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URBAN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING A GUIDE FOR PRACTITIONERS
WƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐ͛ŐƵŝĚĞƚŽ ƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ ďĂƐĞĚŽŶƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶĐŝƟĞƐĂƐƉĂƌƚ ŽĨƚŚĞh&WϳƉƌŽũĞĐƚ 'ZE^hZ'͘
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GREEN SURGE Deliverable 5.3 tŽƌŬWĂĐŬĂŐĞϱ͗'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ Partners Involved: TUM, UNIBA, FFCUL, MRI, UCPH, UH, WU, SRC, FCRA, ICLEI, ULOD, UL, WZK&;ƐĞĞ>ŝƐƚŽĨŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ͕ƉĂŐĞƐϵϰͲϵϱĨŽƌĨƵůůŶĂŵĞƐŽĨŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐͿ The content of this report is based on the results of research on green infrastructure planning ĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŝŶƵƌŽƉĞĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞh&WϳƉƌŽũĞĐƚ'ZE^hZ';Es͘ϮϬϭϯ͘ϲ͘ϮͲϱͲ ϲϬϯϱϲϳ͖ϮϬϭϯͲϮϬϭϳͿ See more at ǁǁǁ͘ŐƌĞĞŶƐƵƌŐĞ͘ĞƵ
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URBAN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING A GUIDE FOR PRACTITIONERS
PREFACE There has been much research in recent years focusing on how green space can contribute to health, quality of life and economic growth in cities. Emerging from some of this research is a new concept: urban green infrastructure (UGI) planning – an integrated approach to strategically planning green spaces. This guide presents this new approach as well as offering guidance and inspiration for the planning and governance of cities around the world. The content of this guide is based on the results of research on current knowledge and practice of green infrastructure planning and implementation in Europe, as part of the project Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy (2013-2017) – GREEN SURGE for short. The project is a collaboration between 24 partners in 11 countries and is funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Overall, GREEN SURGE aims to identify, develop and test ways of linking green spaces, biodiversity, people and a green economy, in order to meet major urban
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This guide is a product of GREEN SURGE Work Package 5 ‘Green infrastructure planning and implementation’ and is the result of three consecutive phases of research: 1) analysis of the current stateof-the-art in planning practice across 20 European cities, 2) analysis of good practices in 10 of those cities, and 3) tool and strategy development in selected Urban Learning Labs. The research included literature reviews, analysis of planning documents and other written ǡϐǡings, stakeholder workshops, interviews
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found on the project website at http:// greensurge.eu/working-packages/wp5/. A first draft edition of this guide was shared with GREEN SURGE partners in different European cities for review and field testing in 2016. This edition incorporates their feedback. We would like to warmly thank all those who shared their experience and ideas as part of this process!
dŚĞ'ZE^hZ'ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚĞĂŵŝŶĚŝŶďƵƌŐŚ͕ϮϬϭϰ͘DĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞƉĞŽƉůĞƉŝĐƚƵƌĞĚǁĞƌĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐƚŚŝƐŐƵŝĚĞ͘ Credit: GREEN SURGE
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DĂŬŝŶŐŝƚŚĂƉƉĞŶ͊ ŵďĞĚĚŝŶŐh'/ŝŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐh'/ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ͗ƵŶĐŽǀĞƌǀĂůƵĞĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐƉůĂŶƐ͗ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ ŶŐĂŐŝŶŐƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͗ĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƚŽƌĂůĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͗ƚĂŬĞĂĐƟŽŶĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ
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HIGHLIGHTS t,d/^hZE'ZE/E&Z^dZhdhZW>EE/E'͍ hƌďĂŶ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ;h'/ͿƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝƐĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŚĂƚĂŝŵƐƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐŽĨŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚďůƵĞƐƉĂĐĞƐŝŶ ƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂƐ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞĚƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂƚĂůůƐƉĂƟĂůƐĐĂůĞƐ͘
t,z/^hZE'ZE/E&Z^dZhdhZ^K/DWKZdEd͍ h'/ŝƐĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐĂďƌŽĂĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƵƌďĂŶĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ĂĚĂƉƟŶŐƚŽĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŶĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͘dŽĐĂƉƚƵƌĞƚŚŝƐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů͕ůŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐŶĞĞĚƚŽƉůĂŶĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJĂŶĚŚŽůŝƐƟĐĂůůLJ͘
CORE PRINCIPLES ƐŽƵŶĚh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶĨŽƵƌƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐ͗ ͻ 'ƌĞĞŶͲŐƌĞLJŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶʹĐŽŵďŝŶŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚŐƌĞLJŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ͻ ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJʹĐƌĞĂƟŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ ͻ DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJʹĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŵƵůƟƉůĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ services
ͻ ^ŽĐŝĂůŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶʹĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞĂŶĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ
ĂƌĐĞůŽŶĂŚĂƐƉůĂŶƐƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂďůLJŝŶƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘dŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ͚'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂŶĚ ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJWůĂŶ͛ŝƐĂŶ ĂŵďŝƟŽƵƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƚŽŽůƚŽ ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŝŶƚŚĞ ĚĞŶƐĞůLJͲďƵŝůƚDĞĚŝƚĞƌƌĂŶĞĂŶ ŵĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƐ͘ǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶ ŶŐůŝƐŚǁǁǁ͘ďĂƌĐĞůŽŶĂ͘ĐĂƚ Credit: Rieke Hansen
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HIGHLIGHTS KEY MESSAGES &ŽƌďĞƐƚƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͕h'/ƉůĂŶŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚ͗ ͻ ŵďƌĂĐĞƚŚĞĨƵůůĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶʹĂŶĚďůƵĞ͊ůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚďůƵĞ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉŽƌŽƌŝŐŝŶ͕ĐĂŶďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƉĂƌƚŽĨĂh'/ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘
ͻ ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞĨƵůůƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵŽĨďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͗ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů͕ƐŽĐŝĂůEĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͘ ͻ Use a mix of assessment tools to raise awareness of the diverse values of h'/ĂŶĚŝƚƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŽŐĂŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞ͘
ͻ Seek support to develop UGI planning strategies, for example, through ŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƐŽƌĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ͕ŽƌďLJŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐǁŝŶĚŽǁƐŽĨŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ͘
ͻ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞƉůĂŶƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞƐĐĂůĞƐ͕ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵ ŵĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶƌĞŐŝŽŶƐƚŽŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐŝƚĞƐ͘
ͻ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ͘ ͻ ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚĐŝǀŝůƐŽĐŝĞƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘ ͻ ĞǀĞůŽƉƐƚƌŽŶŐ͕ďƵƚŇĞdžŝďůĞ͕ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐĂŶĚŵŝdž͚ŚĂƌĚ͛ĂŶĚ͚ƐŽŌ͛ŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ĂĚŽƉƟŶŐĂůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵŽƵƚůŽŽŬ͘
ͻ ^ƚĂƌƚǁŝƚŚƉŝůŽƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚŽƚĞƐƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĂŶĚďƵŝůĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ ͻ hŶůŽĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐďLJĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŶŐ͕ƉŽŽůŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘
ͻ /ĚĞŶƟĨLJůĞƐƐǀŽĐĂůŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚƵƐĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƚŽŽůƐĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƚŽ ĞŶŐĂŐĞƚŚĞŵ͕ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐŝŶŐƐŬŝůůĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨŽƌƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ͘
ͻ >ŽŽŬĨŽƌƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůŝŶŬƐ͕ƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐĂŶĚͬŽƌĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ͘
^ĞůĨͲĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚŽŽůƐ͗ ͻ ŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞĐŚĞĐŬůŝƐƚƐ;WĂƌƚͿƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞLJŽƵƌŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ͛ƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚh'/ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĞīŽƌƚƐĂŶĚƐĞĞƚŚĞdŽŽůďŽdžĨŽƌǁĂLJƐƚŽƉƵƚh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘
tEddKŝƐƚƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐƚŽƚŚĞŐƵŝĚĞ͘
LEGEND ֻ /ŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐͲůŝŶŬďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŬĞLJƚŚĞŵĞƐĂŶĚĐĂƐĞ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐĞdžƉůŽƌĞĚŝŶWĂƌƚƐ͕͕ĂŶĚ͘ /ŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐĂĐůŝĐŬĂďůĞŚLJƉĞƌůŝŶŬƚŽĂƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŽŶůŝŶĞ͘ ŝƌĞĐƚƐLJŽƵƚŽƚŚĞƚŽŽůďŽdž͕ǁŚĞƌĞLJŽƵĐĂŶĮŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĂů ƚŽŽůƐĂŶĚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐƚŽŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘
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WůĂŶŶŝŶŐhƌďĂŶ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ hZE'ZE/E&Z^dZhdhZΈh'/ΉW>EE/E'͵ A DEFINITION UGI planning is a strategic planning approach that aims to develop networks of green and blue spaces in urban areas, designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂƚĂůůƐƉĂƟĂůƐĐĂůĞƐ͘ ƵĞƚŽŝƚƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟǀĞ͕ŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͕h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝƐĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨĂĚĚƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ĂďƌŽĂĚƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƵƌďĂŶĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ĂĚĂƉƟŶŐƚŽ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŶĞĐŽŶŽŵLJĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͘
We are in the middle of an urban era. Worldwide, more than half of us live in cities, and the number is rising – making urbanisation a fundamental reality of our common future. There can be little doubt that cities are where ‘our struggle for global sustainability will be won or lost1’. Meanwhile, in the urban context and beyond, concerns have grown regarding loss of biodiversity and degradation of natural resources – giving rise to recognition of the central role that green space networks have to play in cities and cityregions. In May 2013, the European Commission published a strategy to promote green infrastructure – essential to
the functioning of cities and regions – and mainstream it in EU policy areas2. The strategy notes the potential for green spaces to make a major contribution to sustainable development, by enhancing social cohesion, supporting the economy, and adapting to a changing climate, and highlights the importance of green infrastructure solutions in cities, where more than 60% of the EU population lives3. To harness the full potential of urban green spaces, however, a carefully conceived, evidence-based approach is required. This guide aims to support such an approach by providing advice on how to plan for and develop urban green infrastructure (UGI).
dŚĞ^ĐŚƂŶĞďĞƌŐĞƌ^ƺĚŐĞůćŶĚĞ ŝŶĞƌůŝŶŝƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂŶƵƌďĂŶ ŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌĂŶĚĞdžĞŵƉůŝĮĞƐ ĂŶŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ ĐŽŵďŝŶŝŶŐƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕Ăƌƚ ŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƵƌďĂŶǁŝůĚĞƌŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘ Credit: Rieke Hansen
REFERENCES 1 United Nations, 2012. Our Struggle for Global Sustainability Will Be Won or Lost in Cities,’ Says Secretary-General, at New York Event [Press release]. Available from: un.org/press/en/2012/sgsm14249.doc.htm
2 European Commission, 2013. Building a Green Infrastructure for Europe. Luxembourg. Available from: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ TXT/?uri=CELEX:52013DC0249
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hƌďĂŶ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͙ ͙ĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽƚĂĐŬůĞŬĞLJƵƌďĂŶĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚĐŝƟĞƐĨĂĐĞ
,ĞƌĞŝŶWĂƌƚ͕ǁĞĞdžƉůŽƌĞŚŽǁh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ƚĂŬŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƚLJƉĞƐ;ƐĞĞ'ƌĞĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞdLJƉŽůŽŐLJŽŶƉĂŐĞϲͿĐĂŶĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĨŽƵƌŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƵƌďĂŶ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͗ ϭ͘ ĚĂƉƟŶŐƚŽĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ Ϯ͘ WƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ϯ͘ WƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĂŐƌĞĞŶĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ ϰ͘ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ These are explored in more detail here in Part A.
…is based on four core principles
ϭͿ'ƌĞĞŶͲŐƌĞLJŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶʹĐŽŵďŝŶŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚŐƌĞLJŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƐĞĞŬƐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌŝŶĨƌĂͲ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĂŶĚƵƟůŝƟĞƐ͘
ϮͿŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJʹĐƌĞĂƟŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚ ƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂůŽŶĞ͘
ϯͿDƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJʹĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŵƵůƟƉůĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŝŵƐĂƚĐŽŵďŝŶŝŶŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJŽĨƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƚŽĚĞůŝǀĞƌŵƵůƟƉůĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐʹĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐĂŶĚƚƌĂĚĞͲŽīƐ͘
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SUPPORTING PRINCIPLES tŚŝůĞƚŚĞĨŽƵƌĐŽƌĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂůďĂƐŝƐĨŽƌh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĂůƐŽ ƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ͗ ͻ DƵůƟͲƐĐĂůĞ͗h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŝŵƐƚŽůŝŶŬĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƉĂƟĂůůĞǀĞůƐ͕ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŵĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶƌĞŐŝŽŶƐƚŽŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐŝƚĞƐ͘ ͻ DƵůƟͲŽďũĞĐƚ͗ůůƚLJƉĞƐŽĨƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚďůƵĞƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ƌĞŐĂƌĚůĞƐƐŽĨŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉĂŶĚŽƌŝŐŝŶ͕ĐĂŶďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨ ĂŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘ ͻ /ŶƚĞƌͲĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJ͗h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŝŵƐĂƚůŝŶŬŝŶŐĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƐĐŝĞŶĐĞ͕ƉŽůŝĐLJĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͘/ƚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞƐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĚĞŵĂŶĚƐĨƌŽŵĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĮĞůĚƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĞĐŽůŽŐLJ͕ƵƌďĂŶĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ͕ĂŶĚŝƐŝĚĞĂůůLJĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŝŶƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶůŽĐĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͘
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GREEN SPACE TYPOLOGY Urban green (and blue) spaces are incredibly diverse, ranging from urban forests to rooftop gardens. Some of these spaces are already typically considered in planning practice, but others (particularly private green spaces such as gardens, but also urban farmlands) have received less attention in research and practice. Often, their contribution to UGI networks is not so well understood.
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GREEN SURGE has contributed to this knowledge gap by developing a green space typology made up of 44 elements, in eight groups, and
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their corresponding ecosystem services (see Deliverable 3.1). This provides an important basis for understanding the functional connections between green spaces and the surrounding built environment. An overview of the elements is provided below.
EĂƚƵƌĂů͕ƐĞŵŝͲŶĂƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĨĞƌĂůĂƌĞĂƐ ͻ ĨŽƌĞƐƚ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƌĞŵŶĂŶƚǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͕ ŵĂŶĂŐĞĚĨŽƌĞƐƚƐ͕ŵŝdžĞĚĨŽƌŵƐͿ ͻ shrubland ͻ abandoned areas ͻ rocks ͻ sand dunes ͻ ƐĂŶĚƉŝƚ͕ƋƵĂƌƌLJ͕ŽƉĞŶĐĂƐƚŵŝŶĞ ͻ wetland, bog, fen, marsh
ƵŝůĚŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐ ͻ balcony green ͻ ground-based green wall ͻ facade-bound green wall ͻ extensive green roof ͻ intensive green roof ͻ atrium
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WĂƌŬƐĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ͻ large urban park ͻ historical park/garden ͻ pocket park ͻ botanical garden/arboretum ͻ zoological garden ͻ neighbourhood green space ͻ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ ͻ cemetery and churchyard ͻ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉŽƌƚĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ ͻ camping areas
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While all these elements can and should be considered in UGI planning, urban green infrastructure is more than simply a new name for existing green space elements. Using the principles of connectivity and multifunctionality, it is possible to determine which of these spaces form part of the city’s UGI network (see Part B) and where it is necessary either to improve the quality of existing elements, or invest in new ones and strengthen linkages (see Part C).
ůƵĞƐƉĂĐĞƐ ͻ lake, pond ͻ river, stream ͻ dry riverbed ͻ canal ͻ estuary ͻ delta ͻ coast ZŝǀĞƌďĂŶŬ ŐƌĞĞŶ
WƌŝǀĂƚĞ͕ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂů͕ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞͬŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚƚŽŐƌĞLJŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ͻ bioswale ͻ tree alley and street tree, hedge ͻ street green and green verge ͻ private garden ͻ railroad embankment ͻ green playground, schoolground
ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůĂŶĚ ͻ arable land ͻ grassland ͻ tree meadow/orchard ͻ ďŝŽĨƵĞůƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶͬ agroforestry ͻ ŚŽƌƟĐƵůƚƵƌĞ
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Green space planners are typically well aware of the potential of urban green spaces to contribute to challenges such as human health, species protection and adaptation to climate change. When understood as part of a UGI planning framework, these and other emerging challenges and trends are not just obstacles to be overcome, they can also form important drivers for investing in green space – especially when a challenge is high on the political agenda. For instance, urban growth can present a threat to urban green spaces, but also a chance to recognise UGI’s importance for human welbeing and develop corresponding planning strategies. Economic crises and environmental hazards, such as
A ϐǡ testing new ways of planning and managing UGI (see Deliverable 5.2). In this way, adopting a UGI planning approach can assist practitioners to productively link urban challenges with the unrealised potential of green spaces, in the interest of gaining support for planned measures and achieving policy objectives. In the following pages, we look at the potential contribution of UGI to two wellknown challenges – biodiversity protection and climate change adaptation. In addition, we explore two that tend to be lesser-known in planning circles – increasing social cohesion and promoting a green economy (see Deliverable 5.2 for more details).
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h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĐĂŶƉůĂLJ ĂƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌŽůĞŝŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƚŽĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ ďLJƌĞŐƵůĂƟŶŐƚŚĞ ƵƌďĂŶĐůŝŵĂƚĞŽƌ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌ ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͘
Cities are increasingly facing the risks and
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house gas emissions and enhance carbon storage2. Both mitigation and adaptation strategies are needed to address the impacts of climate change, however, it is important to be aware that they do not always work in harmony with one another. For instance, increasing green space may reduce overall urban density and thus
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hƌďĂŶĐůŝŵĂƚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ The intensity, frequency and length of summer heatwaves is expected to increase in the future. Urban areas are hit particularly hard due to their high concentration of impervious surfaces. There is evidence that increasing the quantity of UGI elements can play a role in countering the urban heat island effect3. However, as individual parks have limited cooling capacity on their own, they should ideally form part of a network, including green corridors that
ƚŽƌĞĚĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͕ĂŶĚ ŵŽĚĞůůĞĚƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ͘ ^ƵĐĐĞƐƐĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ dŚĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŵĞŶƚŽĨ'^͕ŝƚƐĐůĞĂƌ ĨŽĐƵƐĂŶĚŝƚƐŵƵůƟͲƐŬŝůůĞĚƚĞĂŵŚĂǀĞ ďĞĞŶŬĞLJƚŽůŵĂĚĂ͛ƐƐƵĐĐĞƐƐƐŽĨĂƌ͘ ŵƵůƟƐĐĂůĞĂŶĚŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚǁĂƐĂůƐŽŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͕ƵƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐ͚ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͛ĂŶĚ ͚ƵƌďĂŶƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞ͛ƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďŝůŝƟĞƐƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ /ŶƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ͕ƚŚŝƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚǀŝƐƵĂůŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ;ĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůͿ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚďLJŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJƚŽƌĞĚƵĐĞ ƌŝƐŬƐ͘DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŝŶh ŝƟĞƐĚĂƉƚĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌhƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐĐĂƚĂͲ ůLJƐĞĚĞīŽƌƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͕ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ dŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJŚĂƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ͕ ƵƌďĂŶĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ĐŽĂƐƚĂůƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂƚŝƐůĂŶĚĞīĞĐƚ͘ &ƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚƵŵĂŶƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ďŽƩůĞŶĞĐŬĨŽƌŝƚƐĨƵƌƚŚĞƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘
allow cool, unpolluted air to penetrate the city from the surrounding countryȋֻ
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ŽŶƚƌŽůŽĨƌŝǀĞƌŝŶĞŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĂŶĚ ůŽĐĂůƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌŇŽŽĚƐ Intense rainfall events are likely to increase in frequency and magnitude because of climate change4 and lead to a demand for improved stormwater management. Here, ‘greening’ grey infrastructure can play a role, e.g., utilising bioswales or rain gardens in
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džĂŵƉůĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͗ƵŶĞƌĞƐƚŽƌĂƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞ ^͘:ŽĆŽĚĂĂƉĂƌŝĐĂďĞĂĐŚĞƐ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƐĂŶĚĐĂƉƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĂŶĚ ĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞƚŽĞƌŽƐŝŽŶ͘ Credit: Almada City Council
&ŝŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘ ƐƚƌĂƚĠŐŝĂ>ŽĐĂůƉĂƌĂĂƐ ůƚĞƌĂĕƁĞƐůŝŵĄƟĐĂƐŶŽDƵŶŝĐşƉŝŽ de Almada (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Almada, 2007. ŽĂƐƚĂůŚĂnjĂƌĚŵĂƉƉŝŶŐĂƐĂŶ ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŽŽů͗ůŵĂĚĂ͛Ɛ >ŽĐĂů^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĨŽƌůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞ͘ Lopes, N. et al, 2014. 5th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and ĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ͘ŽŶŶ͘ hŝƟĞƐĚĂƉƚͲĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĨŽƌƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŝƟĞƐ͗&ŝŶĂů ZĞƉŽƌƚ͘Ricardo-AEA, 2013.
