Green Infrastructure Planning in Metropolitan Regions to Improve the Connectivity of Agricultural Landscapes and Food Security

Carolina Yacamán Ochoa, Daniel Ferrer Jiménez and Rafael Mata Olmo
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Carolina Yacamán Ochoa: Research Group Landscape and Territory in Spain, Mediterranean Europe and Latin America, Department of Geography, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Daniel Ferrer Jiménez: Research Group Landscape and Territory in Spain, Mediterranean Europe and Latin America, Department of Geography, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Rafael Mata Olmo: Research Group Landscape and Territory in Spain, Mediterranean Europe and Latin America, Department of Geography, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain

Land, 2020, vol. 9, issue 11, 1-23

Abstract: Green infrastructure (GI), as a concept and as a tool for environmental land-use planning at various scales, has burst onto the academic, political, and policy-making scenes in the last two decades. This tool, associated with strategic planning, offers integrated solutions for improving the ecological connectivity and urban resilience of open spaces, especially those affected by processes of urban sprawl, the abandonment of agriculture, and the territorial fragmentation of habitats and traditional agricultural landscapes. In spite of the advantages of GI, its design and implementation face a range of challenges and limitations. In this context, this paper has two objectives: Firstly, to address a critical review of recent literature on the subject, which, among other things, highlights the lack of references to the role of peri-urban agriculture in GI planning, and the positive contribution made by peri-urban agriculture to the local food supply and other regulatory and cultural services. Secondly, to propose a methodology to contribute to integrating practical GI planning in metropolitan regions to maximize the activation of traditional agricultural landscapes and the improvement of landscape connectivity in metropolitan regions for the reconnection of rural-urban relationships.

Keywords: landscape ecology; metropolitan planning; multi-functionality; peri-urban agriculture; food security; urban resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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