Negotiating value and priorities: evaluating the demands of green infrastructure development
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- Maggie Roe
- Ian Mell
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| Author(s) | | Roe MH, Mell IC |
| Publication type | | Article |
| Journal | | Journal of Environmental Planning & Management |
| Year | | 2013 |
| Volume | | 56(6) |
| Issue | | epub ahead of print |
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| ISSN (print) | | 0964-0568 |
| ISSN (electronic) | | 1360-0559 |
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| The potential of green infrastructure (GI) development has been recognised in a number of countries. In the UK, planning policy has identified GI and brought it into the legislative framework. It is assumed that it has a value for landscape enhancement for multifunctional aims: for increasing the adaptive capacity of the environment for climate change and long-term sustainability whilst protecting its ecological and social values. This paper uses an evaluative tool developed from a plan of action proposed in the early stages of GI thinking by applying it to a contemporary case study in England. This assessment reveals a mismatch between policy aims and the potential on the ground for creating GI. The study reveals ‘institutional schizophrenia’, a fragmented approach to the delivery of GI that affects stakeholder collaboration and confidence. The findings suggest a possible decrease in the level of GI creation because of restrictions placed upon local authorities and important repercussions for GI development and potential ecosystem services. |
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| Publisher | | Routledge |
| URL | | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2012.693454 |
| DOI | | 10.1080/09640568.2012.693454 |
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