lieu of conventional stormwater ȋֻ ȌǤ
ĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶƚŽƐĞĂͲůĞǀĞůƌŝƐĞ Cities in low-elevation coastal zones face the threat of rising sea-levels, with associated risks of submergence and
ϐǤ possible solutions are the maintenance and restoration of coastal landforms and ecosystems, including increasing vegetation so as to stabilise sand dunes5ȋֻͳȌǤ
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WůĂŶĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞƐĐĂůĞƐĂŶĚďĞLJŽŶĚĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ dŚĞƐƉĂƟĂůƐĐĂůĞĂŶĚďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚĨŽƌďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂƌĞŽŌĞŶŶŽƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĂƐ ƚŚŽƐĞƚŚĂƚŝŶĨŽƌŵƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨĐŝƟĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐĐĂŶŝŶĂĚǀĞƌƚĞŶƚůLJĚŝƐƌƵƉƚĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŶƵƚƌŝĞŶƚ ŇŽǁĂŶĚĞǀĂƉŽƚƌĂŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŝŵƉĞĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ;ֻŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJֻ͕DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJͿ͘dŚŝƐŽďƐƚĂĐůĞĐĂŶ ďĞƌĞĚƵĐĞĚŽƌŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞďLJŵƵůƟͲƐĐĂůĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƌĞĂĐŚĞƐďĞLJŽŶĚĐŝƚLJďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐ ĂŶĚůŝŶŬƐƐŝƚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŽĐŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘
/ŶǀŽůǀĞĂŶĚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐƚŽůŽĐĂůƐƚŽŐĂŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ >ŽĐĂůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽŌĞŶďĞŶĞĮƚĨƌŽŵůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶŽƌŶĞĂƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐͲƌŝĐŚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ďƵƚƚŚŝƐŝƐ ŶŽƚŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌŝůLJǁŝĚĞůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚ͘DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐĐĂŶƚĂŬĞĂŵŽƌĞĂĐƟǀĞƌŽůĞŝŶƌĂŝƐŝŶŐ ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŽĨƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƚƵƌŶŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ƚŽŝƚƐƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘
ֻdŽŽůďŽdždϭĨŽƌĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂĂŶĚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐƚŽĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘
͞EĞĂƌůLJĂůůƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŚĂƐƐŽŵĞďĞŶĞĮƚƚŽďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ ĐĂŶĂŶĚƐŚŽƵůĚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͗ŝŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽďŝƌĚƐĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶƚƐ͕ŵĂŵŵĂůƐ͕ŝŶƐĞĐƚƐ͕ĨƵŶŐŝĂŶĚĮƐŚĐĂŶĂůůďĞŶĞĮƚĨƌŽŵǁĞůůͲĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂͲ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘͟10
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7 Helsingin luonnonsuojeluyhdistys, 2014. Arvometsäaloite 17th June 2014. Proposal for forest conservation network in Helsinki made by five nature conservation organizations. Available from: http://helsinginmetsat.fi/about/#
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hƌďĂŶŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ͗WƌŽŵŽƚŝŶŐĂ'ƌĞĞŶĐŽŶŽŵLJ The recent global economic crisis and ongoing environmental challenges, such as climate change, have sparked a renewed interest in alternative economies and forms of growth. Of these, green growth and the transition to a green economy are the most widely discussed2.
h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĐĂŶ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂŐƌĞĞŶ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJƚŚĂƚĂŝŵƐƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŚƵŵĂŶǁĞůůͲ ďĞŝŶŐĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĂůĞƋƵŝƚLJ͕ ǁŚŝůĞƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ƌĞĚƵĐŝŶŐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶͲ ŵĞŶƚĂůƌŝƐŬƐĂŶĚ ĚĞƉůĞƟŽŶŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂů ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐϭ͘
A holistic approach to sustainability underpins the green economy concept, which aims for simultaneous environmental, social and
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ness and business opportunities, a green economy seeks to improve the quality of urban environments, reduce resource consumption by creating synergies between functions, and provide opportunities for people to engage with each other and with their environment. It is an emerging concept yet to be fully embraced by green space planners, although many cities already have planning objectives tied to related concepts like sustainable planning, green jobs, a low carbon economy, or attractive public spaces.
DĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĐĂƐĞĨŽƌĂŐƌĞĞŶĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ4 ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐďĞŶĞĮƚƐ
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a range of ways, both directly and indirectly.
Attractive urban green spaces can not only improve a city’s competitiveness as a destination for new residents, businesses and tourists, but also help generate income, e.g., in the food and service industries, through leisure activities and special events5. For local business owners, greenery has been linked to positive shopper perceptions, lower
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ϐ their corresponding social and environmental impacts in evaluating their net effect. ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJʹĂǀŽŝĚĞĚĐŽƐƚƐ In addition to generating income, UGI planning can also help to avoid costs, e.g., by creating healthier communities or avoiding the damage caused by natural Ǥ
Ǧϐstrating such costs avoided through UGI can make a compelling case for invest
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ϐ housing in a 100 mile-long greenway along the Meramec River in the USA to be $7.7 million per year6ȋֻ ȌǤ
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the workplace and the attitudes and stress levels of employees. dŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůŝŵƉĞƚƵƐĨŽƌĂŐƌĞĞŶ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ A green economy can also be a powerful tool to support more socially engaged and equitable communities7. Where people feel attached to their local urban green spaces, they may be inspired to become more actively involved in related planning processes. Green spaces are also generally free and
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Bringing people together for a common purpose, whether through cultural events, ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ŽƌĞǀĞŶďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƐŽŵĞďĂƐŝĐĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐ͕ĐĂŶĐĂƚĂůLJƐĞƐŽĐŝĂů ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶƐ͘ĐƟǀĞĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚͬŽƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨh'/ĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽ ďƵŝůĚůŽĐĂůƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚůĞĂĚƚŽĐůĞĂŶĞƌ͕ƐĂĨĞƌ͕ĂĐƟǀĞƐƉĂĐĞƐϭϰ͘>ŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐĐĂŶĂĐƚ ĂƐĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚďŽƩŽŵͲƵƉŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐďLJƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐƐĞůĨͲŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ĚĞĮŶŝŶŐĨƌĂŵŝŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ;ֻŽdžϯhƚƌĞĐŚƚͿ͘h'/ĚĞƐŝŐŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŇĞdžŝďůĞ͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ ƌŽŽŵĨŽƌƐĞůĨͲŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞ;ֻŽdžϲĞƌůŝŶͿ͘hƌďĂŶŐĂƌĚĞŶŝŶŐŝƐĂŐŽŽĚ example (ֻŽdžϰĚŝŶďƵƌŐŚĂŶĚϱ>ũƵďůũĂŶĂͿ͘
REFERENCES 1 Council of Europe, 2004. Strategy for Social Cohesion (Revised). European Committee for Social Cohesion, p1. 2 Kazmierczak, A.E., James, P., 2007. The role of urban green spaces in improving social inclusion. Presented at the 7th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment, University of Salford, Manchester. 3 Kemperman, A., Timmermans, H., 2014. Green spaces in the direct living environment and social contacts of the aging population. Landscape and Urban Planning 129, 44-54. 4 Ward Thompson, C., 2002. Urban open space in the 21st century. Landscape and Urban Planning 60, 59-72. 5
See Kazmierczak et al., 2007.
6 Peters, K., et al., 2010. Social interactions in urban parks: Stimulating social cohesion? Urban For Urban Green. 9, 93-100. 7 Department for Communities and Local Government: Annual Report 2009. Community, opportunity, prosperity. Available from: www.gov. uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/ attachment_data/file/228792/7598.pdf 8 Curran, W., Hamilton, T., 2012. Just green enough: Contesting environmental gentrification in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Local Environment 17, 1027-1042. 9 Wolch, J. R., et al., 2014. Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities “just green enough”. Landscape and Urban Planning 125, 234–244., p241.
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dŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůǀĂůƵĞŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘:ŽƐĞƉŚZŽǁŶƚƌĞĞ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕zŽƌŬ͘tŽƌƉŽůĞ͕KhhZ^dW>E ŽƉĞŶŚĂŐĞŶ͛ƐůŽƵĚďƵƌƐƚDĂŶĂŐĞͲ ment Plan (2012) demonstrates an ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽŝŶƚĞƌŵĞĚŝĂƌLJ ƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƐƚŽƌĂŐĞŝŶƐƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚ ĐŽŶǀĞLJĂŶĐĞƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƐĞǁĂŐĞ ƉŝƉĞƐ͕ŽīĞƌŝŶŐƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵ ĐŽƐƚƐĂǀŝŶŐƐ͘ ZĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƐŽīĞƌƐ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞŝƌ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂƐ ǁĞůůĂƐƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJďLJ ŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐƚƌĞĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌǀĞŐĞƚĂͲ ƟŽŶ͘ĐŽƐƚͲďĞŶĞĮƚͲĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐƐŚŽǁĞĚ
ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƐĨŽƌŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŝŶŶĞƌĐŝƚLJ between 2013 and 2033 would be ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJΦϱϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ͕ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽΦϴϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶŽĨ ŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĚĂŵĂŐĞĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJĂƐŝŶŐůĞ ŵĂũŽƌƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵŝŶϮϬϭϭ͘/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶͲ ƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞƉůĂŶŝƐƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJ͘
&ŝŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘ ŽƉĞŶŚĂŐĞŶůŽƵĚďƵƌƐƚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚWůĂŶ͘ City of Copenhagen, 2012.
KEY TERMS 2,3 ŝŽƐǁĂůĞƐ͕ŝŽĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶƐǁĂůĞƐ͗ ƐŚĂůůŽǁĐŽŶĚƵŝƚƐͬƚƌĞŶĐŚĞƐĮůůĞĚ ǁŝƚŚǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƚŽ ĞƌŽƐŝŽŶĂŶĚŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ƚŽƐůŽǁƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƌƵŶŽīĂŶĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞǁĂƚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŝŶĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘ >Žǁ/ŵƉĂĐƚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ;>/Ϳ͗land development ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĨŽƌŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐƐƚŽƌŵͲ ǁĂƚĞƌĂƚƚŚĞƐŽƵƌĐĞǁŝƚŚĚĞĐĞŶͲ ƚƌĂůŝƐĞĚŵŝĐƌŽͲƐĐĂůĞĐŽŶƚƌŽů measures. ^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌŽŶƚƌŽůDĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ;^DͿ͗ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐďŝŽƌĞͲ ƚĞŶƟŽŶƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ;ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂů ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚͿĂŶĚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐƚŽ ĚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚŽǁŶͲ ƉŝƉĞƐ;ŶŽŶͲƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂů ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚͿ͘ ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞhƌďĂŶƌĂŝŶĂŐĞ ^LJƐƚĞŵƐ;^h^Ϳ͗ƚĞĐŚŶŽůŽŐŝĞƐ for sustainable stormwater ĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞ͕ƵƐƵĂůůLJŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚƚŽ ǁŽƌŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ͘
dŚĞϭ͘ϱŬŵͲůŽŶŐůŝŶĞĂƌ,ĂŶƐͲĂůƵƐĐŚĞŬͲ WĂƌŬŝŶĞƌůŝŶŝƐƉŽƉƵůĂƌĨŽƌďŝŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŝŶůŝŶĞƐŬĂƟŶŐ͘/ƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽĞƌůŝŶ͛ƐĐŝƚLJͲ ǁŝĚĞďŝŬĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬĂŶĚŝƐĂůƐŽƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐͲĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ>ĞŝƉnjŝŐͲĞƌůŝŶďŝŬĞƚƌĂŝů͘ Credit: Emily Rall
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B KyϮ͗/Ed'Zd/KEhZ/E'hZEZEt>͕^' /ŶƚŚĞŝƚLJŽĨ^njĞŐĞĚ͕,ƵŶŐĂƌLJ͕ŝŶƚĞͲ ŐƌĂƟŽŶŽĨŐƌĞLJĂŶĚŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐͲ ƚƵƌĞŝƐƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚŝŶĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJƵƌďĂŶ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶĨŽƌŵĂůͲ ŝƐĞĚŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞ ƵŐŽŶŝĐƐ^ƋƵĂƌĞƌĞŶĞǁĂů;ϮϬϬϵͲϮϬϭϯͿ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚĂŵĂũŽƌƵƉŐƌĂĚĞŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƵƟůŝƟĞƐ͕ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŐƌĞĞŶĞƌLJƚŽ ĐĂůŵƚƌĂĸĐĂŶĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞďŽƚŚƚŚĞ ƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛Ɛ ŵŝĐƌŽͲĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͘ ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĞŵĞƌŐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ ĐŽƵƌƐĞŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐŝŵƉŽƐĞĚďLJŽƵƚĚĂƚĞĚ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĂůĂĐŬŽĨĚĂƚĂŽŶ ƚŚĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƵŶĚĞƌŐƌŽƵŶĚƵƟůŝƟĞƐ͕ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽĨůŽĐĂů
Retention ponds and bioswales can retain heavy rainfall over short periods and are usually most effective at managing stormwater, although individual elements such as trees may also have an impact. In regard to stormwater management overall, UGI can offer: ͻ EŽƚŽŶůLJĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐ͕ďƵƚĂůƐŽĨƵŶĐͲ ƟŽŶĂůǀĂůƵĞŽǀĞƌŐƌĞLJŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐͲ ƚƵƌĞ͕Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƵƌďĂŶĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĞǀĂƉŽͲƚƌĂŶƐƉŝͲ ƌĂƟŽŶ͕ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĐŽƌƌŽƐŝŽŶ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌĞŵŽǀĂůŽĨƉŽůůƵƚĂŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵǁĂƚĞƌƌƵŶŽī͕ĂŶĚůĞƐƐŚLJĚƌŽͲ ůŽŐŝĐĂůƐƚƌĂŝŶŽŶƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌ ďŽĚŝĞƐŝŶĚƌLJƉĞƌŝŽĚƐ͘ ͻ ^ƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂůůŽŶŐĞƌͲƚĞƌŵĐŽƐƚ ƐĂǀŝŶŐƐĨŽƌĐŝƚLJĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ ;ֻ'ƌĞĞŶĐŽŶŽŵLJֻ͕Ždžϭ ŽƉĞŶŚĂŐĞŶͿ͘ ͻ ^ŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚƌĞĚƵĐƟŽŶƐŝŶƐƚŽƌŵͲ ǁĂƚĞƌƌƵŶŽī͕ĨƌŽŵĂŶLJǁŚĞƌĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶϳĂŶĚϱϲйĚĞƉĞŶĚŝŶŐ ƵƉŽŶĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞͲ ŶĂŶĐĞŽĨh'/ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐϰ͘
residents, tourists and businesses, and ĂƉƵďůŝĐƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƌĞůŝĂŶƚ ŽŶƚŚĞůŽǁĞƐƚͲƉƌŝĐĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞ͘ ^ŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞŝƐƐƵĞƐǁĞƌĞƉĂƌƚůLJŽǀĞƌͲ ĐŽŵĞďLJŐŽŽĚĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ͘ KƚŚĞƌŝƐƐƵĞƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞůĞƐƐŽŶƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůů ďĞƵƐĞĨƵůĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘&Žƌ ŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJŚĂƐŶŽǁ ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĂĐŚĞĐŬůŝƐƚŽĨƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐƚŽ ŐƵŝĚĞǁŚŝĐŚŽĨƚŚĞŵƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚĂƚĞĂĐŚƐƚĂŐĞŽĨĂƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉͲ ŵĞŶƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘&ƵƌƚŚĞƌ͕ŝƚŚĂƐĂĐƟǀĞůLJ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚĂůŽĐĂůƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĂƚƌĞĞĐĂĚĂƐƚƌĞ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĨƵƚƵƌĞŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŵŝĐƌŽͲĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞ͘/ŶϮϬϭϰ͕ƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁĂƐ
h'/ŝŶƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ Integrating vegetation and green spaces into transportation networks is not a new concept, however, it has experienced a resurgence around the world in the past few decades. Increasingly, local governments are seeking to draw on the approach to create more attractive and environmentally sustainable mobility routes, e.g., pedestrian-friendly
ȋֻʹȌǤ At the community and neighbourhood level, too, interest is growing in green, walkable streets that integrate transit, safe pedestrian access and stormwater management – known as ‘green streets’ or ‘complete streets’. There is evidence that even simple measures such as landscaping along
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KEY OBJECTIVES ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͙ ͙ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐďŽƚŚƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂĚĚĞĚǀĂůƵĞĨƌŽŵĂŶŝŶƚĞƌůŝŶŬĞĚƐLJƐƚĞŵ͘
͞dŚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶŽĨ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ ʹƉĂƌŬƐ͕ƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĞƐ͕ ƌŝƉĂƌŝĂŶĂƌĞĂƐ͕ ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐ͕ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐʹŝƐ ĐƌŝƟĐĂůƚŽŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŽĨŶĂƚƵƌĂůƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘͟ϭ
͘͘͘ƚĂƌŐĞƚƐĐůĞĂƌůLJĚĞĮŶĞĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŬŝŶĚƐŽĨĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ;ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů͕ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĂďŝŽƟĐͿĂŶĚƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌ ƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ͘ ͙ŵĂƚĐŚĞƐĂŝŵƐĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƚŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƉĂƟĂůƐĐĂůĞƐʹƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ĐŝƚLJĂŶĚůŽĐĂůʹĂŶĚ ŝĚĞĂůůLJŝƐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŵ͘
h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŝŵƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂǁĞůůͲ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐŚƵŵĂŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘dŚŝƐ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐĐŽŶŶĞĐͲ ƟŽŶƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƚƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕ ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĐĂŶŶŽƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂůŽŶĞϮ͘ Landscape connectivity can be broadly ϐ
ϐ landscape3. It has played a central role in ϐ
some time, for instance in countering the negative impacts of wildlife habitat fragmentation4. Yet connectivity is also of rele-
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as improved movement between homes and recreational spaces, e.g., via safe and attractive bicycle paths, and other modes of sustainable mobility. UGI networks are not just important for enabling the movement of people and wildlife, they can also
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ǡ water and air5. Ventilation corridors improve the supply of fresh air and reduce pollution, while the cooling effect of urban parks is enhanced when these form part of a network. In this way, interconnected green spaces can minimise environmental risks and the impacts of climate change ȋֻȌǤ
dŚĞ/ƐĂƌƌŝǀĞƌŝŶDƵŶŝĐŚ ƐĞƌǀĞƐĂƐĂĐĞŶƚƌĂůƵƌďĂŶ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŶĚĂŶ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘dŚĞƌŝǀĞƌďĂŶŬƐĂůƐŽ ĂĐƚĂƐĂŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌĨŽƌ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚďŝŬŝŶŐ͘ Credit: Rieke Hansen
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B ^ƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ Common approaches to connectivity emphasise its ‘structural’ dimension, i.e., the spatial structure of the landscape and physical relationships between green spaces6. However, such an emphasis fails to take into account the ‘functional’ dimensions of the landscape, i.e., the attributes and behaviour of the wildlife and humans that interact with the overall landscape structure. Functional connectivity considers these behavioural aspects, including habitat preferences, patterns of movement and ability to adapt to changes in the environment7. While structural impacts on connectivity, e.g., a road through a nature reserve, tend to be visible and readily understood, wider social and ecological effects can only be fully grasped by considering functional connectivity, too8. Failing to do so may result in inappropriate planning strategies9. This means that successful planning for connectivity relies on a holistic consideration of functional and structural aspects.
In addition, the kind of connectivity
ϐǡ ideally encompassing ecological, social and abiotic movement, and seeking synergies between them10 ȋֻ
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ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ The value of linking green spaces is already widely recognised in European planning (see Deliverable 5.1). However, the level of understanding of connectivity’s objectives and ϐ
Ǥ Structural connectivity issues tend to be more prominent than functional ones, while ecological and social connectivity objectives in local and regional plans are not always directly integrated with another, with some exceptions ȋֻ͵ȌǤǡ municipalities are recognising the importance of coordinating connectivity plans at multiple scales and according to a long-term timeframe ȋֻʹ͵ȌǤ
DĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ Numerous quantitative approaches have been developed to measure and map connectivity. Measures of structural connectivity are often based on concepts such as presence or
Ǣǡ of corridors and stepping-stones (see illustration below). Connectivity can be calculated using various indices such as distances, frequency, density, or cost distance analysis (based on graph theory principles). Aerial photography archives and GIS software can assist in visualising changes to green corridors over time. Often, such data is used as a surrogate for the functional elements of connectivity, based on assumptions. However, there are additional measures to assess functional connectivity that consider the probability of organism movement
Ǣ Ǣscape/urban matrix. Overall, a range of measurement and assessment tools are ȋֻͷȌǤ
Large natural area (hub)
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River (corridor) River (corridor) Green belt (corridor - link to other hubs)
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Pocket park (stepping stone)
Tree lined street for bikes and cars (corridor)
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KEY MESSAGES FOR CONNECTIVITY ůĞĂƌůLJĚĞĮŶĞƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĂŝŵƐ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŽŶůĂƌŐĞƐƉĂƟĂůƐĐĂůĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŬŝŶĚƐŽĨĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽƌŚƵŵĂŶƐ͕ĨŽƌďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ŽƌĨŽƌƵƌďĂŶ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͘WƌĂĐƟƟŽŶĞƌƐƐŚŽƵůĚĐůĞĂƌůLJĚĞĮŶĞƚŚĞƐĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚĂĐƚŽƌƐŝŶ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂƉůĂŶĨŽƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘
dŚŝŶŬůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞůĞǀĞůƐ ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂƌĞďĞƐƚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚǁŚĞŶĂůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵŽƵƚůŽŽŬŝƐĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ͕ ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƌĞŐƵůĂƌŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƵƉĚĂƚĞƐƚŽŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞŶĞǁƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘WůĂŶŶŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞĂƚĂƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƐƉĂƟĂů ƐĐĂůĞƐŚŽƵůĚĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJďĞ͚ŶĞƐƚĞĚ͛ǁŝƚŚƌĞůĂƚĞĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐͿĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞƐĐĂůĞƐĂŶĚĂĐƌŽƐƐƐĞĐƚŽƌƐ;ֻŽdžϮDŝůĂŶĂŶĚ ϯĞƌůŝŶͿ͘
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5 Bagstad, K.J., et al., 2014. From theoretical to actual ecosystem services. Mapping beneficiaries and spatial flows in ecosystem service assessments. Ecology and Society, 19(2), art. 64.
