Setting the Standard for Green Infrastructure: The Need for, and Features of, a Benchmark in England

Tom Calvert, Danielle Sinnett, Nick Smith, Gemma Jerome, Sarah Burgess and Louise King

Planning Practice & Research, 2018, vol. 33, issue 5, 558-573

Abstract: Green infrastructure is an essential component of health and sustainable places. The quality of green infrastructure often represents a missed opportunity to achieve this. This paper presents a review examining how built environment assessment systems evaluate the quality of green infrastructure. This was used to develop proposals for a new benchmark, which were examined by experts in terms of the demand, scope and operation. The findings suggest that current systems are not providing a robust assessment of green infrastructure and that a benchmark for green infrastructure would overcome some of the challenges associated with its planning, design and delivery.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2018.1531580

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