or
blue if aquatic ecosystems are concerned) and other physical features in terrestrial (including
coastal) and marine areas. On land, GI is present in rural and urban settings.” Although the EC
definition includes aquatic ecosystems, the expression “green and blue infrastructure” (GBI)
has recently started to be used in order to highlight more explicitly the aquatic dimension of
the concept, alongside the terrestrial one.
GI is a natural spatial structure that serves the interests of both people and nature. In contrast
to usually mono-functional ‘grey’ infrastructures - GI is multifunctional. It aims to enhance
nature’s ability to deliver multiple ecosystem goods and services that contribute to susta...inable
development by providing variety of environmental, social, biodiversity as well as climate
change and adaptation benefits. Elements of GI differ in relation to scale, and span from
forests, regional parks, rivers and floodplains etc., at regional level, to street trees, hedges,
ponds, green roofs and walls, etc. at local site scale.
GI planning and design is based on holistic understanding of the complex interrelations
and dynamics of socio-ecological systems, and assumes interdisciplinary and multi-scale
approach, thus creating a new challenges to academic education.
Keywords:
Green Blue Infrastructure / Green InfrastructureSource:
Statements for Teaching through Design for Sustainability of the Built Environment and Heritage Awareness, 2021, 314-321Publisher:
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture
Funding / projects:
- Enhancing of Heritage Awareness and Sustainability of Built Environment in Architectural and Urban Design Higher Education (HERSUS), co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, grant number 2020-1-RS01-KA203-065407
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200090 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200090)
Institution/Community
Arhitektonski fakultetTY - CHAP AU - Živković, Jelena PY - 2021 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1488 AB - EC Green Infrastructure Strategy (EC, 2013) defines Green Infrastructure (GI) as “a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas with other environmental features designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services. It incorporates green spaces (or blue if aquatic ecosystems are concerned) and other physical features in terrestrial (including coastal) and marine areas. On land, GI is present in rural and urban settings.” Although the EC definition includes aquatic ecosystems, the expression “green and blue infrastructure” (GBI) has recently started to be used in order to highlight more explicitly the aquatic dimension of the concept, alongside the terrestrial one. GI is a natural spatial structure that serves the interests of both people and nature. In contrast to usually mono-functional ‘grey’ infrastructures - GI is multifunctional. It aims to enhance nature’s ability to deliver multiple ecosystem goods and services that contribute to sustainable development by providing variety of environmental, social, biodiversity as well as climate change and adaptation benefits. Elements of GI differ in relation to scale, and span from forests, regional parks, rivers and floodplains etc., at regional level, to street trees, hedges, ponds, green roofs and walls, etc. at local site scale. GI planning and design is based on holistic understanding of the complex interrelations and dynamics of socio-ecological systems, and assumes interdisciplinary and multi-scale approach, thus creating a new challenges to academic education. PB - University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture T2 - Statements for Teaching through Design for Sustainability of the Built Environment and Heritage Awareness T1 - Green Blue Infrastructure SP - 314 EP - 321 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1488 ER -
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Živković, J.. (2021). Green Blue Infrastructure. in Statements for Teaching through Design for Sustainability of the Built Environment and Heritage Awareness University of Belgrade, Faculty of Architecture., 314-321. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1488
Živković J. Green Blue Infrastructure. in Statements for Teaching through Design for Sustainability of the Built Environment and Heritage Awareness. 2021;:314-321. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1488 .
Živković, Jelena, "Green Blue Infrastructure" in Statements for Teaching through Design for Sustainability of the Built Environment and Heritage Awareness (2021):314-321, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_raf_1488 .