8 Auffret, A. G., et al., 2015. The spatial and temporal components of functional connectivity in fragmented landscapes. AMBIO 44 (Suppl 1). 51-59. 9
6 Tischendorf, L., Fahrig, L., 2000. On the usage and measurement of landscape connectivity. Oikos 90, 7-19. 7 Baudry, J., Merriam, G., 1988. Connectivity and connectedness: functional versus structural patterns in landscapes. In: Schreiber, K.F. (ed). Connectivity in landscape ecology, 2nd International seminar of the International Association for Landscape Ecology. Münstersche Geogr. Arbeiten 29, 23-29.
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10 Fumagalli, N. & Toccolini, A., 2012. Relationship between greenways and ecological network: A case study in Italy. International Journal of Environmental Research 6(49), 903916.
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͞DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ ĐĂŶĂƉƉůLJƚŽŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂů ƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚƌŽƵƚĞƐ͕ďƵƚŝƚ ŝƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞƐĂŶĚ ůŝŶŬƐĂƌĞƚĂŬĞŶ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĂƚǁĞ ĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂĨƵůůLJ ŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘͟ϭ
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DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ Though municipalities often consider the multiple ecological and social ϐ ǡ enhancing multifunctionality has so far received less explicit attention (see Deliverable 5.1). In general, there seems to be uncertainty about how to actively plan and design for multifunctional green infrastructure7. A more proactive approach to multifunctionality is likely to be needed in light of trends such as climate change and urbanisation, both of which are increasing the pressure on UGI.
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Of course, the types of functions and services that UGI can provide, and their relevance, largely depend on the environmental and socio-
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Additionally, green spaces provide a number of important functions that cannot strictly be categorised as
WƌŝŽƌŝƚLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ In urban green space planning, recreational and other cultural functions and services are usually in focus, as well as functions that contribute to biodiversity. Those ecosystem services with a direct impact on people’s health and wellbeing, such ϐ
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economic characteristics of a city or region. The spatial scale that is considered also matters. For instance, it is more relevant to evaluate provisioning services such as supply of food and raw materials from a city-regional perspective, rather than at the level of a densely built-up neighbourhood.
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DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ services An important concept that has emerged in relation to multifunctionality is ecosystem services. Broadly speaking, ecosystem services are the ϐ
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ŽĨƚŚĞZŝƐĞďĞƌŐĂƌĞĞŬ͕^ŬŽŐŚŽůŵƐćŶŐĂƌ has been developed into an area with ŽƉĞŶƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶƉŽŶĚƐ͘dŚĞ ƐŝƚĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŚŽƐƚŚŝŐŚ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂůĂŶĚƉůĂŶƚĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞ ƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽƚŚĞ ǁĂƚĞƌďĂůĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞǁĞƚůĂŶĚďŝŽƚŽƉĞƐ͘ tŚŝůĞŶŽƚĂůůƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂƌĞĞĂƐŝůLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ͕ƉĂƚŚƐĨŽƌǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚŚŽƌƐĞͲ ďĂĐŬƌŝĚŝŶŐďƌŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƚŽĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͛ƐƌŝĐŚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘
ŝŶƵƐĞĂƐĂŵŝůŝƚĂƌLJnjŽŶĞĂŶĚĂůƐŽĂĐƚƐĂƐ ĂƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶDĂůŵƂ and the proposed Almåsa nature ƌĞƐĞƌǀĞ͘dŚĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶŝƐĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐĞĚ ďLJŐƌĂƐƐůĂŶĚƐĨŽƌŵĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ƉĂƐƚƵƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂLJƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĂŚĂďŝƚĂƚĨŽƌŵĂŶLJƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ ^ĞǀĞƌĂůůĂŶĚƵƐĞƐĂƌĞĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞĚŽŶ ƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĞĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂŶĚůŽǁͲŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJŐƌĂnjŝŶŐ͘
ƌĞĚŝƚ͗tĞƌŶĞƌZŽůĨ;ĂůůŽƚŚĞƌƐ͕ZŝĞŬĞ,ĂŶƐĞŶͿ
ŬŽƐƚĂĚĞŶƵŐƵƐƚĞŶďŽƌŐ͗ĞĐŽͲĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ dŚĞŬŽƐƚĂĚĞŶƵŐƵƐƚĞŶďŽƌŐŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞůLJƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚ ƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞůĂƚĞϭϵϵϬƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŽĨ ŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƐŽĐŝĂů͕ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂŶĚ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ;ֻŽdžϭ DĂůŵƂͿ͘DĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚƌĞŶŽͲ ǀĂƟŽŶŽĨďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨƉĂƌŬƐ ĂŶĚƚƌĂĸĐĂƌĞĂƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂŶŽƉĞŶ ƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵĂŶĚŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐ͘dŚŝƐ ŚĂƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚƚŚĞƵƐĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƐ ĂŶĚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ ůŽĐĂůƐŽĐŝĂůƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘
ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨƐĞůĞĐƚĞĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ Cultural • • • • •
ZĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ;ĂĐƟǀĞͿ EĂƚƵƌĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƟŽŶ;ƉĂƐƐŝǀĞͿ ĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƐ Social encounters Mobility
ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ • • •
Habitat for rare species Structural diversity EĂƟǀĞďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ
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hƌďĂŶƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ EŽŝƐĞŵŝƟŐĂƟŽŶ ZƵŶͲŽīŵŝƟŐĂƟŽŶ &ůŽŽĚĐŽŶƚƌŽů;ǁĂƚĞƌƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶͿ WŽůůŝŶĂƟŽŶ
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^ŬŽŐŚŽůŵƐćŶŐĂƌ͗ƐĞŵŝͲŶĂƚƵƌĂůŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞ dŚŝƐϰϱŚĂŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂƌĞĂŝŶƐŽƵƚŚͲ eastern Malmö has been developed as a ƐĞŵŝͲŶĂƚƵƌĂůŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂŶ h>/&нWƌŽũĞĐƚ͘dŽƌĞĚƵĐĞƚŚĞŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ
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B One initial step can be to develop a city-wide planning strategy that highlights the different functions and
ȋֻͶ Malmö). Such a strategic plan needs to ensure that UGI services contribute to an array of policy
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ǡ promoting collaboration with ϐǤ latter ‘multifunctional thinking’ approach is important to counter the ‘silo thinking’ that can be a barrier to cross-departmental collaboration. It may also open the door to synergies, for example, between recreation, climate change adaptation, and biodiversity conservation ȋֻ ǡ͵ȌǤ
Gathering knowledge on local citizens’ needs requires time, resources and an array of carefully selected participatory methods to make sure that the voices of all relevant groups
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that all elements deliver a broad ϐǡ network as a whole provides a ϐ
services, and in those areas where they are needed.
ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ A systematic spatial assessment, providing knowledge about UGI’s different functions and services, can be helpful to communicate the multiple values of UGI to decision-makers. Mapping and assessment tools can be used to quantify functions and services and reveal their spatial distribution
ȋֻ networks, Toolbox T6).
ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐ Alongside knowledge of multiple functions at the city level, it is crucial to consider the site level, since trade
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functions within the same area are not compatible. The capacity to deliver multiple services on one site often depends on its size. While larger sites tend to have greater capacity than smaller ones, several functions and services can usually be provided by the same area, even on small sites. Good design can help to
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The provision of and demand for different functions and services can be analysed to identify areas where multifunctionality needs to be enhanced. It is not always essential
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B KEY MESSAGES FOR MULTIFUNCTIONALITY ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐůĞǀĞůƐ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĂƐĂŶŽďũĞĐƟǀĞŝŶƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƉůĂŶƐ͕ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƐƉĂƟĂůĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͘ůĞǀĞƌĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ĐĂŶŚĞůƉƚŽŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐĂƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞͲůĞǀĞů͘
hƐĞƚŽŽůƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐ dŽŽůƐƐƵĐŚĂƐŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJŝŶǀĞŶƚŽƌŝĞƐŽƌĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞ ƵƐĞĨƵůƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŵƵůƟƉůĞŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐ;ֻdŽŽůďŽdždϲͿ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďLJĂƐŽƵŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨŝŶƚĞƌƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐĂŶĚƚƌĂĚĞͲŽīƐƚŚĂƚĞdžŝƐƚďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐĞ͘
^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶƚŽƌĂŝƐĞĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŽĨĚĞŵĂŶĚƐĂŶĚŶĞĞĚƐ ĐƟǀĞůLJŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐĂĚŝǀĞƌƐĞŐƌŽƵƉŽĨůŽĐĂůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŝŶh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŵĂŬĞƐŝƚŵŽƌĞ ůŝŬĞůLJƚŚĂƚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐǁŝůůŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞh'/ďĞŶĞĮƚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞ of people (ֻ^ŽĐŝĂů/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶͿ͘
&ŽƐƚĞƌŝŶƚĞƌͲĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐĂŶĚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƚŽƌĂůĂŶĚĐƌŽƐƐͲĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂů ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƚŽŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞĨƌŽŵĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ͘dŚƵƐ͕ƐŝůŽͲƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐŵƵƐƚ ďĞŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞƚŽƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJƉůĂŶĨŽƌŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͕Ğ͘Ő͕͘ďLJƐŚĂƌŝŶŐƚŽŽůƐĂŶĚ ŽƵƚƉƵƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ (ֻŶŐĂŐŝŶŐ^ƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐͿ͘
ֻdŽŽůďŽdždϲĨŽƌĞdžĞŵƉůĂƌLJŵĞƚŚŽĚƐĂŶĚƚŽŽůƐƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJĂŶĚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵƵůƟƉůĞŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘
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WZ/E/W>SOCIAL INCLUSION ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚŝǀĞĂŶĚWĂƌƚŝĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ KEY OBJECTIVES Social inclusion… ͙ĂŝŵƐĂƚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĂůůƐŽĐŝĂůŐƌŽƵƉƐŝŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨh'/͕ǁŚŝůĞƉƵƫŶŐĂ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐŽŶƚŚĞŵŽƐƚǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞŽŶĞƐ͘ ͙ƐĞĞŬƐŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŽĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐďƵƚĂůƐŽƚŽďĂůĂŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŵ͘
͞/ŶŵĂŶLJĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐƚŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĚĞŶĐLJŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶ ƚŽƐŚŝŌƚŚĞďĂůĂŶĐĞ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚƐŽĐŝĞƚLJĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƐĞĐƚŽƌ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨ ĚŽŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĂůŽŶĞ͘͟ϭ
͙ŝŶƚĞŶĚƐƚŽĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞŵŽƌĞĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͘
h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŝŵƐĨŽƌĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂůůLJŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŵĞĂŶƐ ƚŚĂƚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐĂƌĞŽƉĞŶƚŽĂůů ĂŶĚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚƐŽĨĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƉĂƌƟĞƐ͘ Social inclusion in general refers to the involvement of a wide range of social groups (including vulnerable ones that are often excluded) in all spheres of life. Making UGI planning socially inclusive demands attention to the needs of these different groups. Of particular concern are those with the most ϐ
lating their interests, such as immigrants or
Ǣless, unemployed or poor. If not carefully managed, initiatives to involve citizens in planning produce results that favour some
and not others, by further empowering those in advantaged positions, or encouraging resistance from narrow interest groups to policies designed for the public interest2. In order to avoid these pitfalls, it is essential that governing institutions are capable of not only listening to a range of interests, but also channelling and balancing them. Social inclusion is related to social cohesion, yet these are not the same. The latter concerns the outcome of UGI planning with
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sion), while socially inclusive UGI planning is instead a process of including all social and cultural groups people in decision-making – one end goal of which is UGI that is equally accessible to them and meets their various ȋֻ
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tŽƌŬŝŶŐŐƌŽƵƉĂƚƚŚĞ y//͘:h>:E ĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ^ŝƚĞ;^ͿŝƐ ĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐůŽĐĂůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŝŶŐĂŶĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚƵƌďĂŶ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐŝƚĞŝŶ>ũƵďůũĂŶĂ͕ ^ůŽǀĞŶŝĂ͘ 'ƌĂƐƐƌŽŽƚƐďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐƐ ^ǁĂƐŬŝĐŬͲƐƚĂƌƚĞĚŝŶϮϬϭϬďLJŶĞŝŐŚͲ ďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞE'KƐ ĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨƌŽŵϭϴŝŶŶŽǀĂƟǀĞ ĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƵƌŽƉĞ͘ Deliverable 6.2.
Kyϲ͗d>D,K>d^YhZ͕Z>/E dǁŽƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐŝŶ ĞƌůŝŶ͕'ĞƌŵĂŶLJĂŶĚƵĚĂƉĞƐƚ͕ ,ƵŶŐĂƌLJ͕ƌĞǀĞĂůƚŚĞĚƌĂŵĂƟĐĂůůLJ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶƌĞƐƵůƚ ĨƌŽŵĂƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ ŽƚŚŽƌŝŐŝŶĂƚĞĚŝŶĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚ ƉĂƌƚƐŽĨĞĂĐŚĐŝƚLJ͘ ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶƵĚĂƉĞƐƚ dŚĞƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶŽĨdĞůĞŬŝ^ƋƵĂƌĞ͕ƵĚĂͲ ƉĞƐƚ͕ǁĂƐŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚďLJĂŐƌŽƵƉŽĨLJŽƵŶŐ ƉůĂŶŶĞƌƐ͕ǁŚŽ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŶƐĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ͕ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůůLJ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ƐĂ ƌĞƐƵůƚ͕ĂƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͛ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ƚŽŵĂŶĂŐĞƚŚĞƐƋƵĂƌĞ͛ƐŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŵĂŝŶͲ ƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞŶĞǁĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨdĞůĞŬŝ^ƋƵĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌůLJ ƌĞŇĞĐƚƚŚĞĂƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƐŽŵĞƌĞƐŝͲ ĚĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŚŝůĞĞdžĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘^ƚƌĞĞƚ ĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞǁĂƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ƐůĞĞƉŝŶŐ͖ĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĚƌŝŶŬŝŶŐĂƌĞ ĨŽƌďŝĚĚĞŶ͖ŐƵĂƌĚƐŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞ ĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞĂŶLJŽŶĞǁŚŽĚŝƐŽďĞLJƐƚŚĞ ƌƵůĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚĐĂŶďĞŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĞĚĂƐ ĂŶĞǁĞdžĐůƵƐŝŽŶĨŽƌĂůƌĞĂĚLJͲĚŝƐĞŶĨƌĂŶͲ ĐŚŝƐĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐ;ƐƵĐŚĂƐƚŚĞZŽŵĂ͕ ŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚĂůĐŽŚŽůŝĐƐͿ͘
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ƋƵŝƚLJƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶĞƌůŝŶ dŚĞƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ,ĞůŵŚŽůƚnj^ƋƵĂƌĞ ǁĂƐŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJϮϬϬϬƐ͕ĂƐƉĂƌƚ ŽĨĂĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵĨŽƌ ĚĞƉƌŝǀĞĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐ;ֻŽdžϲ ĞƌůŝŶͿ͘dŚĞĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƉĂŝĚĨŽƌĂĐŽŵŵƵͲ ŶŝƚLJŽĸĐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚĂƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶǀŽůǀŝŶŐƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐŽĨĂůů ŐƌŽƵƉƐƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƋƵĂƌĞ͕ĂŶĚƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚ ŝŶĂŐĞŶƵŝŶĞůLJŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ͘^ŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞŶ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨŐĞŶƚƌŝĮͲ ĐĂƟŽŶŚĂƐƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚƚŚĞƐĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞͲ ŵĞŶƚƐ͘dŚĞĂƌĞĂůŽƐƚŝƚƐĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJƐƚĂƚƵƐ͕ĂŶĚůŝŬĞǁŝƐĞŝƚƐĐŽŵŵƵͲ ŶŝƚLJŽĸĐĞ͘^ŽŵĞŵĂƌŐŝŶĂůŝƐĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐ ǁŚŽŚĂĚŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚĐĞŶƚƌĂůƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞ ƐƋƵĂƌĞĂƌĞŶŽǁĨĂĐŝŶŐůĞƐƐƚŽůĞƌĂŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵŵŝĚĚůĞĐůĂƐƐŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ǁŚŽƐĞ ǀŽŝĐĞƐĂƌĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůLJĚŽŵŝͲ ŶĂŶƚ͘,ŽǁƚŚŝƐŵŽƵŶƟŶŐĐŽŶŇŝĐƚǁŝůů ďĞƐŽůǀĞĚŝƐŶŽƚLJĞƚĐůĞĂƌ͘ tŚŝůĞƚŚĞƚǁŽĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĚŝīĞƌ;ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚďĞŝŶŐĂŐŽŽĚĞdžĂŵƉůĞŽĨĂĚǀŽĐĂĐLJ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚŽĨĞƋƵŝƚLJƉůĂŶͲ ŶŝŶŐʹƐĞĞĞǀĞůƐŽĨƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͗ĨƌŽŵ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶƚŽĞŵƉŽǁĞƌŵĞŶƚ Many levels of participation in planning are possible and these have often been represented along a spectrum, starting at one end with simply informing citizens, all the way to complete citizen control in decisionmaking at the other end – with several steps in between (e.g., see the IAP2 Public Participation Spectrum5). In European cities, information and consultation processes are usually dictated by laws or regulations. Despite their formality, these processes can help to reveal citizens’ concerns and ideas. However, ensuring that they ϐ
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ǯests requires different efforts to engage people. Further, trust is built when participants feel that their voices are actually being considered instead of just heard. Consultation tends to be less formal in cities where citizens’ demands are part of the public policy culture and strengthened by bottom-up initiatives. To promote collaborative decision-making, some cities, such as Aarhus, have agreed on guidelines for citizen involvement from the outset of all municipal plans, strategies and projects6.
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zens and accessing non-traditional forms of local knowledge. Examples in practice have included participatory budgeting or public-led priority green space projects for neighbourȋֻͷ͵ Utrecht). Allowing for and considering citizens’ concerns and ideas in the planning process is a step towards more socially inclusive planning, especially if included in a co-governance framework. Yet, there is more a practitioner can do to improve inclusivity in the planning process. In recent decades, even more radical approaches to citizen participation have been formulated, such as advocacy, empowerment or equity planning (see Key Terms Box, ֻȌ7. When it comes to realising social inclusion in UGI planning practice, there are many ways to increase the willingness of citizens to express their preferences and participate in different stages of
ȋֻǡ Box E3 Aarhus).
