Green Infrastructure Planning Principles: An Integrated Literature Review

Renato Monteiro, José C. Ferreira and Paula Antunes
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Renato Monteiro: MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Campus de Caparica, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
José C. Ferreira: MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Campus de Caparica, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
Paula Antunes: CENSE—Center for Environmental and Sustainability Research, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Campus de Caparica, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal

Land, 2020, vol. 9, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: Green infrastructure is a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas, including green and blue spaces and other ecosystems, designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services at various scales. Apart from the ecological functions, green infrastructure, as a planning tool, contributes to social and economic benefits, leading to the achievement of sustainable, resilient, inclusive and competitive urban areas. Despite recent developments, there is still no consensus among researchers and practitioners regarding the concept of green infrastructure as well as its implementation approaches, which makes it often difficult for urban planners and other professionals in the field to develop a robust green infrastructure in some parts of the world. To address this issue, an integrative literature review was conducted to identify which green infrastructure planning principles should be acknowledged in spatial planning practices to promote sustainability and resilience. As a result of this literature review, the most common eight green infrastructure planning principles were selected—connectivity, multifunctionality, applicability, integration, diversity, multiscale, governance, and continuity. These principles intend to promote and simplify the development and use of green infrastructure by different academic and implementation organizations and provide a more defined model for sustainable landscape management in order to help practitioners and decision makers during the conceptualization and planning of green infrastructure.

Keywords: green infrastructure; spatial planning; principles; integrative literature review (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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