Mechanisms of Change in Urban Green Infrastructure—Evidence from Romania and Poland

Alexandru-Ionuț Petrișor, Lidia Mierzejewska and Andrei Mitrea
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Alexandru-Ionuț Petrișor: Doctoral School of Urban Planning, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, 010014 Bucharest, Romania
Lidia Mierzejewska: Faculty of Human Geography and Planning, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 61-680 Poznan, Poland
Andrei Mitrea: Department of Urban Planning and Territorial Development, Faculty of Urban Planning, Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism, 010014 Bucharest, Romania

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 5, 1-20

Abstract: The extent and continuity of green infrastructure can be adjusted by planning. Depending on the sense of the adjustment, the process can lead to a vicious cycle, resulting in poorer urban quality, or to a virtuous planning, thus leading to psychological wellbeing and sustainability. However, socioeconomic circumstances also play an important role in managing green infrastructure. Starting from these premises, the current study aims to take an in-depth look at the mechanisms of change in urban green infrastructure and provide concrete planning recommendations for dealing with the green infrastructure. It is based on a complex approach, combining an ecological design, including geo-statistical analyses of the structure and dynamics of different categories of green infrastructure in all Romanian and Polish cities covered by the Urban Atlas data during 2006–2018, with selected case studies for analyzing the deeper mechanisms and drivers of change in green infrastructure, and focusing on the role of different planning actors. The results indicate that green infrastructure was lost in all the cities analyzed, regardless of the different planning systems of the two countries. Based on this, specific recommendations can be phrased for all stakeholders of the planning process, including planners, local administrations, policy makers, and scientists.

Keywords: transitional dynamic; post-socialist countries; urban sprawl; derogatory planning; urban greenery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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