KEY TERMS8 ĚǀŽĐĂĐLJƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͗ĂƩĞŵƉƚƐƚŽŽīĞƌ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƚŽƚĂŬĞƉĂƌƚŝŶ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶƐǁŝƚŚƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐ͘ ĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͘ ŵƉŽǁĞƌŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͗ seeks to ĞŶĂďůĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐƚŽ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐďLJ ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐŽĨ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJĂĐƟŽŶƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ĚŝƌĞĐƚ ĂĐƟŽŶŽƌŐĂŶŝƐŝŶŐ;ǁŚĞƌĞƚŚŽƐĞ ĂīĞĐƚĞĚďLJĂƉƌŽďůĞŵŵŽďŝůŝƐĞƚŽ ĮŶĚĂƐŽůƵƟŽŶͿ͕ĂŶĚƉŽƉƵůĂƌĞĚƵĐĂͲ ƟŽŶ;ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐĐƌŝƟĐĂůĐŽŶƐĐŝŽƵƐŶĞƐƐ ĂŵŽŶŐĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐͿĂƐƉĂƌƚ ŽĨĂƉƌŽĐĞƐƐƚŽƌĞĚƌĞƐƐƉŽǁĞƌƌĞůĂͲ ƟŽŶƐĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƐŽĐŝĂůĐŚĂŶŐĞϵ. ƋƵŝƚLJƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͗involves planners ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶƐŝĚĞŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚǁŚŽƵƐĞ ƚŚĞŝƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂŶĚĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞƚŽŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ ǀŝĞǁƐ͕ŵŽďŝůŝƐĞŐƌŽƵƉƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌͲ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ͕ĂŶĚĂĚǀĂŶĐĞƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂŝŵŽĨƌĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŶŐ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞƉŽŽƌ͘
ŽͲŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞ Another way to think about participation is in terms of co-governance, where power is distributed between authorities and citizens (see Deliverables 6.1 and 6.2). Citizens can be KŶĞŽĨĞƌůŝŶ͛ƐŵŽƐƚǁĞůůͲŬŶŽǁŶ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ͕ƚŚĞ WƌŝŶnjĞƐƐŝŶŶĞŶŐĂƌƚĞŶŝƐĐŽͲŵĂŶĂŐĞĚďLJĂ ƐŵĂůůƚĞĂŵŽĨĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐĂŶĚŚƵŶĚƌĞĚƐŽĨ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐŽŶůĂŶĚƌĞŶƚĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ &ƌŝĞĚƌŝĐŚƐŚĂŝŶͲŝƐďŽŶ͛ƐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͍͟ /ŶϮϬϭϳ͕ĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨ'ZE^hZ' ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͕ĂWW'/^ƐƵƌǀĞLJǁĂƐ ĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚŝŶ>ŝƐďŽŶ͕WŽƌƚƵŐĂů͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ĂŝŵŽĨƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐůŽĐĂůh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ;ƐĞĞŵĂƉďĞůŽǁͿ͘ dŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJĂƐƐĞƐƐĞĚƚŚŽƐĞŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞƐĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJǀŝƐŝƚĞĚ͕ƚŚŽƐĞ ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚĂƐ ŚĂǀŝŶŐŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ŽƌďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘/ƚǁĂƐůĞĚďLJƚŚĞĞŶƚƌĞ ĨŽƌĐŽůŽŐLJ͕ǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŶǀŝƌŽŶͲ ŵĞŶƚĂůŚĂŶŐĞƐ;ĐϯĐͿĂƚƚŚĞhŶŝǀĞƌͲ ƐŝƚLJŽĨ>ŝƐďŽŶ͕ŝŶĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJŽĨ>ŝƐďŽŶ͘ƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨ ǁƌŝƟŶŐ͕ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐŽĨƚŚĞƐƵƌǀĞLJ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƐǁĂƐƐƟůůŝŶƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ͘WƌĞůŝŵͲ ŝŶĂƌLJƌĞƐƵůƚƐƐŚŽǁĞĚƚŚĂƚĂďŽƵƚϳϬй of respondents were not aware of the ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJ͛ƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĂŶĚƉůĂŶƐĨŽƌ ŝƚƐŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐ ŵŽƌĞǁŽƌŬŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽƌĂŝƐĞůŽĐĂů ĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŽĨh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘
ĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐŽĨWW'/^ŝŶ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ϭ͘ Enables many residents and stakeholders to more easily ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕ ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƚŚŽƐĞǁŝƚŚŽƵƚƚŚĞƟŵĞ ŽƌĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞƚŽĂƩĞŶĚƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůĨŽƌƵŵƐ͘ Ϯ͘ ĂŶƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚLJŶĂŵŝĐŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͘ ϯ͘ /ƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŝŶĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞĂŶĚĞĂƐLJ ƚŽĐŽŶĚƵĐƚ͘
Green spaces most frequently visited City parks Lisbon municipal boundary ϬϭϮϯϰϱŬŵ
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ϰ͘ KīĞƌƐŵĂƉƐĂƐĂƚĂŶŐŝďůĞ outcome to support planning and ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ͘ DĂƉƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐŽĨƚŚĞWW'/^ ƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶ>ŝƐďŽŶ͘ Credit: Ana Catarina Luz
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B KEY MESSAGES FOR INCREASING SOCIAL INCLUSION DĂƚĐŚƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐĐĂůĞ͕ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚĂŶĚŝŶƚĞŶĚĞĚ ŽƵƚĐŽŵĞ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJ͕ďŽƩŽŵͲƵƉŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞĐĂŶĞŵƉŽǁĞƌůŽĐĂůƉĞŽƉůĞĂŶĚ͕ŝŶƐŽŵĞĐĂƐĞƐ͕ƌĞƐƵůƚ in local residents taking responsibility to manage an urban green space (ֻBox B5 >ũƵďůũĂŶĂͿ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ƚŚŝƐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞƐƵŝƚĂďůĞĂƚĂŵƵĐŚůĂƌŐĞƌͲƐĐĂůĞ͕ǁŚĞƌĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŶĞĞĚƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶƐƵƉƉůĂŶƚ͕ĐŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂů ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ͘
/ĚĞŶƟĨLJƵŶĚĞƌͲƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƚŽŽůƐĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƚŽĞŶŐĂŐĞƚŚĞŵ WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĐĂŶĞĂƐŝůLJůĞĂĚƚŽĂŶƵŶďĂůĂŶĐĞĚůĞǀĞůŽĨŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĞdžĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ůĞƐƐƉŽǁĞƌĨƵůŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘dŚĞƐĞŐƌŽƵƉƐŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂŶĚĂďƵŶĚůĞŽĨĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚƚŽŽůƐĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĞŵƉůŽLJĞĚƚŽŝŶǀŽůǀĞƚŚĞŵ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJŽīĞƌƐĨŽƌLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ǁŽŵĞŶ͕ŽƌĞƚŚŶŝĐŵŝŶŽƌŝƟĞƐ;ֻŽdžϯĂƌŚƵƐͿ͘KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞĞĂƐŝĞƐƚǁĂLJƐŝƐƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĐŝƟnjĞŶ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŝƐƚŽĚĞĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŚĞďƵƌĚĞŶƐŽĨƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͕ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ƚŽŵĂŬĞŝƚĂƐƐŝŵƉůĞĂƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ĨŽƌƉĞŽƉůĞƚŽŐĞƚŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚֻ͘dŽŽůďŽdždϳƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚŽŽůƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶŚĞůƉ͘
ĚĚƌĞƐƐƐŬŝůůĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ dŽŵŽǀĞĨƌŽŵĨŽƌŵĂůĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƚŽƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐƚŽĞĸĐŝĞŶƚƉƵďůŝĐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĚĞĂůƚǁŝƚŚ͘dŚĞƐĞŵŝŐŚƚďĞůĂĐŬŽĨĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůĂŶĚŚƵŵĂŶ ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ƟŵĞĐŽŶƐƚƌĂŝŶƚƐ͕ŝŶƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ůĂĐŬŽĨƐŽĐŝĂů ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶƐŬŝůůƐĂŵŽŶŐĐŝƚLJŽĸĐŝĂůƐĂŶĚͬŽƌŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ŽƌƚŚĞ ůŝŵŝƚĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƉŽůŝĐLJĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐ͘dŽƚŚŝƐĞŶĚ͕ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĂƌĞĞŶŐĂŐŝŶŐĂ ĚĞĚŝĐĂƚĞĚĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚŽƌ͕ŽƌĂĚǀŽĐĂƟŶŐƚŽŚŝŐŚĞƌƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůĞǀĞůƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌ ŵŽƌĞƉŽůŝĐLJŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘
^ŽĐŝĂůŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŐŽĞƐďĞLJŽŶĚƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŌĞƌƉůĂŶƐĂƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂŶĚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂŶŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚ͕ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ŝƐŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽďĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƵƐĞŽĨĂůůŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘dŚŝƐ may include physical maintenance programmes, but also social work (ֻ^ŽĐŝĂůŽŚĞƐŝŽŶͿ͘
ֻdŽŽůďŽdždϳĨŽƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐĂŶĚƚŽŽůƐƚŽŚĞůƉĨŽƐƚĞƌƐŽĐŝĂůŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ͘
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FURTHER READING PRACTICAL GUIDANCE ŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐtŝƚŚ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ. EPA, 2014. 'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂƐĞ^ƚƵĚŝĞƐ͗DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůWŽůŝĐŝĞƐĨŽƌDĂŶĂŐŝŶŐ^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘EPA, 2010. 'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ'ƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ;EŽ͘EϭϳϲͿ͘EĂƚƵƌĂůŶŐůĂŶĚ͕ϮϬϬϵ͘ dŚĞDƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJŽĨ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͘^ĐŝĞŶĐĞĨŽƌŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůWŽůŝĐLJ͕ /ŶͲĚĞƉƚŚZĞƉŽƌƚ͘ DG Environment, 2012. dDĂŶƵĂůĨŽƌŝƟĞƐ͗ĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝŶhƌďĂŶDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͘dʹdŚĞ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐŽĨĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĂŶĚŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ϮϬϭϭ͘ ŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĨŽƌĞƐƚƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘&ŽƌĞƐƚZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ ŐĞŶĐLJ͕hŽĐĂů^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ'ƌŽƵƉdŽŽůŬŝƚ͘hZd͕ϮϬϭϯ͘
SCIENTIFIC TEXTS 'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĨŽƌ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͗/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŶŐ,ƵŵĂŶĂŶĚEĂƚƵƌĂů Systems. ďŝŶŐĚŽŶ͕hŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ Review. ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ:ŽƵƌŶĂůŽĨ^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚϮ͕ϭͲϮϰ͘ĞĂƵĐŚĂŵƉ͕W͕͘ ĚĂŵŽǁƐŬŝ͕:͕͘ϮϬϭϯ͘ ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƉŽůŝĐLJŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ͘ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚϰϮ͕ϭϱϭʹϭϲϰ͘ĂƌƚĞƌ͕d͕͘&ŽǁůĞƌ͕>͕͘ϮϬϬϴ͘ īĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĨ>Žǁ/ŵƉĂĐƚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚWƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ͗>ŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞZĞǀŝĞǁĂŶĚ ^ƵŐŐĞƐƟŽŶƐĨŽƌ&ƵƚƵƌĞZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ͘tĂƚĞƌ͕ŝƌĂŶĚ^ŽŝůWŽůůƵƟŽŶ͘ϮϮϯ͕ϰϮϱϯͲϰϮϳϯ͘ Ahiablame, L.M. et al., 2012. dŚĞĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŽĨƵƌďĂŶůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞͲďĂƐĞĚƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͗ĂƌĞǀŝĞǁŽĨƚǁĞŶƚLJƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŝŶEŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƵƌŽƉĞ͘:ŽƵƌŶĂůŽĨ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƌĐŚŝͲ ƚĞĐƚƵƌĞ͕ϴ;ϮͿ͕ϱϮͲϲϯ͘ĂĐŬŚĂƵƐ͕͕͘&ƌLJĚ͕K͕͘ϮϬϭϯ͘ ĞƐŝŐŶ͕ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽƐƚĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨ'ƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘&ŝŶĂů ƌĞƉŽƌƚƚŽƚŚĞƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘'ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ĐŽůŽŐŝĐŝŶƐƟƚƵƚĞĂŶĚ',/Dd,E'
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'ƌĞĞŶͲŐƌĞLJŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚŐƌĞĞŶ ĨŽƌŇŽŽĚƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶŽƌ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐƚŚĂƚ ƵƌďĂŶĐŽŽůŝŶŐ͘ ĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŶĂƚƵƌĂů ǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ĐŽŽůŝŶŐ͘
ZĞŐƵůĂƟŶŐƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ƚŚĂƚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĂĚĂƉͲ ƚĂƟŽŶĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂů ƉĂƌƚŽĨƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌ ŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͘
/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶŽĨŐƌŽƵƉƐ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞƚŽĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŝŶ h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘
Habitat provision, ƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐŶĂƟǀĞ plants as one of the ĐŽͲďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨŐƌĞĞŶͲ ŐƌĞLJƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘
Networks for ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘
WƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ŚĂďŝƚĂƚĂƐĂŶŝŶƚĞŐƌĂů ƉĂƌƚŽĨƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌ ŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͘
&ŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ ĂŵŽŶŐĂůůŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨ the value of ďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘
ZĞĚƵĐĞĚŵĂŶĂŐĞͲ ŵĞŶƚĐŽƐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚŐƌĞĞŶͲŐƌĞLJ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͖ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĐŽƐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌŝƐŬ ŵŝƟŐĂƟŽŶ͘
WƌŽŵŽƟŽŶŽĨ sustainable transport ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚďŝŬŝŶŐƚŽ lessen environmental ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͘
ŽƐƚĞīĞĐƟǀĞh'/ ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŵƵůƟƉůĞ ďĞŶĞĮƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ ƐƉĂĐĞ͘
WƌŽŵŽƟŽŶŽĨĂŐƌĞĞŶ ĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽͲĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽͲŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ĐŽͲŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞŽĨ ƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
WƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŽĨh'/ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚ demands and needs ŽĨĂůůŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘
ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ ǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞĂŶĚůĞƐƐͲ ǀŽĐĂůŐƌŽƵƉƐ͛ŶĞĞĚƐ and their empowerͲ ŵĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĐŽůůĂďͲ ŽƌĂƟǀĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘
ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ Provision of ƵƐĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚĂŵĞŶŝƚLJ ĞƋƵŝƚĂďůĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽ ǀĂůƵĞƐŽĨŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚ ƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ h'/ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͘
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ASSESSING UGI NETWORKS hŶĐŽǀĞƌǀĂůƵĞĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚŝĞƐ ^LJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ h'/ŝƐĂŶĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůƉƌĞĐƵƌƐŽƌƚŽƚŚĞ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĂŶLJƐŽƵŶĚh'/ ƉůĂŶ͕ďƵƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽ ƚŽŽůƐƚŽƌĂŝƐĞĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐŽĨh'/͛Ɛ ŵƵůƟƉůĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͘YƵĂŶƟĨLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞƐĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐĐĂŶďĞĂŶĞīĞĐƟǀĞ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶ h'/͕ŝĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞĚǁĞůůƚŽƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬĞƌƐ͘ YƵĂŶƟƚLJEƋƵĂůŝƚLJ Identifying and quantifying a broad ȋֻ
ǡȌϐ in understanding the shortcomings and potential of a UGI network, but it is also important to assess the quality of these elements and their
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tivity). Quality in its simplest form can be assessed by gathering data on ϐ UGI elements. Any qualitative assessment as a basis for UGI planning
KEY MESSAGES ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐh'/͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ƐƵƉƉůLJĂŶĚĚĞŵĂŶĚ͕ŝƐ ĐƌŝƟĐĂůĨŽƌĚĞĮŶŝŶŐĂĐƟŽŶĂƌĞĂƐ͘ hƐĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƚŽƌĂŝƐĞĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĨŽƌƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨh'/ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƚŽŽůƐĞdžŝƐƚĨŽƌĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨh'/ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐʹŝƚŝƐďĞƐƚƚŽƵƐĞĂŵŝdžŽĨƚŚĞŵ͘ ϐ
trum of functions and services before identifying priorities ȋֻ
ȌǤ ecosystem services approach is one means of doing so. The TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) initiative suggests a stepwise procedure to identify and ϐ needs in a given urban area ȋֻͶͺȌǤ
^ƵƉƉůLJĂŶĚĚĞŵĂŶĚ Alongside information about existing green and blue spaces, both demand for and access to them need to be considered. Top-down assessments can also help determine priority actions, such as a green space audit, which assesses and maps city green spaces along with their shortcomings, potential and accessibility for residents in different parts of the city ȋֻͶȌǤ
dŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂĐŝƚLJ͛ƐŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͕ƉůĂŶŶĞƌƐŶĞĞĚƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŶŽƚŽŶůLJƚŚĞǀĂůƵĂďůĞŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐďƵƚĂůƐŽƚŚŽƐĞĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚŚŽůĚ ŚŝĚĚĞŶƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĨŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘dŚĞĐŝƚLJŽĨ>ŝƐďŽŶ͕ĨŽƌĞdžĂŵƉůĞ͕ŝƐƚƵƌŶŝŶŐǁĂƐƚĞůĂŶĚƐŝŶƚŽŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͘ Credit: Rieke Hansen
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ĐŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞ͘ZĞƐƵůƚƐĨƌŽŵĂWW'/^ƐƵƌǀĞLJ ĐĂŶŐƌĞĂƚůLJĞŶŚĂŶĐĞƚŚĞĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨƉůĂŶͲ ŶĞƌƐĂŶĚŵĂŶĂŐĞƌƐƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŚŽǁ parks are used, the needs and preferͲ ĞŶĐĞƐŽĨƉĂƌŬͲŐŽĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐ ;ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐͿƚŚĂƚƐƵĐŚƐƉĂĐĞƐ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ͕ĂŶĚĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐƚŚĂƚŵĂLJĂƌŝƐĞ͘ ůƐŽ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝƐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶƚŽĂ'/^͕ŝƚĐĂŶďĞŽǀĞƌůĂŝĚǁŝƚŚŵĂƉ ůĂLJĞƌƐƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƵƐĞĚďLJƉůĂŶŶĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚǁŝƚŚĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŽĨŚĂďŝƚĂƚƋƵĂůŝƚLJͿ͕ĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐŵŽƌĞ ŚŽůŝƐƟĐƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƐŽĐŝŽͲĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĂŶĚŵĂŬŝŶŐŝƚĞĂƐŝĞƌƚŽŝĚĞŶͲ ƟĨLJǁŚĞƌĞŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐŵĂLJďĞŶĞĞĚĞĚ͘ ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ŝŶĞƌůŝŶ ƐƉĂƌƚŽĨ'ZE^hZ'͕ĂŶŽŶůŝŶĞWW'/^ ƐƚƵĚLJǁĂƐĐŽŶĚƵĐƚĞĚŝŶĞƌůŝŶƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞ ƵƐĞƐŽĨŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚŚŽǁƚŚĞ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐƚŚĞLJƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ĂƌĞƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚ;ƐĞĞŵĂƉďĞůŽǁͿ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ ƌĞƐƵůƚƐǁĞƌĞĐŽŵƉĂƌĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐůĂƐƚ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƟƐĨĂĐƟŽŶƐƵƌǀĞLJŝŶƚĞƌŵƐ
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WŽƚĞŶƟĂůĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨWW'/^ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ϭ͘ /ĚĞŶƟĨLJŚŽƚƐƉŽƚƐŽĨǀĂůƵĞĂŶĚ uses Ϯ͘ /ĚĞŶƟĨLJƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ and/or redevelopment areas ϯ͘ ŶƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŚŽǁƉĞŽƉůĞŵĂLJ react to planning and management decisions DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ϭ͘ WŝŶƉŽŝŶƚĂŶƟͲƐŽĐŝĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ Ϯ͘ ĞƩĞƌĂůůŽĐĂƚĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨŽƌ maintenance ϯ͘ ĞƩĞƌƚĂƌŐĞƚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽ ƉĞƌĐĞŝǀĞĚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJͿ ĞƐŝŐŶ ϭ͘ Protect especially loved features in a park redesign Ϯ͘ Redesign areas experiencing ĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƐŚŽƌƚĐŽŵŝŶŐƐ
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ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐ ϐ economic values can be a particularly convincing strategy to persuade decision-makers. For instance, the City of Edinburgh assessed the social return on investment of its urban green space, showing that, for every single GBP spent, 12-14GBP are generated in social-economic and ϐ2. Similarly, illustrating the costs of NOT investing in UGI can be equally ȋֻʹȌǤ ^ŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐ
ϐ cannot be easily translated into monetary values, or it may simply not make sense to do so. Examples include a powerful place identity, inspiration received from green spaces, or the value of biodiversity. Here, other kinds of assessment come into play.
Ecological assessments can look at the quantity and quality of green spaces in general, of ecosystems, or of particular components of ecosystems. For example, a vulnerability assessment can identify areas which are more exposed to hazards from climate change and/or have less
ȋֻͳȌǤ Social assessments concern the perceptions, values and goals of individuals or groups, and their relationships with green space. This type of assessment is more useful for intangible services, like spirituality or Ǣ
are likely to have very different Ǣ for potentially controversial green space-related actions. Tools such as
ȋֻ Lisbon and C1 Berlin on PPGIS) can help to reveal what matters most to
citizens. Some expert-based studies, such as Edinburgh’s Open Space Audit, can also be considered a form
ȋֻͶburgh).
/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐ Finally, integrated assessments bring together the ecological, economic and/or social dimensions. In their simplest form, individual results of the different assessment types can be discussed alongside one another, recognising that each is important to consider. Depending upon the consistency and comparability of methods, there are also integrated assessment tools that allow better side-by-side comparisons, such as multi-criteria analysis. See Toolboxes T1, T2, T6 and T7 for a range of assessment tools and Milestone 32 for more information on integrated valuation methods for UGI.
REFERENCES 1 TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, 2011. TEEB Manual for Cities: Ecosystem Services in Urban Management. See more at www.teebweb.org
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2 Reil, A., 2015. 1st Stakeholder Dialogue Forum - “Green Infrastructure for and with citizens: How can local governments make it happen?” Brussels, 13 October 2015. GREEN SURGE joint milestone “Workshop on good practice in UGI planning and green space governance” (MS35).
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dŚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƐƚŚĞŝŵƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƚŽĨŽƌŵƵͲ ůĂƚĞŶĞǁƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŐŽĂůƐĨŽƌƚŚĞůĂŶĚ͕ ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJƚŽĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝƚ ĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂh'/ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘dŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐͲ ŵĞŶƚĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐ͗ ϭ͘ dŚĞĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐďĞŶĞͲ ĮƚƐ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶǀĂůƵĞ͕ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƐĞůĨͲƐƵĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ͖ Ϯ͘ ^ŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĐƵůƚƵƌĂůďĞŶĞĮƚƐ͕ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ͕ƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶĂŶĚƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͖ ϯ͘ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚ ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŶŐĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͖ĂŶĚ ϰ͘ ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͘ dŚĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĂůƐŽŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐƐŝƚĞĐŽŶĚŝͲ ƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƐŽŝů͕ŚLJĚƌŽůŽŐLJĂŶĚƚŽƉŽŐͲ ƌĂƉŚLJ͕ŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĨĂƌŵͲ ůĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘dŚĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŚĂƐ ƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶƚǁŽŵĂŝŶƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͘ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJϭ͗ƐƐŝƐƚŚŝŐŚůLJͲƉƌŽĚƵĐƟǀĞ ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚƚŽĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽh'/ďLJ ;ĂͿŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƐŵĂůů
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DEVELOPING PLANS ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ ůĂƌŐĞǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƉůĂŶƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚh'/͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐ ĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƉůĂŶƐŽƌ ƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐŽŶďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ ƵƌďĂŶǁĂƚĞƌŽƌĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͘ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĂƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞŽƌĐŝƚLJͲ ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞůŝƐŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐƚĂŬĞŶŝŶƚŽ ĂĐĐŽƵŶƚ͘ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƐ Strategic UGI plans should be longǡϐ updated regularly in order to provide an accurate and useful framework
ȋֻ͵ʹ Milan). Often multiple instruments are needed, including at different spatial scales, and these need to be coordinated with one another. Therefore, it is important that UGI plans are embedded in the city’s planning system and linked to other planning ȋֻͶÚȌǤ Berlin’s Urban Landscape Strategy is a good example of a strategic plan coordinated with other planning
KEY MESSAGES 'ĞƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ͘ ĞǀĞůŽƉƐƚƌŽŶŐďƵƚŇĞdžŝďůĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐĂŶĚŵŝdžŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ĨŽƌŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͘ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞƉůĂŶƐ͕ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŶĚŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌĂĐŚŝĞǀŝŶŐ ŐŽĂůƐ͕ĂůƐŽĂƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐƉĂƟĂůƐĐĂůĞƐ͘ mechanisms, as well as instruments such as pilot projects and dialogue forums, within a framework to involve non-government actors to
ǯ ȋֻ Berlin).
WůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨŽƌĂŶƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĨƵƚƵƌĞ In the face of the uncertainties that current urban challenges create, especially climate change, the key requirement for planning is to adopt ‘no-regret’ or ‘low-regret’ strategies over ‘hard’ adaptation (e.g., early warning systems, insurance, dykes). No/low-regret strategies are designed to increase robustness at low costs, or
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>ĞŐŝƐůĂƟŶŐĂŶĚĂĚǀŽĐĂƟŶŐ Legal requirements and political mandates are often a powerful driver for a UGI strategy, since they constitute a commitment on a higher legal or political level. However, even without ϐ
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ŐƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐtĞďͲ'/^ƉůĂƚͲ ĨŽƌŵ͕ĞŶĂďůŝŶŐĞĂƐLJĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞŵ͘ dĞĂŵŝŶŐƵƉĨŽƌŝŶŶŽǀĂƟŽŶ dŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞƉůĂŶŝŶĂĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ ǁĂLJ͕ƐĞǀĞƌĂůƚŚĞŵĂƟĐǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŐƌŽƵƉƐ ǁĞƌĞƐĞƚƵƉ͕ĐƌŽƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂů ďŽƵŶĚĂƌŝĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶŶŝŶĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀĞƵŶŝƚƐ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞ ^ƚƌĞĞƚƐĂŶĚWĂƌŬƐĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ͕ŝƚLJ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐKĸĐĞ͕ZĞĂůƐƚĂƚĞĞƉĂƌƚͲ ment, as well as the Culture DepartͲ ment and Leisure Department). This ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐďĞƚǁĞĞŶůŽĐĂůĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ͘ĚĚŝͲ ƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ'ZE ^hZ'ƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌƐͿŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝĚĞĂƐĂŶĚƐƚƌĂƚĞͲ ŐŝĞƐ͕Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐĂŶĚǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐ ŽĨĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŐƌĞĞŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ ĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůǁĂLJƐĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘dŚŝƐŝŶƚĞƌͲ ĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞŚĞůƉĞĚ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂĐƵƫŶŐͲĞĚŐĞƉůĂŶ͘ /ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛ƐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ dŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶͲůƵĞWůĂŶŝƐũƵƐƚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJ͛ƐƐƉĂƟĂůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚŚĞŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞWůĂŶ ;ϮϬϭϰͿ͕ĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƚŚĞŵĂƟĐƉůĂŶƐ͕ Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƚŚĞtĂƚĞƌWůĂŶ;ϮϬϭϲͿĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ
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ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ ŽĨĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ;ƚŚĞD^dĂŶĚ^dƉůĂŶƐͿ͘ tŚŝůĞŶŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƌĞůĞŐĂůůLJͲďŝŶĚŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶĂĚŽƉƚĞĚďLJƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬĞƌƐĂƚƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚůĞǀĞů͘ &ŽƌŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞ 'ƌĞĞŶͲůƵĞWůĂŶǁŝůůďĞƐƵƉƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ůĂƚĞƌŽŶǁŝƚŚĂĚĞƚĂŝůĞĚĂĐƟŽŶƉůĂŶ͘
dŚĞƉůĂŶ͛ƐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ϭ͘ /ŶDĂůŵƂ͕ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŚĂƐ ĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚ ŚĞĂůƚŚLJŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚďůƵĞƐƉĂĐĞƐ ŝŶƚŚĞŝƌĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJůŝĨĞ Ϯ͘ /ŶDĂůŵƂ͕ŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚďůƵĞ ƐƉĂĐĞŚĂǀĞĂƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĂŶĚĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŚĂƚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐ ŚŝŐŚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ ϯ͘ /ŶDĂůŵƂ͕ŐƌĞĞŶĂŶĚďůƵĞ ƐƉĂĐĞŝƐƵƐĞĚĨŽƌĐůŝŵĂƚĞĂĚĂƉͲ ƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƉƵƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨĂŝƌ ĂŶĚǁĂƚĞƌ ϰ͘ /ŶDĂůŵƂ͕ƚŚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞŝƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚůŽŶŐͲ ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞǁĂLJ ϱ͘ /ŶDĂůŵƂ͕ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂŶĚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂƌĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶĂůůĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐ͕ƉŽůŝƚͲ ŝĐĂůĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ
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ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS ƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƚŽƌĂůĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ h'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐƚŚĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞͲ ŵĞŶƚŽĨĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͕ŶŽƚŽŶůLJ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐďƵƚĂůƐŽďƵƐŝͲ ŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ĐŝǀŝůƐŽĐŝĞƚLJĂŶĚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͘ ĐƟǀĞĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĐĂŶƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĂ ƐĞŶƐĞŽĨƐŚĂƌĞĚƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJĨŽƌ ůŽĐĂůŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĐŽͲĐƌĞĂͲ ƟŽŶ͕ĐŽͲŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ĐŽͲŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ ;ֻ^ŽĐŝĂů/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶͿ͘ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ Interdisciplinary cooperation between urban planners, green space planners, infrastructure planners and others is a critical aspect of UGI planning and an especially important success factor for green-grey integration approaches, where the complexity involved cannot be effectively addressed by a single
ȋֻ ȌǤ Berlin, an informal planning strategy illustrating a vision through visually-
KEY MESSAGES ŽŽƉĞƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ͘ ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ĐŽͲŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ WĂƌƚŶĞƌͲƵƉǁŝƚŚĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐĂŶĚĮŶĚŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵů ǁĂLJƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŵƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĞŶŐĂŐĞĚ͘ engaging graphics and collages has promoted cooperation with other departments, because the plan content was presented in an unusual and easily
ȋֻȌǤwhere, there is evidence that collaboration between planners social workers
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ȌǤ Networking, forming partnerships between different departments and
sectors and integrating (external) experts early-on can also be especially helpful for developing UGI strategies at the city level. Effective local responses require knowledge of the context and potential paths forward as well as motivated actors to implement actions.
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tions can also play a role in providing the relevant knowledge and measures ȋֻͳǡʹǡͳ Szeged).
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C ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂů ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ Fostering co-governance arrangements can lead to new roles for local government, e.g., as a facilitator and supporter responsible for enabling frameworks and funding programmes, but also providing ongoing oversight and guidance to ensure that public spaces remain
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implementation (see Deliverable D6.2). In Berlin, the Urban Landscape Strategy built upon an existing ‘DIY’-culture to engage citizens in
ȋֻȌǤ Where such a culture does not already exist, an external facilitator
can be a reliable partner in fostering a new approach, engaging individuals in new roles. The extra efforts
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Kyϱ͗hZEZ&KZ^dd/KEt/d,>K>Z^/Ed^͕D/>E ŽƐĐŽŝŶĐŝƩă;dŚĞ&ŽƌĞƐƚŝŶƚŚĞŝƚLJͿŝƐ ĂŶƵƌďĂŶƌĞĨŽƌĞƐƚĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ŝŶDŝůĂŶ͕/ƚĂůLJ͕ĐŽŶĐĞŝǀĞĚƚŽĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ ƚŚĞŶĞŐĂƟǀĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨƵƌďĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚƚŽĨŽƐƚĞƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJǁĞůůͲďĞŝŶŐ͘ ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶϭϵϳϰŽŶϯϱŚĂŽĨĂďĂŶͲ ĚŽŶĞĚĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ͕ŽƐĐŽŝŶĐŝƩăŚĂƐ ƐŝŶĐĞŐƌŽǁŶƚŽŽǀĞƌϭϮϬŚĂ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞ ŽīĞƌƐϭϱϬĂůůŽƚŵĞŶƚŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ͕ĂǀĂŝůͲ ĂďůĞƚŽůŽĐĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶƐƵƉŽŶĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ͘ There are also bike and footpaths and ŚŽƌƐĞďĂĐŬƌŝĚŝŶŐƚƌĂŝůƐ͖ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ĂƌĞĂƐ͖ĂŶĚĞǀĞŶƚƐƉĂĐĞƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĨŽƌ ůŽĐĂůĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŚŝƌĞ͘,ŝŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ ĐLJĐůŝŶŐƚŽƵƌƐƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞƌĞŐƵůĂƌůLJ͕ĂƐ ǁĞůůĂƐǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐĨŽƌƐĐŚŽŽůƐĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘
dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝƐŵĂŶĂŐĞĚďLJƚŚĞŶŽŶͲ ƉƌŽĮƚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ/ƚĂůŝĂEŽƐƚƌĂ;KƵƌ /ƚĂůLJͿĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚďLJƚŚŽƵƐĂŶĚƐŽĨ ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƉůĂŶƟŶŐ͕ŵĂŝŶͲ ƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘dŚŝƐŚĂƐ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞďƵƌĚĞŶŽŶ ƚŚĞŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJŽĨDŝůĂŶ;ǁŚŝĐŚŽǁŶƐ ƚŚĞůĂŶĚͿĂŶĚĞŶĂďůĞĚƚŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚŽ ĞdžƉĂŶĚ͕/ƚŚĂƐĂůƐŽĨŽƐƚĞƌĞĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵͲ ŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌůŽĐĂůĐŝƟnjĞŶƐƚŽŐƌŽǁĨŽŽĚ͕ ĂŶĚƚŽŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚǁŝƚŚŶĂƚƵƌĞĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ͘dŚĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐĨŽƌ ƚŚĞůŽĐĂůĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ĨŽƌĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͛ŚĞĂůƚŚ ĂŶĚĨŽƌĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJƟĞƐ;ֻ^ŽĐŝĂů ŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͕'ƌĞĞŶĐŽŶŽŵLJͿŚĂǀĞ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĚĂŶĞǁŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƉĂƌŬƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘'ŝƌĞƩĂWĂƌŬͿŝŶƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ŐƌĞĞŶďĞůƚŽĨDŝůĂŶ͘
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ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚŐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘ /ŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĐĂƐĞƐƐŚŽǁĞĚƚŚĂƚ ŐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐĐĂŶŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ ŝŶĚĞŶƐĞŝŶŶĞƌͲĐŝƚLJĂƌĞĂƐǁŚĞƌĞƉƵďůŝĐ ŽƌƐĞŵŝͲƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐĂƌĞƐĐĂƌĐĞ͘ ZĞͲŐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐĂŶŝŶŶĞƌĐŽƵƌƚLJĂƌĚ͕Ă ƉƵďůŝĐƐƋƵĂƌĞŽƌĂƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚŽīĞƌƐĂ ĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽŝŶǀŽůǀĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞ͕ ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŶĞǁŵĞĞƟŶŐ ƉůĂĐĞ͘&ŽƌŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌͲ ŚŽŽĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĸĐĞŝŶĞƌůŝŶͲ EĞƵŬƂůůŶŝŶŝƟĂƚĞĚĂƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞĐĂůůĞĚ ͛,ŝĚĚĞŶWůĂĐĞƐʹĞĂƵƟĨƵůŽƵƌƚLJĂƌĚƐ͛ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐďŽƚŚůĂŶĚůŽƌĚƐĂŶĚ ƚĞŶĂŶƚƐƚŽƌĞͲŐƌĞĞŶƚŚĞŝƌĐŽƵƌƚLJĂƌĚƐ with the help of planners and some ĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘dŚĞƐĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝͲ ƟĞƐĐĂŶďĞƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJǀĂůƵĂďůĞĨŽƌůŽǁ ŝŶĐŽŵĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ͕ǁŚŽĂƌĞŽŌĞŶ ƐŽĐŝĂůůLJƐĞŐƌĞŐĂƚĞĚ͘
^ŽĐŝĂůĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨůŽĐĂůŐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ 'ZE^hZ'ĂŶĂůLJƐĞĚƚŚĞƌŽůĞŽĨƐŝdž ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĸĐĞƐŝŶ
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IMPLEMENTATION dĂŬĞĂĐƚŝŽŶĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ DĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞůĞĂƉĨƌŽŵƉĂƉĞƌƚŽƉƌĂĐͲ ƟĐĞŝƐĂĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĨŽƌĂŶLJƉŽůŝĐLJŽƌ ƉůĂŶ͘ƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƚŽŽůƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞ ƚŽŚĞůƉŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚh'/ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ;Ğ͘Őֻ͕͘dŽŽůďŽdždϳƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶͿ͕ďƵƚĂŬĞLJƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŝƐ ƵƐƵĂůůLJŚŽǁƚŽŐĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ Collaboration and sharing knowledge can be an effective way to better deal with resource constraints. This includes, in particular, collaboration at the expert level and pooling knowledge from various partners ȋֻȌǤ ǡ the involvement of citizens can help planning to better correspond to local needs and to target investments more ϐ
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KEY MESSAGES ƌĞĂƚĞĂĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬĨŽƌƌĞŐƵůĂƌŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐŽĨh'/ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘ ^ƚĂƌƚǁŝƚŚƉŝůŽƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĂĚĂƉƚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĂŶĚďƵŝůĚ ƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͘ hŶůŽĐŬĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐďLJĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŶŐ͕ƉŽŽůŝŶŐ ŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐŝŶŐĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ͘ hŶůŽĐŬĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ GREEN SURGE research found external funding to be a major factor for supporting UGI (see Deliverable 5.1). Access to European and national funding programmes is very important for implementing innovative strategies on larger scales and testing new approaches that require time and (human) resources. However, funds from developers or other private actors can also support implementation ȋֻ͵ǡȌǡ there is a framework to ensure that ϐ
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Deliverable 4.1. DŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐ Monitoring is essential to ensure that UGI is not only maintained in a good state but ideally regularly improved. It is also a mechanism to check if targets are being met or strategies need to be adjusted. For instance, a UGI strategy for climate change adaptation may involve targets to protect and increase tree cover, in order to moderate the urban heat island effect, reduce stormwater runoff, sequester carbon, and reduce cooling energy demands. Regular tree audits could help to determine if stronger
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protections for existing trees in certain types of development are necessary, or more incentives to encourage tree planting. Monitoring is often undervalued and underfunded in many cities. However, there are cases of municipalities successfully partnering with university researchers to monitor ϐȋֻͷ Lisbon). Monitoring goes hand-inhand with a commitment to reguǢ goals and strategies remain in line with the reality on the ground ȋֻ͵ǡͶȌǤ
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tionality of conventional solutions for transport routes and stormwater disposal. In parallel to these three principles, it is essential to involve different groups in UGI planning in order to ensure equitable recognition of their needs and distribution ϐȂǡ
rate the principle of social inclusion.
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͙ĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƚĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟǀĞ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůůLJŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŽƉĞŶƚŽ ĂůůĂŶĚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĂŶĚŶĞĞĚƐŽĨĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƉĂƌƟĞƐ͕ǁŝƚŚĞŵƉŚĂƐŝƐ ŽŶǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞƐŽĐŝĂůŐƌŽƵƉƐ͍ ^K/>/E>h^/KE URBAN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING GUIDE
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ƌŽƐƐͲůŝŶŬƚŽƌĞůĂƚĞĚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶĂƌĞĂƐ;ŝĨĂŶĂƌĞĂŝƐŝĚĞŶƟĮĞĚĂƐĂƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJͿ
,/Ed͗hƐĞƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞŶĞdžƚƚŽĞĂĐŚƐĞĐƟŽŶƚŽŶŽƚĞĚŽǁŶ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ͕ŽƚŚĞƌŝĚĞĂƐ͕ŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĮĐƐƚĞƉƐĨŽƌĂĐƟŽŶ͘tŚĞŶ ƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚǁŚĂƚ͛ƐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĨŽƌLJŽƵƌůŽĐĂůĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ͕ ŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƚŚĞĨƵůůƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵŽĨƚLJƉĞƐŽĨ ŐƌĞĞŶ;ĂŶĚďůƵĞͿƐƉĂĐĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƵƉh'/;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƵƌďĂŶ ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ͕ƐĐŚŽŽůŐƌŽƵŶĚƐ͕ƌĂŝůƌŽĂĚĞŵďĂŶŬŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶ ǁĂůůƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐĂŶĚĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚĂƌĞĂƐʹƐĞĞ'ƵŝĚĞ WĂƌƚ͗'ƌĞĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞdLJƉŽůŽŐLJͿ͘
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EŽƚĞƐ;ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐͬŝĚĞĂƐͬĂĐƟŽŶƐͿ
ůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ͗^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
A1.1 ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĞīĞĐƚƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞĂƌĞĂƐŽƌŐƌŽƵƉƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƉĞŽƉůĞůŝǀŝŶŐŝŶŇŽŽĚͲ ƉƌŽŶĞ͕ĚĞŶƐĞůLJďƵŝůƚŽƌƐŽĐŝŽͲĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂůůLJĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚĂƌĞĂƐͿ͘ A1.2 ZĞĚƵĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶŚĞĂƚŝƐůĂŶĚĞīĞĐƚŝŶĚĞŶƐĞĂƌĞĂƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƌĞƋƵŝƌŝŶŐŽƌ ŝŶĐĞŶƟǀŝƐŝŶŐƐƚƌĞĞƚƚƌĞĞƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶǁĂůůƐĂŶĚŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐ͕ƌĞƋƵŝƌŝŶŐŵŝŶŝŵƵŵ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂŵŽƵŶƚƐŝŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐͿ͘ A1.3 W ƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĐůŝŵĂƚĞƌĞĨƵŐĞƐĨŽƌǀƵůŶĞƌĂďůĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŝŶŚŝŐŚĚĞŶƐŝƚLJ ĂƌĞĂƐ;Ğ͘Ő͘ƐŚĂĚĞĚĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚͬŽƌĂƌĞĂƐǁŝƚŚǁĂƚĞƌĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐͿ A1.4 D ĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĂŶĚŵŝŶŝŵŝƐĞĚĂŵĂŐĞƐƵĐŚĂƐƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐĂŶĚ ƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐŇŽŽĚƉůĂŝŶƐ͕ǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚĐŽĂƐƚĂůůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵƐ ϭ͘ϱ ĞĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨŝŵƉĞƌǀŝŽƵƐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ;Ğ͘Ő͘ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƌĞƋƵŝƌĞͲ ŵĞŶƚƐ͕ŝŶĐĞŶƟǀŝƐŝŶŐƉĞƌǀŝŽƵƐŽƌƐĞŵŝͲƉĞƌǀŝŽƵƐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐͿ͘ A1.6 ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂƉůĂŶƟŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJĐŽŵƉŽƐĞĚŽĨĚŝǀĞƌƐĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ;ǁŝƚŚƉƌĞĨͲ ĞƌĞŶĐĞĨŽƌŚĞĂƚͲƚŽůĞƌĂŶƚǀĂƌŝĞƟĞƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJĨŽƌƐƚƌĞĞƚƚƌĞĞƐͿ͘
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A2.1 WƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐĂŶĚĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐŶĂƟǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚďŝŽƚŽƉĞƐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƚŚŽƐĞ ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůůLJƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚĂŶĚƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚ͘dŚŝƐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƌĞƐƚŽƌŝŶŐĚĂŵĂŐĞĚǀĂůƵĂďůĞŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůůŝŶŐŝŶǀĂƐŝǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͘ A2.2 ƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĂǁĞůůͲĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ͕ĐŝƚLJǁŝĚĞĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞďŝŽƚŽƉĞͬŚĂďŝƚĂƚ network. A2.3 ƌĞĂƟŶŐĂƌĞĂƐŽĨůŽǁŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚLJŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚǁŚĞƌĞŶĂƚƵƌĞĐĂŶ͚ƌƵŶǁŝůĚ͛ ĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĐĂŶĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐƐƉŽŶƚĂŶĞŽƵƐůLJ͕ŽƌƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŶŐĞdžŝƐƟŶŐ ƐŝƚĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ďƌŽǁŶĮĞůĚƐǁŝƚŚŚŝŐŚƋƵĂůŝƚLJŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐͿ͘ A2.4 WƌŽŵŽƟŶŐďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŝŶŽƌŶĂŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͕ Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƉĂƌŬƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐ͕ĂŶĚƐƚƌĞĞƚŐƌĞĞŶ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ďLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĂů ĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕ƉůĂŶƟŶŐŶĂƟǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐĨŽƌƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŝŽŶ͕ĂŶĚƉůĂŶƟŶŐ ƉŽůůŝŶĂƟŽŶͲĨƌŝĞŶĚůLJƉůĂŶƚƐͿ͘ Ϯ͘ϱ WƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞĂŶĚͬŽƌŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐƚŽďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐͲĂŶĚŚŽŵĞŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŽ ƐƵƉƉŽƌƚďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽŶƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ;ĨŽƌŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƐĞĞƉƌŝŽƌƉŽŝŶƚͿ͘ A2.6 ĚƵĐĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐŽŶƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJĂŶĚǁĂLJƐƚŽƉƌŽƚĞĐƚ ŝƚ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽƚŚĞŵƚŽĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŶĂƚƵƌĞ͘
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A3.1 ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞǀĂůƵĞŽĨƚŚĞďĞŶĞĮƚƐ and ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚĐŽƐƚƐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĐĂŶ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĂƐƚŚŵĂĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŝƌĂƚŽƌLJĚŝƐĞĂƐĞƌĂƚĞƐ͕ĂǀŽŝĚĞĚ ĚĂŵĂŐĞĨƌŽŵŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌŶĂƚƵƌĂůĞǀĞŶƚƐͿ͘ A3.2 ŶŐĂŐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌŝŶĮŶĂŶĐŝŶŐh'/;Ğ͘Ő͘ƉƵďůŝĐͲƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƉĂƌƚͲ ŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ͕ƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƚĂdžĞƐ͕ƵƐĞƌͲƉĂLJƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶ ƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ͕ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐͿ͘ A3.3 ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐĨŽƌŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ and ŵĂŝŶƚĞͲ ŶĂŶĐĞ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƟŵĞďĂŶŬƐ͕ƌĞǁĂƌĚƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ͕ŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌŝŶŐͿ͘ A3.4 W ƌŽŵŽƟŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞĂƐĂŶĂƐƐĞƚŝŶĐŝƚLJŵĂƌŬĞƟŶŐĂŶĚĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͘
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A4.1 ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐŽƌĐƌĞĂƟŶŐƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌequitableŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞaccessibility ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐƉĂƌŬƐǁŝƚŚŝŶĂϭϱŵŝŶƵƚĞǁĂůŬŽĨĂůůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂŶĂůLJƐŝŶŐ ƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐŝƚůŝŶŬƐƚŽƉŽƉƵůĂƌƉĂƌŬƐͿ͘ A4.2 ŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚƐĂĨĞƚLJŽĨŶĞǁĂŶĚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞůŝŐŚƟŶŐ͕ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶͿ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶŐŶĞǁ ƐƉĂĐĞƐŝŶǁĂLJƐƚŚĂƚůĞĂǀĞƌŽŽŵĨŽƌĐƌĞĂƟǀĞƉůĂLJĂŶĚŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ ŝĚĞŶƟƚLJ͘ A4.3 WƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŝŶƚĞƌĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŐĂƌĚĞŶƐĂƐƐƉĂĐĞƐǁŚĞƌĞƉĞŽƉůĞ ĨƌŽŵĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚďĂĐŬŐƌŽƵŶĚƐŵĂLJŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƚ͘ A4.4 ^ƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐůŽĐĂůE'KƐĂŶĚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͛ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
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EŽƚĞƐ;ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐͬŝĚĞĂƐͬĂĐƟŽŶƐͿ
/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ͗^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
ϭ͘ϭ >ŝŶŬŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞto improve water ƋƵĂůŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞŽŶƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐŽƌ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐĨŽƌĚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝƐĞĚǁĂƚĞƌƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƌĂŝŶ ŐĂƌĚĞŶƐ͕ƐǁĂůĞƐ͕ŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐ͕ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉĞƌŵĞĂďůĞ ƉĂǀĞŵĞŶƚ͖ĐĞŶƚƌĂůŝƐĞĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐůŝŬĞďŝŽƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶďĂƐŝŶƐ͖ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĐŽŽƉͲ ĞƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌǀĞŐĞƚĂƚĞĚƌŝǀĞƌďƵīĞƌƐĂŶĚǁĞƚůĂŶĚƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶͿ͘ ϭ͘Ϯ >ŝŶŬŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ to improve air ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ŵŝƟŐĂƚĞŶŽŝƐĞĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĨĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐĨŽƌǁĂůŬŝŶŐĂŶĚ ďŝŬŝŶŐĂŶĚͬŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶƚŽŚŽƵƐĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂŶĚ ƚƌĂƉƉŽůůƵƚĂŶƚƐĂŶĚŶŽŝƐĞĂůŽŶŐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͖ŝŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐďŝŬĞƉĂƚŚƐ ŝŶŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐͿ͘ ϭ͘ϯ >ŝŶŬŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞǁŝƚŚĞŶĞƌŐLJĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐͲ tureƚŽŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶĞĸĐŝĞŶĐŝĞƐĂŶĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ǁĂůŬŝŶŐ͕ďŝŬŝŶŐ͕ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͕ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂͲ ƟŽŶĂůŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ďŝŬĞƉĂƚŚƐĂůŽŶŐƉŽǁĞƌůŝŶĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͕ ƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐŶĂƟǀĞǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĞŝŶƚĞƌƉƌĞƚĂƟŽŶƐŝŐŶĂŐĞͿ͘ ϭ͘ϰ >ŝŶŬŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞǁŝƚŚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐƚŽŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŝŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů͕ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶĂůĂŶĚĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůĂƌĞĂƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽƌŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐĨŽƌŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƵƌƚLJĂƌĚƐŽƌ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐͿ͘
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ϯDƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͕ϯŶŐĂŐŝŶŐƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ϰ/ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ
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ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͗^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
Ϯ͘ϭ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŶĚƉƌĞƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂĐŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞ and ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůLJͲůŝŶŬĞĚŐƌĞĞŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƚŚĂƚƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶ͕ŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ͕ǁŝůĚůŝĨĞ͕ůŽĐĂůĐůŝŵĂƚĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďƵŝůƚĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘ Ϯ͘Ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĂǁĞůůͲĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ͕ƐĂĨĞ bike and pedestrian ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚŽĮůůŝŶŵŝƐƐŝŶŐƐĞŐŵĞŶƚƐŽĨŬĞLJĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ͕ ƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐĂďŝŬĞŵĂƉͿĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽďŽƚŚůŽĐĂů ƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚŬĞLJƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůĂƌĞĂƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŶŐŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƌĞƋƵŝƌĞͲ ŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌƉĂƌŬĂĐĐĞƐƐ͕ĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐƉŽŝŶƚƐĂƚŬĞLJƉĂƌŬƐͿ͘ Ϯ͘ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀŝŶŐĂŚĂďŝƚĂƚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬto support the ŵŽǀĞͲ ŵĞŶƚŽĨƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐĐƌŝƟĐĂůŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐĂƐ ǁĞůůĂƐďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐŽƌďŽƩůĞŶĞĐŬƐͿĂŶĚĞŶƐƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĂƚƋƵĂůŝƚLJŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĨŽƌ ŇŽƌĂĂŶĚĨĂƵŶĂĂƌĞǁĞůůͲĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ďĂƐĞĚŽŶ ƐŽƵŶĚĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŬĞLJƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ͕ƐĞĞĚ ĚŝƐƉĞƌƐĂů͕ĂĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐͿ͘ Ϯ͘ϰ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐĂŶĚ͚ƉĞƌĨŽƌĂƚĞĚ͛ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ;Ğ͘Ő͘ĂƌĞĂƐŽĨ ĚŝƐƉĞƌƐĞĚǀĞŐĞƚĂƟŽŶͿĐĂƉĂďůĞŽĨŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐŶĂƚƵƌĂůǀĞŶƟůĂƟŽŶ as well as ŇŽŽĚĐŽŶƚƌŽů in vulnerable areas.
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DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͗^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
ϯ͘ϭ ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐ the various ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů͕ƐŽĐŝĂůand ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐďĞŶĞĮƚƐŽĨƵƌďĂŶ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐƚŚĞƐĞƚŽƉŽůŝĐLJͲŵĂŬĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐ͘ ϯ͘Ϯ ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞŵĂŶĚĨŽƌŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌ ĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ŶŽǁĂŶĚŝŶƚŚĞůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵ͘ ϯ͘ϯ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉůĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŚŝŐŚůŝŐŚƚh'/͛ƐĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĐŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐŽĐŝŽͲĐƵůƚƵƌĂů;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŶĂƚƵƌĞĐŽŶƚĞŵƉůĂƟŽŶ͕ ƐŽĐŝĂůŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽŶ͕ƐƉŽƌƚƐĂŶĚƉůĂLJͿ͕ďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐĨŽƌƌĂƌĞ ƐƉĞĐŝĞƐ͕ǁŝůĚĞƌŶĞƐƐͿ͕ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŶŐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ͕ŇŽŽĚ ĐŽŶƚƌŽůͿŽƌƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶŐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͕ĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌ͕ǁŽŽĚͿ͘ ϯ͘ϰ ƚƚŚĞƐŝƚĞůĞǀĞů͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐŝŶǁĂLJƐƚŚĂƚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞĐŽŶŇŝĐƚƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǀŝƐŝƚŽƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞŽƌƐƉĂƟĂůƐĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ ĐŽŶŇŝĐƟŶŐƵƐĞƐͿ͘
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^ŽĐŝĂůŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ͗^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
ϰ͘ϭ ĐƟǀĞůLJŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŝŶƉůĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ and ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚǀŝƐŝŽŶŝŶŐĨŽƌƵŵƐ͕ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŶĂŝƌĞƐ͕ĐŚĂƌƌĞƩĞƐĂŶĚĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͛ juries). ϰ͘Ϯ DŽďŝůŝƐŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƚŚĞǀŝĞǁƐŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐŶŽƚƵƐƵĂůůLJĂĐƟǀĞŝŶ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƉĞŽƉůĞǁŝƚŚĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞůĚĞƌůLJ͕ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂŶĚ ĂĚŽůĞƐĐĞŶƚƐ͕ŝŵŵŝŐƌĂŶƚƐ͕ůŽǁͲŝŶĐŽŵĞĂŶĚŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐƉĞŽƉůĞͿďLJĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŵĞƚŚŽĚƐŽƌŝĞŶƚĞĚƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞƐĞŐƌŽƵƉƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘WŚŽƚŽͲ ǀŽŝĐĞͿ͘ ϰ͘ϯ ĞůĞŐĂƟŶŐƌĞƐƉŽŶƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƚŽĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ďLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJ ďƵĚŐĞƟŶŐ͕ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͛ƵƌďĂŶŐĂƌĚĞŶŝŶŐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ͕ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌŵĂŝŶƚĞͲ ŶĂŶĐĞƐĐŚĞŵĞƐŽƌŽƚŚĞƌĨŽƌŵƐŽĨĐŝǀŝĐĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĨŽƌh'/Ϳ͘
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C EMBEDDING UGI IN PLANNING
To successfully embed UGI in the planning process, a number of factors have ďĞĞŶƐŚŽǁŶƚŽďĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ͘dŚĞƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵĂƟĐĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͕ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŶŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉůĂŶƐ͕ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨ ƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚĮŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵĞĂŶƐĨŽƌŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͘
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C1
ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐh'/ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ͗^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽĞdžƉĂŶĚŬŶŽǁůͲ ĞĚŐĞďĂƐĞĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌh'/ĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬŝŶŐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ C1.1 ŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐŽĨĂůů ƚLJƉĞƐ;ŝ͘Ğ͕͘ĂůƐŽƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌƵƟůŝƐĞĚƐŝƚĞƐůŝŬĞďƌŽǁŶĮĞůĚƐĂŶĚƌĂŝůͲ ǁĂLJƐͿŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽďĞƩĞƌƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĚĞĮĐŝƚƐĂŶĚƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨLJŽƵƌ h'/ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƋƵĂŶƟƚLJ͕ƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͕ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐ͕ƐƵƉƉůLJŽĨďĞŶĞͲ ĮƚƐĂŶĚĐŝƟnjĞŶĚĞŵĂŶĚͿ͘
C1.2 /ĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĞĚŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ and the need for ŶĞǁh'/ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞŵ͘ C1.3 hƐŝŶŐŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐƚŽĂƐƐĞƐƐŶŽƚũƵƐƚh'/͛^ŵŽŶĞƚĂƌLJǀĂůƵĞ͕ďƵƚ ŝƚƐƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůǀĂůƵĞƚŽŽ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞ͘ C1.4 &ƌĂŵŝŶŐĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚĞƌŵƐŽĨĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐƚŽďĞƚĂĐŬůĞĚ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ǀƵůŶĞƌͲ ĂďŝůŝƚLJƚŽƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽĨĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞ͕ŚĂďŝƚĂƚƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚͿ ĂŶĚĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŶŐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůĐŽƐƚͲƐĂǀŝŶŐƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ďLJĐŽŶĚƵĐƟŶŐĂĐŽƐƚͲ ďĞŶĞĮƚĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐͿ͘ ϭ͘ϱ /ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŶŐh'/ďĞŶĞĮƚƐŝŶĂĨŽƌŵĂƚƚŚĂƚŝƐĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞĂŶĚĞĂƐLJƚŽƵŶĚĞƌͲ ƐƚĂŶĚĨŽƌŶŽŶͲĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ;ůŽĐĂůƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ͕ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲŵĂŬĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐͿŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽƌĂŝƐĞĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŐĂŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ.
C2
ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐƉůĂŶƐ͗^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐĂůůLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ h'/ǁŝƚŚĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
C2.1 ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉůĂŶǁŝƚŚĂůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌh'/ĚĞǀĞůŽƉͲ ŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĐŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞŐƵůĂƌƵƉĚĂƚĞƐƚŽŵŽŶŝƚŽƌƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ĂŶĚƌĞƐƉŽŶĚƚŽĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘ C2.2 ŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ͚ŶŽͲƌĞŐƌĞƚ͛or ͚ůŽǁͲƌĞŐƌĞƚ͛ (i.e., ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƌŽďƵƐƚŶĞƐƐĂƚůŽǁĐŽƐƚƐŽƌƚŽĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚĞĨŽƌĞdžƚƌĂ ĐŽƐƚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĂĚĚĞĚďĞŶĞĮƚƐͿ͘ C2.3 'ĞƫŶŐƉůĂŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ͗ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŵĂŶĚĂƚĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŐůŽďĂůŽƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƉŽůŝͲ ĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞƉůĂŶĂŶĚŝƚƐŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐͿ͕ďLJůŝŶŬŝŶŐŝƚƚŽůŽĐĂůůLJ important ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ;ƐƵĐŚĂƐĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞͿĂŶĚͬŽƌĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŶŐ ǁŝƚŚƐƚƌŽŶŐĂĚǀŽĐĂƚĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƉŽůŝƟĐŝĂŶƐ͕ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůE'KƐͿ͘ C2.4 ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚh'/ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJďLJĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨƵůůƐƉĞĐƚƌƵŵ ŽĨĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ĨŽƌŵĂůĂŶĚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂůͿ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚƐĂŶĚǁĞĂŬŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƌĂŶŐĞŽĨŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŵĞĐŚͲ ĂŶŝƐŵƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐ͕ƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƉŝůŽƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚŽĚĞŵŽŶͲ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŶĞǁĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ͕ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŶŽŶͲƐƚĂƚĞĂĐƚŽƌŝŶǀŽůǀĞͲ ment). Ϯ͘ϱ >ŝŶŬŝŶŐƚŚĞh'/ƉůĂŶǁŝƚŚƚŚŽƐĞŽĨŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐͬƐĞĐƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƚŚŽƐĞ ĂƚŽƚŚĞƌůĞǀĞůƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ĂƚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞůƐͿ͕ĂŝŵŝŶŐĂƚƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂŝĚŽĨĐƌŽƐƐͲƐĞĐƚŽƌĂůǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŐƌŽƵƉƐŽƌĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚ͕ƐŝŵƵůͲ ƚĂŶĞŽƵƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉůĂŶƐͿ͘
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ŶŐĂŐŝŶŐƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͗^ƉĞĐŝĮĐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐƚŽŝŶǀŽůǀĞĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ ŽĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŝŶŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞh'/ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŵĂLJŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗
C3.1 /ĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŶŐƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚĂĐƚŽƌƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƐƚĂīŝŶŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂů ĞdžƉĞƌƚƐ͕ƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ͕ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐĂŶĚĐŝǀŝůƐŽĐŝĞƚLJͿƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŶŽƚLJĞƚ ĞŶŐĂŐĞĚŝŶh'/ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĮŶĚŝŶŐŵĞĂŶŝŶŐĨƵůǁĂLJƐƚŽĞŶŐĂŐĞ them;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ďLJŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͕ďLJĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJƌĞĂĐŚŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŽƚŚĞŵ͕ŽƌďLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚͿ͘ C3.2 ŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůĞdžƉĞƌƚƐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞƌĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŝĚĞŶƟĮĐĂƟŽŶŽĨƐŚĂƌĞĚƚŽƉŝĐƐŽƌŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐ ƌĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽh'/ĂĐƌŽƐƐĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͕ƐŚĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚĞdžĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞĨƌŽŵ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĮĞůĚƐŽĨĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞĂŶĚĂŝŵŝŶŐĂƚƐŚĂƌĞĚh'/ƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐͿ͘ C3.3 ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚŶŽŶͲŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚĂůƐƚĂŬĞŚŽůĚĞƌƐ͕Ğ͘Ő͘ďLJƐƵƉƉŽƌƟŶŐ ĐŽͲŐŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨďŽƩŽŵͲƵƉŝŶŝƟĂͲ ƟǀĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐĂƌĚĞŶƐͿ͕ĂŶĚĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐ the required ƐŬŝůůƐĂŶĚ ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬƐĨŽƌĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƟŶŐƐƵĐŚĂƌƌĂŶŐĞŵĞŶƚƐǁŝƚŚŝŶŽƌŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞ ĂĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƚĂŬŝŶŐŽŶĂƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŶŐ͕ŵŽĚĞƌĂƟŶŐŽƌĨĂĐŝůŝƚĂƟŶŐ ƌŽůĞ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĐĐĞƐƐƌŝŐŚƚƐͿ͘ C4
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C4.1 hƐŝŶŐƉŝůŽƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚŽƚĞƐƚŶŽǀĞůĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐŝŶĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƌĞůĞǀĂŶƚ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ĞŶŐŝŶĞĞƌŝŶŐ͕ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ǁĂƚĞƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶͿ͘ZĞƐƵůƚƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞĚƚŽĞŶĂďůĞƐƵĐŚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƚŽďĞ ƌĞĮŶĞĚďĞĨŽƌĞĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶŽŶĂůĂƌŐĞƌƐĐĂůĞ͘ C4.2 džƉůŽƌŝŶŐĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƵƌŽƉĞĂŶŽƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐ͕ĨƵŶĚƐĨƌŽŵƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĂĐƚŽƌƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘WƵďůŝĐͲWƌŝǀĂƚĞͲWĂƌƚŶĞƌͲ ƐŚŝƉƐ͕ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶƐĐŚĞŵĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƌĞŐƵůĂƚŽƌLJŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐͿ͕ũŽŝŶƚ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐǁŝƚŚŽƚŚĞƌĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐŽƌŶŽŶͲĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJǁŽƌŬĂŶĚůŽĐĂůŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ͘ C4.3 DŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐƚŽĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͛Ɛh'/ĂŶĚƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ͕ǁŝƚŚƉƌŽǀŝƐŝŽŶƚŽĂĚũƵƐƚ ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐŝĨƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝƐŶŽƚĂĚĞƋƵĂƚĞ͘
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ŵĞŶƚĞĚŝŶƌĞĂůŝƚLJŝŶƚǁŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚƐ͕ĂŶĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŬŝŶĚƐŽĨĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘/ŶƵŐƵƐƚĞŶͲ ďŽƌŐ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛Ɛ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚWĂƌŬƐ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĂ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJͲŽǁŶĞĚƐŽĐŝĂůŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉĂŶLJƚŽƌĞďƵŝůĚŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƚĂůůŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐ͖ŝŶƚŚĞtĞƐƚĞƌŶ ŚĂƌďŽƵƌ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJǁŽƌŬĞĚǁŝƚŚƐĞǀĞƌĂů developers to build the open stormͲ ǁĂƚĞƌƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ;ֻŶŐĂŐŝŶŐ stakeholders). ƚƚŚĞƟŵĞ͕ƚŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞǀĞƌLJĨĞǁ Swedish examples of open stormwater ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƚŚĂƚŚĂĚďĞĞŶ ƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚůLJŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶ ĨĂďƌŝĐ͘dŚĞƌĞǁĂƐŶŽĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨ ŚŽǁƚŽƐĐĂůĞƵƉƚŚĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ͕ŚŽǁƚŽ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝƚ͕ŽƌŚŽǁƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐǁŽƵůĚ ƌĞĂĐƚ͘dŚĞƉŝůŽƚͲƉƌŽũĞĐƚͲďĂƐĞĚ͕ƐƚĞƉͲďLJͲ ƐƚĞƉĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞŶĂďůĞĚĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ ͚ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐͲďLJͲĚŽŝŶŐ͛ĂŵŽŶŐƚŚŽƐĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͘^ŽŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĐŽŶĐĞƉƚƐ ŚĂĚƚŽďĞĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚ͕ďƵƚƚŽĚĂLJŵŽƐƚŽĨ ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƌĞŵĂŝŶ ƵŶĐŚĂŶŐĞĚĂŶĚĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ͘ KƚŚĞƌŝŶƐŝŐŚƚƐǁĞƌĞƚŚĂƚŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞ͕ ƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĮŶĂŶĐŝŶŐŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞ ĂŐƌĞĞĚƵƉŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƚŚĞůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ͘dŚĞŵŽƐƚ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚŽƵƚĐŽŵĞǁĂƐƚŽĚĞŵŽŶͲ ƐƚƌĂƚĞƚŚĂƚĂŶŽƉĞŶƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵ ĐĂŶďĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐĞĚŝŶĂŶĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƌĞƐŝͲ ĚĞŶƟĂůĂƌĞĂ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕DĂůŵƂ͛ƐŐƌĞĞŶͲ ŐƌĞLJŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐŚĂǀĞƚĞŶĚĞĚ ƚŽďĞĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůŝŶŶĞǁ͕ ůĂƌŐĞͲƐĐĂůĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͘
^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐĐŚŽŽůLJĂƌĚ͕ƵŐƵƐƚĞŶďŽƌŐ͕DĂůŵƂ͘ Credit: Tim Delshammar
^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƌĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĞdžŝƐƟŶŐƐĐŚŽŽůLJĂƌĚ͕ƵŐƵƐƚĞŶďŽƌŐ͕DĂůŵƂ͘ Credit: Tim Delshammar
ƉŽůŝĐLJͿ͕ĂŶĚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐĨŽƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘ /ŶƚŚĞůŽŶŐĞƌƚĞƌŵ͕ƚŚĞŝƚLJ͛ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚͲ ment to maintain the open stormwater ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ;ŽŶĐĞďƵŝůƚͿŚĂƐďĞĞŶŬĞLJƚŽ ƚŚĞŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ͛ƐǀŝĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ǁŚŝůĞ ǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌLJŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐĂŶĚŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐ ŚĂǀĞĂůƐŽƉůĂLJĞĚĂƉĂƌƚŝŶŵŽďŝůŝƐŝŶŐ ŶŽŶͲƐƚĂƚĞĂĐƚŽƌƐ͘^ŽŵĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐ ŚĂǀĞŽƉƚĞĚƚŽǀŽůƵŶƚĂƌŝůLJĚĞƚĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵͲ ǁĂƚĞƌǀŝĂƉŽŶĚƐŽƌŐƌĞĞŶƌŽŽĨƐŝŶŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƌĂƟŶŐ ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐƐƵĐŚĂƐZDŽŵŵƵŶŝͲ ƟĞƐ͕ŽƌĂůŽĐĂůƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƵƌďĂŶĚĞǀĞůͲ ŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŐƌĞĞŶ ĂƌĞĂƌĂƟŽƐ;'ZͿ͘,ŽŵĞŽǁŶĞƌƐǁŚŽ ĚŝƐĐŽŶŶĞĐƚƚŚĞŝƌĚƌĂŝŶƉŝƉĞƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐƐLJƐƚĞŵĐĂŶƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂƌĞĨƵŶĚ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞtĂƚĞƌĂŶĚ^ĞǁĂŐĞƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ͘
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&ŝŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ͘͘͘ ZDŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ >ŽĐĂůĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚĨŽƌƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞ ƵƌďĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚDĂůŵƂ;/Ŷ Swedish). &ƵƌƚŚĞƌƌĞĂĚŝŶŐŽŶůĞƐƐŽŶƐ ůĞĂƌŶĞĚ͘^ĐĂŶĚĂŶĂǀŝĂŶ'ƌĞĞŶZŽŽĨ /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ͘ 'Zʹ'ƌĞĞŶƌĞĂZĂƟŽ The Western Harbour – experiences and lessons learned. Malmö, Sweden. Persson, B. (ed.), 2013. ĂƐĞƐƚƵĚLJĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ ĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚŽĨŽϬϭ͕DĂůŵƂ͕ ^ǁĞĚĞŶ͘Journal of Green Building, ϴ;ϯͿ͕ϯϰͲϱϬ͘ƵƐƟŶ͕'͕͘ϮϬϭϯ͘ ůƵĞͲŐƌĞĞŶĮŶŐĞƌƉƌŝŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞ ĐŝƚLJŽĨDĂůŵƂ͕^ǁĞĚĞŶ͗DĂůŵƂ͛Ɛ ǁĂLJƚŽǁĂƌĚƐĂƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƵƌďĂŶ ĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞ͘Malmö: Va syd. Stahre, P., 2008.
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ƟŽŶƐƚŚĞLJƉĞƌĨŽƌŵ͘^ŝŶĐĞϮϬϭϬ͕ƚŚĞ ƉůĂŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶŐƌĂĚƵĂůůLJƚƌĂŶƐůĂƚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůƚŽƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƐĐĂůĞ͕ ĂŶĚŝƐŶŽǁŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŽĨŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂͲ ƟŽŶŝŶƚŽŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͘ ĐƚŽƌƐ dŚĞZZǁĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂŶĚĚƌĂŌĞĚďLJ dŚĞŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĂƚĞ'ĞŶĞƌĂůĨŽƌ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕ hƌďĂŶWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ^ŽŝůŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ͕ĞƉĂƌƚͲ ŵĞŶƚŽĨŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ>ŽŵďĂƌĚLJ ZĞŐŝŽŶŝŶĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂů advisors. As part of the network, enviͲ ƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůĂŶĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐ ĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƚĞǁŝƚŚůŽĐĂůĞdžƉĞƌƚƐƚŽĞŶĂĐƚ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐĂŝŵĞĚĂƚĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐƋƵĂůŝƚLJ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ŝŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨĂ sustainable natural environment. AddiͲ ƟŽŶĂůĂĐƚŽƌƐĂƌĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƟĞƐ;ĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌ
ƐĐŝĞŶƟĮĐŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚƐƵƉƉůLJŝŶĨŽƌͲ ŵĂƟŽŶŽŶĂŶŝŵĂůĂŶĚƉůĂŶƚůŝĨĞͿ͕ĞŶǀŝͲ ƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůE'KƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘tt&/ƚĂůŝĂͿ͕ĐŝƟͲ njĞŶƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůƐĞĐƚŽƌ͘ WƵďůŝĐͲƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĞŶĂŶĐĞĐŽƐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ͕ĐŽŵďŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ĂŶĚŶĞĞĚƐŽĨĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƐĞĐƚŽƌƐŝŶĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĂƌLJƚĞĂŵ͘ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌŝŶŐŽĨƚŚĞ ZZŝƐďĂƐĞĚŽŶƉƌŝŽƌŝƚLJŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ ƵƌďĂŶƐƉƌĂǁůͿ͘dŚĞŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŝƐŐƵŝĚĞĚďLJ ďĞƐƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ĐƌĞĂƟŽŶŽĨďƵīĞƌ njŽŶĞƐƚŽĂďƐŽƌďŶŝƚƌĂƚĞƐ͕ƌĞŝŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ ŽĨŶĂƟǀĞƐƉĞĐŝĞƐͿĂƚƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶ͕ƉĞƌŝͲ ƵƌďĂŶĂŶĚƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůůĞǀĞůƐ͕ĂŶĚƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞĚ ďLJƉƌŽǀŝŶĐŝĂůĂŶĚŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůƉůĂŶƐ͘
DŝŶĐŝŽWĂƌŬƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚǁŽĂĐƟŽŶƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘ĐƟŽŶϭ;njŝŽŶĞϭͿ͗ĂŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌǁĂƐŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚĐƵƫŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƵƌďĂŶnjŽŶĞ͘ĐƟŽŶϮ;njŝŽŶĞϮͿ͗ĂƐĞĐŽŶĚŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶĞůŝŵŝŶĂƚĞĚĂĐƌŝƟĐĂůďĂƌƌŝĞƌ͕ƚŚĞ^ĂŶ'ŝŽƌŐŝŽƌŝĚŐĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚĐĂƵƐĞĚ ĨƌĂŐŵĞŶƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞDŝŶĐŝŽĐĂŶĂů͘>ĞŐĞŶĚ͗&ŝŶŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶƟŽŶƐ;ŐƌĞĞŶůŝŶĞƐͿ͖ŶĂƚƵƌĂůŐƌĞĞŶĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞZĞŐŝŽŶĂů ĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůEĞƚǁŽƌŬ;ZZͿ;LJĞůůŽǁƐƋƵĂƌĞƐͿ͖ďŝŬĞƉĂƚŚƐĂŶĚĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚƐ;ƌĞĚůŝŶĞƐͿ͖ƉƌŝŵĂƌLJĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞZZ;ŐƌĞĞŶůĞĂĨŽŶƚŚĞĐĂŶĂůͿ͘ ƌĞĚŝƚ͗DŝŶĐŝŽWĂƌŬWƌĞƐƐKĸĐĞ
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ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƚŚĞZZŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐĂŶĚƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐǁŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ ŽďũĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚƉůĂŶƐŽĨĂĐƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞĂƚŵƵůƟƉůĞƐĐĂůĞƐ͕Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƚŚĞ dĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂů'ŽǀĞƌŶĂŶĐĞWůĂŶĂƚƚŚĞ ůŽĐĂůͬŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůůĞǀĞů͘ŽƚŚƉƵďůŝĐĂŶĚ private funds support the implementaͲ ƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞZZ͕ŶĂŵĞůLJƚŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶ ƌĞĂƐ&ƵŶĚŽĨƚŚĞ>ŽŵďĂƌĚLJZĞŐŝŽŶ ;ĨƵŶĚƐŽĨΦϭϱŵŝůůŝŽŶͿĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌŝƉůŽ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ;ǁŚŝĐŚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂůŝŶĞŽĨ ĐƌĞĚŝƚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚZZŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐͿ͘ &ƵŶĚƐĂůƐŽŇŽǁĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉƌŽǀŝŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƟĞƐƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƌĞƐƉĞĐƟǀĞ ůŽĐĂůĂƌĞĂƐ͕ĂŶĚĨƌŽŵĂīŽƌĞƐƚĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶƐĐŚĞŵĞƐƚŽŵŝƟŐĂƚĞƚŚĞ loss of land to urban development. ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂƌĞũŽŝŶƚĨƵŶĚŝŶŐ shared between the European Union ĂŶĚŶĂƟŽŶĂůͬƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŝŶƐƚƌƵŵĞŶƚƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƌƵƌĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞƐͿ͘
dŚĞDŝŶĐŝŽWĂƌŬƉƌŽũĞĐƚƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ĨƵŶĚŝŶŐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚǁŽƉƵďůŝĐŐƌĂŶƚƐĨŽƌ ĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ;ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ >ŽŵďĂƌĚLJZĞŐŝŽŶĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƌŝƉůŽ &ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶͿ͘dŚĞƚŽƚĂůĐŽƐƚĂŵŽƵŶƚĞĚ ƚŽΦϰϮϱ͕ϬϬϬĨŽƌƉůĂŶƟŶŐƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ ĐĂŶĂůĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶŚĂŶĐĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ ǁŽŽĚĞĚĂƌĞĂƐ͕ĂŶĚĂŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂů ΦϮϮϬ͕ϬϬϬĨŽƌƚŚĞĞĐŽƚƵŶŶĞů͘ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐǁĞƌĞDŝŶĐŝŽWĂƌŬĂƐůĞĂĚ ĂŐĞŶĐLJ͕ƚŚĞWƌŽǀŝŶĐĞŽĨDĂŶƚƵĂ͕ DƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJŽĨDĂŶƚƵĂ͕ĂŶĚƉƵďůŝĐ ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚLJ/WK;ƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ŐĞŶĐLJĨŽƌƚŚĞWŽƌŝǀĞƌͿ͘ŝƟnjĞŶ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚĂƉƌĞƐƐĐŽŶĨĞƌͲ ĞŶĐĞŽƉĞŶƚŽƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐƚŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůǀŝƐŝƚƐĨŽƌƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͕ ƚƌĞĞͲƉůĂŶƟŶŐĚĂLJƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂů ƉƵďůŝĐ͕ĂŶĚĂƉƵďůŝĐŝŶĂƵŐƵƌĂƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂĚǀĞƌƟƐĞĚďLJƚĞůĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚ ƉƌĞƐƐĐŽǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘
DŝŶĐŝŽĂŶĂů KŶĞZZƉƌŽũĞĐƚŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚƚŽĚĂƚĞ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐDŝŶĐŝŽWĂƌŬ͘/ŶϮϬϭϰ͕ĂŶĞǁ ŐƌĞĞŶĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌǁĂƐĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞďĂŶŬƐŽĨƚŚĞDŝŶĐŝŽĂŶĂů͕ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƟŶŐŽĨƚƌĞĞƌŽǁƐŽǀĞƌĂĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨƐĞǀĞŶŬŵ͘dŚĞĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƚƐ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŽĨDĂŶƚƵĂĂŶĚ ƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶƐƚŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶŽĨƚŚĞDŝŶĐŝŽĂŶĂůŝŶŝƚƐ ŵŽƐƚƵƌďĂŶŝƐĞĚƚƌĂĐƚ͘džŝƐƟŶŐǀĞŐĞƚĂͲ ƟŽŶŽŶƚŚĞĐĂŶĂůďĂŶŬƐŚĂƐďĞĞŶŝŶƚĞͲ ŐƌĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚŶĞǁŶĂƟǀĞƚƌĞĞƐĂŶĚ ƐŚƌƵďƐ͕ŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐůŽĐĂůďŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ (ֻŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJͿ͘dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚĂůƐŽůĂŝĚ ƚŚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĂŶƵƌďĂŶ ŐƌĞĞŶǁĂLJƚŚĂƚĂůůŽǁƐƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐĂŶĚ ĐLJĐůŝƐƚƐƚŽƚƌĂǀĞůĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĞƌŝͲƵƌďĂŶ njŽŶĞƚŽƚŚĞďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐŽĨĂďŝŬĞƉĂƚŚ ŶŽƌƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂ ϯϯŵͲůŽŶŐƵŶĚĞƌƉĂƐƐ͕Žƌ͚ĞĐŽƚƵŶŶĞů͕͛ for pedestrians and wildlife (ֻ'ƌĞĞŶͲ ŐƌĞLJŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶͿ͘
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E Kyϯ͗ZEt>K&d,'>>ZhW,Kh^/E'KDW>y͕Z,h^ 'ĞůůĞƌƵƉŝƐƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚƐŽĐŝĂůŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉůĞdžŝŶĞŶŵĂƌŬ͕ďƵŝůƚŝŶϭϵϲϴͲϳϮ͘ dŚĞϯϬƚŽǁĞƌďůŽĐŬƐĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞϮ͕ϰϬϬ ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐĂŶĚǁĞƌĞŚŽŵĞƚŽũƵƐƚ ŽǀĞƌϳϬϬϬƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂƐŽĨ:ĂŶƵĂƌLJ ϮϬϭϯ͘^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞϮϬϬϬƐ͕'ĞůůĞƌƵƉŚĂƐ ďĞĞŶĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚĂĚŝƐĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞĚ ĂƌĞĂ͕ĚƵĞƚŽŚŝŐŚůĞǀĞůƐŽĨƵŶĞŵƉůŽLJͲ ŵĞŶƚĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚůŽǁ ůĞǀĞůƐŽĨĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚŝŶĐŽŵĞĂĐƌŽƐƐ ŝƚƐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ͘/ŶϮϬϭϯ͕ ĂůŵŽƐƚϳϵйŽĨƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵ ŶŽŶͲtĞƐƚĞƌŶĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ĐŽŵƉĂƌĞĚƚŽ ϭϭйĨŽƌĂƌŚƵƐĂƐĂǁŚŽůĞ͘DĂŶLJ ĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚǀĂĐĂŶƚŝŶ ƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐĚƵĞƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͛ƐƉŽŽƌ ƌĞƉƵƚĂƟŽŶ͘ /ŶϮϬϬϳ͕ƚŚĞŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJŽĨĂƌŚƵƐ ĚĞĐŝĚĞĚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĂŶĞǁŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂŝŵŽĨƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ'ĞůůĞƌƵƉ ĨƌŽŵĂŵŽŶŽĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĞƐƚĂƚĞ ŝŶƚŽĂŶĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ͕ŵƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂů ƵƌďĂŶĂƌĞĂ͕ǁŝƚŚŶĞǁŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͕ĂŵĞŶŝͲ ƟĞƐ͕ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞƐĂŶĚƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƐĞĚŐƌĞĞŶ ĂƌĞĂƐƚŚĂƚƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƐŽĐŝĂů ĂŶĚĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ;ֻDƵůƟĨƵŶĐͲ ƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJͿ͘dŚĞŵĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶŚĂƐĂůŽŶŐͲ ƚĞƌŵƟŵĞĨƌĂŵĞ͕ƚĂƌŐĞƟŶŐŽǀĞƌĂůů ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶŝŶϮϬϮϳ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌĞĞŶ
ƐƉĂĐĞƌĞŶĞǁĂůƚŽďĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞďLJϮϬϭϳ͘ dŚĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶĮŶĂŶĐĞĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůƵƌďĂŶƌĞŶĞǁĂůĨƵŶĚ;>ĂŶĚƐͲ ďLJŐŐĞĨŽŶĚĞŶͿ͘dŚĞĨƵŶĚƐĂƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚ ďLJƚŚĞĐŝƚLJŽĨĂƌŚƵƐ͕ƚŚĞƌĂďƌĂŶĚ ^ŽĐŝĂů,ŽƵƐŝŶŐƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚ ŵĂŶĂŐĞƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͕ĂƉƌŝǀĂƚĞĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚĂŶĂƟŽŶĂůŵŝŶŝƐƚƌLJ͘/ƚŚĂƐĂďƵĚŐĞƚ ŽĨΦϭϬϬŵŝůůŝŽŶ͕ŽĨǁŚŝĐŚΦϭϮ͘ϱŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŝƐĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨ ƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͘ ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘SLA ƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚƐ͕ϮϬϭϰ͘ ŝƐƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐƉůĂŶ'ĞůůĞƌƵƉƉĂƌŬĞŶ нdŽǀĞƐŚƆũ(in Danish). Aarhus Municipality, 2011.
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^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƚŽƐĞĐƵƌĞĂŶĚƐƵƐƚĂŝŶ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ ŵŽŶŐƚŚĞƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚŵŝŐƌĂŶƚŐƌŽƵƉƐ ƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞůĂƌŐĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐŝŶƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ ĨŽƌŝŶǀŽůǀĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĚĞŵŽĐƌĂƟĐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ ŽĨƚŚŝƐŬŝŶĚ͘dŚƵƐ͕ŵĂŶLJƐŝŵƉůLJĚŝĚŶŽƚ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞŝŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ ^ĞǀĞƌĂůƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶƐĐŚĞŵĞƐǁĞƌĞ ƚĞƐƚĞĚƚŽŽǀĞƌĐŽŵĞƚŚŝƐŽďƐƚĂĐůĞ͕ ƌĂŶŐŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŵŽƌĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůƉƵďůŝĐ ŚĞĂƌŝŶŐƐ͕ƚŽƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ͚ůŽŽŬͲĂŶĚͲůĞĂƌŶ͛ǀŝƐŝƚƐƚŽŽƚŚĞƌ ƉůĂĐĞƐŝŶĞŶŵĂƌŬ;ֻ^ŽĐŝĂů/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶͿ͘ &ŽƵƌǁĂůŬƐǁŝƚŚǁŽŵĞŶĨƌŽŵĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĞƚŚŶŝĐŐƌŽƵƉƐǁĞƌĞŚĞůĚ͕ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĞdžŝƐƟŶŐŐƌĞĞŶĂƌĞĂƐĂŶĚƚĂůŬŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĨŽƌƚŚĐŽŵŝŶŐĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͘dŚĞ ŵĂŝŶƉƵƌƉŽƐĞǁĂƐƚŽďƌŝŶŐƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŐƌŽƵƉƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂŶĚ ĂůůŽǁƚŚĞŵƚŽĚĞƐŝŐŶĂƚĞĂƌĞĂƐǁŚĞƌĞ ƐĂĨĞƚLJĂƐƉĞĐƚƐĐŽƵůĚďĞŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ͘ zŽƵƚŚĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚĐůƵďƐƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ƐƉĞĐŝĂůĂƩĞŶƟŽŶ͕ĂƐƉĂƌƚŽĨĂƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ
ƚŽĞŶŐĂŐĞƉĞŽƉůĞŝŶƚŚĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͚ĨƌŽŵŝŶƐŝĚĞͲŽƵƚ͛͘dŚƌŽƵŐŚ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂů ŽĸĐĞƌĂŶĚƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐŽĨůŽĐĂů ĐůƵďƐĂŶĚŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ͕ĂŐƌŽƵƉŽĨϮϭ LJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞĚŝŶĂƚƌŝƉƚŽ ͚^ƵƉĞƌŬŝůĞŶ͛;ƚŚĞ^ƵƉĞƌtĞĚŐĞͿŝŶ EƆƌƌĞďƌŽ͕ŽƉĞŶŚĂŐĞŶ͘EƆƌƌĞďƌŽŚĂƐ been transformed from an industrial ĂŶĚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĂƌĞĂŝŶƚŽĂŵƵůƟĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ůĞŝƐƵƌĞĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂƌĞĂ͘dŚĞǀŝƐŝƚ ĨŽƐƚĞƌĞĚĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŐƌŽƵƉĂŶĚ ŚĞůƉĞĚƚŽĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŽƉƟŽŶƐĨŽƌĂŶĚ barriers to the future development of Gellerup’s park. dŚĞŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJŚĂƐĂůƐŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚĂ ŐƌŽƵƉŽĨƚĞŶ͚ůĞŝƐƵƌĞƟŵĞǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͛͘ dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞLJŽƵŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĞƚŚŶŝĐŐƌŽƵƉƐǁŚŽƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂƐŵĂůů ƐĂůĂƌLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŝƚLJĨŽƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞ ƌĞŶĞǁĂůƉůĂŶƐĂŶĚƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƟĞƐĨŽƌ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶͲ
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tŝůĚůŝĨĞ&ƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ website
dŚĞ&ŝƐƚŚĞĂƌĞĂŽĨĂƐŝƚĞƚŚĂƚ ŚŽƐƚƐƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵƐŽƚŚĞƌ ĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐ͕ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚĂƐĂ ƌĂƟŽŝŶƌĞůĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƚŽƚĂůƐŝƚĞĂƌĞĂ͘ &ǀĂůƵĞƐĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚƚŽĚĞĮŶĞĂ ŵŝŶŝŵƵŵƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƚŽďĞĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĚ when a site is redeveloped.
&ĚĞƐĐƌŝƉƟŽŶ͕ŽŶ ƚŚĞĞƌůŝŶ^ĞŶĂƚĞ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĨŽƌ ŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͕ dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ůŝŵĂƚĞWƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ website
^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌ͗ĐŝƚLJͲǁŝĚĞƐĐĂůĞ tŝůĚůŝĨĞ&ƌŝĞŶĚůLJ ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ĞƌƟĮĐĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ
WƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨŽƌƵƐĞƉƌŝŽƌƚŽ ĂŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ƚŽŝŶŝƟĂƚĞ ĂŶĞĂƌůLJĚŝĂůŽŐƵĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐ ĂŶĚďŝŽůŽŐŝƐƚƐĂŶĚƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŶĂƚƵƌĂůƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐ͘WƌŽũĞĐƚƐĂƌĞ ĞǀĂůƵĂƚĞĚƵƐŝŶŐĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂǁŚŝĐŚĂůůŽĐĂƚĞ ƉŽŝŶƚƐĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞƐŝŐŶ͕ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ĂŶĚƉŽƐƚͲĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƉŚĂƐĞƐ͘ ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌ͗ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚͬƐŝƚĞƐĐĂůĞ
ŝŽƚŽƉĞƌĞĂ &ĂĐƚŽƌ͕ĞƌůŝŶ;&Ϳ
dŚĞ&ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŵŝŶŝŵƵŵĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂů standards for new development and ĂůƚĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƐŽŶĂƐŝƚĞ͘/ƚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌƐƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶŽĨĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ ďŝŽƚŽƉĞƐĂŶĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĂƉƉĞĂƌĂŶĐĞĂŶĚƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂů use. ^ƵŝƚĂďůĞĨŽƌ͗ƐŝƚĞƐĐĂůĞŝŶďƵŝůƚͲƵƉĂƌĞĂƐ
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DĞƚŚŽĚƚŽŵĂƉĂŶĚĂŶĂůLJƐĞƚŚĞŬŝŶĚŽĨďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĚĂƌŽƵŶĚŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘ĂƚĂŽŶďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞƐŝƐƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJĞĂƐŝůLJĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ͕Ğ͘Ő͘ ĨƌŽŵKƉĞŶ^ƚƌĞĞƚDĂƉ;K^DͿ͘dŚĞƵƐĞƌŶĞĞĚƐƚŽƐĞůĞĐƚĂ ďƵīĞƌnjŽŶĞʹŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŶŐĂĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƌĂŶŐĞŽĨƉƌŽdžŝŵŝƚLJƚŽĂ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞǁŝƚŚŝŶǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉŝƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ͘
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^ĞƚƐďĞŶĐŚŵĂƌŬƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŵĂdžŝŵƵŵĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞƚŽƉĂƌŬƐĂŶĚĂƌĞĂŽĨƉĂƌŬƐŽƌ ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚƐƉĞƌĐĂƉŝƚĂͿ͘
Nature Nearby. Accessible EĂƚƵƌĂů'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ'ƵŝĚĂŶĐĞ͘ EĂƚƵƌĂůŶŐůĂŶĚ͕ϮϬϭϬ͘
hZ'ĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂĂŶĚŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐ ĨŽƌƐŽĐŝĂůĂƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚƐŽĨƵƌďĂŶ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ
ŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚhƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐŝŶ ƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚŽĨŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƋƵĂůŝƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞŝŶĐŝƟĞƐ ĂŶĚƵƌďĂŶƌĞŐŝŽŶƐ͘ŵŽŶŐŝƚƐŽƵƚƉƵƚƐŝƐĂĐĂƚĂůŽŐƵĞ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐĐƌŝƚĞƌŝĂ͕ŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĞĚ ŵĞƚŚŽĚŽůŽŐŝĞƐĨŽƌƵƐĞŝŶĂƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐŽĐŝĂůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨ ƵƌďĂŶŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
^ŽĐŝĂůƌŝƚĞƌŝĂĨŽƌƚŚĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨhƌďĂŶ 'ƌĞĞŶ^ƉĂĐĞƐ͘Coles, R., Caserio, M., 2001.
WƵďůŝĐĞŶĞĮƚƐZĞĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ System (PBRS)
dŽŽůĨŽƌƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚĂŝŵƐ ƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĨLJƐLJŶĞƌŐŝĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƐŽĐŝĂů͕ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐĂŶĚ ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŶĞĞĚƐĂŶĚŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ƵƐŝŶŐ'/^ ƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͘
PBRS Website džĂŵƉůĞZĞƉŽƌƚ͗ >ĂŶĐĂƐŚŝƌĞ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘WƵďůŝĐĞŶĞĮƚ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ͘WƌŽũĞĐƚZĞƉŽƌƚ͘ WZ^͕ϮϬϬϴ͘
^ŽĐŝĂůŽŚĞƐŝŽŶZĂĚĂƌ
DĞĂƐƵƌĞƐĂĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚƌĞĞ ĚŽŵĂŝŶƐ;ƐŽĐŝĂůƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚŶĞƐƐ͕ĂŶĚĨŽĐƵƐŽŶ ƚŚĞĐŽŵŵŽŶŐŽŽĚͿĂŶĚŶŝŶĞĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͘
WƌŽũĞĐƚƐƵŵŵĂƌLJ ^ŽĐŝĂůŽŚĞƐŝŽŶZĂĚĂƌ͘ DĞĂƐƵƌŝŶŐŽŵŵŽŶ'ƌŽƵŶĚ͘ Ŷ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŽŵƉĂƌŝƐŽŶŽĨ ^ŽĐŝĂůŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͘ĞƌƚĞůƐŵĂŶŶ ^ƟŌƵŶŐ;Ě͘Ϳ͕ϮϬϭϯ͘
^ŽĐŝĂůŽŚĞƐŝŽŶWŽůŝĐLJEĞǁƐ
ZĞǀŝĞǁƐLJƐƚĞŵƚŽŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƚĞŽĨƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ ŝŶĂĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ;ďĂƐĞĚŽŶŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƐŝŶƚŚƌĞĞĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͗ ƐŽĐŝĂůŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ͕ƐŽĐŝĂůĐĂƉŝƚĂůͿĂŶĚƚŽ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐƚŚĂƚĐĂŶƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚĞŶŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƐŽĐŝĂů ĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶ͘
KƐŽĐŝĂůĐŽŚĞƐŝŽŶƉŽůŝĐLJ ƌĞǀŝĞǁƐ͘ŽŶĐĞƉƚEŽƚĞ͘K͕ 2014.
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dŚŝƐŽŶůŝŶĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂĐŽŵƉƌĞŶƐŝǀĞŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁŽĨ ƉŽƉƵůĂƌƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌŵŽĚĞůůŝŶŐƐŽŌǁĂƌĞƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚǁŝƚŚ ƐĞůĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚŽŶĞĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶŽĨ possible tools is outlined below.
DŝŶŶĞƐŽƚĂ^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌDĂŶƵĂů website
^h^d/EͲ^LJƐƚĞŵƐĨŽƌhƌďĂŶ ^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌdƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ ŶĂůLJƐŝƐ/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ
ĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŽŽůĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐŽƉƟŵĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͕ƚLJƉĞ ĂŶĚĐŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽŵĞĞƚǁĂƚĞƌƋƵĂŶƟƚLJĂŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJŐŽĂůƐ͘ EŽƚĞƚŚĂƚWƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĨŽƌŶĞǁĞƌǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐŽĨ^h^d/EĨŽƌ ůĂƚĞƌǀĞƌƐŝŽŶŽĨtŝŶĚŽǁƐŽƌƌĐ'/^ŚĂƐĞŶĚĞĚ͘
SUSTAIN website
RECARGA
ĞƐŝŐŶƚŽŽůĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚďLJƚŚĞtŝƐĐŽŶƐŝŶĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨEĂƚƵƌĂůZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĨŽƌƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶŽĨďŝŽ ƌĞƚĞŶƟŽŶĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͕ƌĂŝŶŐĂƌĚĞŶƐĂŶĚŝŶĮůƚƌĂƟŽŶďĂƐŝŶƐ͘
RECARGA website
WϴͲWƌŽŐƌĂŵĨŽƌWƌĞĚŝĐƟŶŐ WŽůůƵƟŶŐWĂƌƟĐůĞWĂƐƐĂŐĞ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚWŝƚƐ͕WƵĚĚůĞƐΘWŽŶĚƐ
DŽĚĞůƐƚŚĞŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƉŽůůƵƚĂŶƚƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƵƌďĂŶƌƵŶŽīĂŶĚƚŚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞŶĞƐƐŽĨŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĨŽƌŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐǁĂƚĞƌƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘
P8 website
^tDDͲW^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚDŽĚĞů
^ƵƉƉŽƌƚƐƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐĂŶĚĚĞƐŝŐŶĐŽŶĐĞƌŶŝŶŐ ƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƌƵŶŽī͕ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚƐĞǁĞƌŽǀĞƌŇŽǁƐĂŶĚ ĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͘
SWMM website
Dh^/ͲDŽĚĞůĨŽƌhƌďĂŶ ^ƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŽŶĐĞƉƚƵĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶ
DŽĚĞůƐƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƐLJƐƚĞŵƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞƚŽĂƐƐŝƐƚŝŶ ƐĞůĞĐƟŶŐĂŶĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͘
MUSIC website
tŝŶ^>DDͲ^ŽƵƌĐĞ>ŽĂĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚDŽĚĞůĨŽƌ tŝŶĚŽǁƐ
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dŚĞŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ'ƌŽƵƉŽīĞƌƐĂ ƚŽŽůďŽdžŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐůŝŶŬƐƚŽƐŽŌǁĂƌĞ͕ƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůƉĂƉĞƌƐĂŶĚ ǁĞďƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƵƐĞĨƵůĨŽƌĞĐŽůŽŐŝĐĂůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ͘
ŽƌƌŝĚŽƌdŽŽůďŽdž͕ŽŶƚŚĞ ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶ ^ƉĞĐŝĂůŝƐƚ'ƌŽƵƉǁĞďƐŝƚĞ
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ĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞEĂƚƵƌĂů'ƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ ^ƚĂŶĚĂƌĚ;E'^ƚͿ
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Method to ensure that relevant stakeholders are ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĞĚŝŶĂŶĂĐƟŽŶͲƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘
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dŚĞhZd//>ŽĐĂů^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ 'ƌŽƵƉdŽŽůŬŝƚ͕ƉϲϲͲϲϳ͘
TOOLS FOR PARTICIPATING IN PLANNING &ŽƌĞƐƚƌLJŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƉƵďůŝĐ ĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚƚŽŽůďŽdž
ZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĂŶĐĞĨŽƌĨŽƐƚĞƌŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ ŝŶƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ͕ƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞhŽƚŚŝĂŶŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ͕ϮϬϭϱ͕Ɖϭϱ͘
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ĐƟǀĞĞŵŽĐƌĂĐLJǁĞďƐŝƚĞ
WŚŽƚŽǀŽŝĐĞ
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ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJdŽŽůďŽdžǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ /ŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐWŚŽƚŽǀŽŝĐĞŝŶ zŽƵƌŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ
WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚŽƌLJƵĚŐĞƟŶŐ
ŝƚLJƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŐŝǀĞŶƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽĚĞĐŝĚĞŚŽǁƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚƉĂƌƚŽĨĂŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůďƵĚŐĞƚ͘ĞƐŝĚĞƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŶƐƉĂƌĞŶĐLJĂŶĚĞĚƵĐĂƟŶŐĐŝƟnjĞŶƐĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŽƐƚƐŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐŵĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ͕ƚŚŝƐĐĂŶŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĞŶŐĂŐĞŵĞŶƚĂŶĚ empowerment.
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EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚ'ƌĞĞŶWůĂŶƐ
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,ŽǁƚŽƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞLJŽƵƌ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƉůĂŶ͘WůĂŶŶŝŶŐ Aid. 'ƵŝĚĞĨŽƌĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚWůĂŶƐ ;EĞŝŐŚďŽƵƌŚŽŽĚƐůŝǀĞ͊Ϳ͘ Manitoba Government, 2002.
PPGIS
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tŝŬŝŵĂƉƉŝŶŐ ƌĐ'/^^ƚŽƌLJDĂƉƌŽǁĚƐŽƵƌĐĞ DĂƉƟŽŶŶĂŝƌĞ
&ŽƌĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͛ƌĞƋƵĞƐƚƐĂŶĚĐŽŵƉůĂŝŶƚƐ͗ŽƉƟŽŶƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ &ŝdžDLJ^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚ/ŵƉƌŽǀĞDLJŝƚLJ;ďŽƚŚĨƌĞĞͿ͘
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ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐƵƐĞŽĨƉƵďůŝĐƐƉĂĐĞƐ
ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐƉĂLJĂĨĞĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƚŽƵƐĞƉƵďůŝĐŐƌĞĞŶ ƐƉĂĐĞĨŽƌĐŽŵŵĞƌĐŝĂůƉƌŽĮƚ͕ƐƵĐŚĂƐĨŽƌƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĂƉĂƌŬ ĐĂĨĠ;Ğ͘Ő͕͘ŝŶƚŚĞĨŽƌŵŽĨĂůĞĂƐĞŽƌůŝĐĞŶĐĞͿ͘
džĂŵƉůĞ͗ ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐhƐĞŽĨWƵďůŝĐ^ƉĂĐĞƐ͘ ZĂŶĚǁŝĐŬŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů͕ Australia.
ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐ (BIDs)
ƵƐŝŶĞƐƐͲůĞĚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŶĂŐĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůLJͲŽǁŶĞĚ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘dŚĞLJĂƌĞďĂƐĞĚŽŶĂŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ;ĞŝƚŚĞƌ ůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐŽƌƚĞŶĂŶƚƐͿĂŐƌĞĞŝŶŐƚŽƉĂLJĂŵĞŵďĞƌ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ͘ZĞůĂƚĞĚŐƌĞĞŶŝŶŐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐĐĂŶƐĞƌǀĞƚŚĞ ƉƵďůŝĐŐŽŽĚďƵƚĂƌĞƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚďLJŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ value return to owners and investors, and should be ĚĞƉůŽLJĞĚǁŝƚŚĐĂƵƟŽŶ͕ĂƐƚŚĞLJŵĂLJŐƌĂŶƚĞdžĐůƵƐŝŽŶĂƌLJ ƌŝŐŚƚƐƚŽƚŚĞƐĞƉĂƌƟĞƐ͘
džĂŵƉůĞ͗ 'ƌĞĞŶďĞŶĞĮƚƐŝŶsŝĐƚŽƌŝĂ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͘ ZŽŐĞƌƐĞƚĂů͕͘ϮϬϭϮ͘
ŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ
^ƵĐŚƐĐŚĞŵĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƌĞƋƵŝƌŝŶŐƉƌŝǀĂƚĞůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŽ ĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƚĞĨŽƌĂŶLJŝŵƉĂĐƚŽŶƉƵďůŝĐŐŽŽĚƐĐĂƵƐĞĚďLJ ƚŚĞŝƌĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ;ƐƵĐŚĂƐŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJKīƐĞƚƐͿ͕ŽƌŽīĞƌŝŶŐ ĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞƉůŽƚƐŽĨůĂŶĚŽƌĮŶĂŶĐŝĂůĐŽŵƉĞŶƐĂƟŽŶŝŶ ĞdžĐŚĂŶŐĞĨŽƌƚŚĞŝƌůĂŶĚŝĨƚŚĞLJĚŽŶŽƚŝŶƚĞŶĚƚŽŵĂŶĂŐĞŝƚ ŝŶůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚůŽĐĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐ͛ƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘
džĂŵƉůĞ͗ ŝŽĚŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJKīƐĞƚƐ͘ UNDP 2016.
ZĂŝŶƚĂdž
WĂŝĚďLJĂůĂŶĚŽǁŶĞƌďĂƐĞĚŽŶƚŚĞǀŽůƵŵĞŽĨƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ ƌƵŶŽīĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŝƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJ͘
tĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƚĂdžĞƐ͘Kd 2001.
WĂLJŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ services (PES)
&ŝŶĂŶĐŝĂůŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞǁŚĞƌĞĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ;^^ͿĂƌĞ ƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞĚĨƌŽŵ^^ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌƐƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ ĂƌĞŵĂŶĂŐĞĚŝŶĂǁĂLJƚŚĂƚŵĂdžŝŵŝƐĞƐƚŚĞĚĞůŝǀĞƌLJŽĨĂ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƐĞƌǀŝĐĞ͘
WĂLJŵĞŶƚƐĨŽƌĞĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ services. UNEP 2008.
WƵďůŝĐͲƉƌŝǀĂƚĞͲ ƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉƐ;WWWͿ
>ŽĐĂůĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƟĞƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞŽƉƟŽŶŽĨƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŝŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐ ƚŽĞŶŚĂŶĐĞĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƌŝǀĂƚĞƐĞĐƚŽƌĂŶĚ ĞŶĂďůĞŵŽƌĞŇĞdžŝďůĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĨŽƌŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͘ǁŝŶͲ ǁŝŶͲƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶĨŽƌďŽƚŚƉĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŝƐŬĞLJƚŽĂƐƵĐĐĞƐƐĨƵůWWW͘
džĂŵƉůĞ͗ ֻŽdžϳ>ŽĚnj͘
ŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶƐ͕ĂǁĂƌĚƐĐŚĞŵĞƐ
>ŽĐĂů͕ƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů͕ŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕ĂŶĚŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ ŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐŵĂLJŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞƚŚĞƐĞƚŽĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞ ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŝŶh'/͘
džĂŵƉůĞƐ͗ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ'ƌĞĞŶĂƉŝƚĂůǁĂƌĚ 'ƌĞĞŶ&ůĂŐǁĂƌĚ
ŚĂƌŝƚLJĞǀĞŶƚƐĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ;Ğ͘Ő͘ĨƵŶƌƵŶƐͿ
hŶĚĞƌƚĂŬĞŶďLJŶŽŶͲƉƌŽĮƚŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ͛ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ŽĨƉĂƌŬƐ͛ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͘
džĂŵƉůĞ͗ 'ůĂƐŐŽǁŝƚLJŽƵŶĐŝů͘&ƌŝĞŶĚƐŽĨ 'ůĂƐŐŽǁWĂƌŬƐ͘
^ƉŽŶƐŽƌƐŚŝƉ
ŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐ͕ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐŽƌŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůƐŵĂLJ͛ĂĚŽƉƚ͛ƚƌĞĞƐ ŽƌŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞƐ͘
džĂŵƉůĞ͗ DŝůůŝŽŶdƌĞĞƐEz͘
'ƌĞĞŶďŽŶĚƐ
&ŝdžĞĚͲŝŶĐŽŵĞŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĨƵŶĚƐƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚďĂŶŬ ůŽĂŶƐĨŽƌĞůŝŐŝďůĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ͕Ğ͘Ő͕͘ƚŚŽƐĞƐĞĞŬŝŶŐƚŽŵŝƟŐĂƚĞ ĐůŝŵĂƚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞŽƌƚŽŚĞůƉĂīĞĐƚĞĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐĂĚĂƉƚ ƚŽŝƚ͘&ŽƌŝŶƐƚĂŶĐĞ͕ƚŚĞ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ/ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĂůŝƟŽŶ;'//ͿďƌŝŶŐƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐ͕ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ŐƌĞĞŶŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞƌƐĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ďĂŶŬƐƚŽŚĞůƉŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞƚŚĞŇŽǁŽĨĐĂƉŝƚĂůƚŽŐƌĞĞŶ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞǁŽƌůĚ͘
džĂŵƉůĞ͗ 'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ /ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚŽĂůŝƟŽŶ
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URBAN GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING GUIDE
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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS KEdZ/hdKZ
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KEdZ/hd/KE^dK
ŶĚĞƌƐƐŽŶ͕ƌŝŬ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌĂƚ^ƚŽĐŬŚŽůŵZĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞĞŶƚĞƌ;^ZͿ ^ƚŽĐŬŚŽůŵhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJ͕^ǁĞĚĞŶ
'ƌĞĞŶĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ ƐƐĞƐƐŝŶŐh'/ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ
ƌĂŶƋƵŝŶŚŽ͕ ƌŝƐƟŶĂ
ƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌĂƚĞϯͲĞŶƚƌĞĨŽƌĐŽůŽŐLJ͕ ǀŽůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚĂůŚĂŶŐĞƐ͕&ĂĐƵůĚĂĚĞĚĞ ŝġŶĐŝĂƐĚĞ>ŝƐďŽĂ;&&h>Ϳ͕WŽƌƚƵŐĂů
ůŝŵĂƚĞŚĂŶŐĞĚĂƉƚĂƟŽŶ
ƌŝŶŬŵĞLJĞƌ͕ĂŶŝĞů
ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌĂƚŚĂŝƌŽĨĐŽƐLJƐƚĞŵ^ĐŝĞŶĐĞͬWůĂŶƚĐŽůŽŐLJ͕ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨĞƌůŝŶ;dhͿ͕'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ
Ždžϲ
ĂƐƉĞƌƐĞŶ͕KůĞ ,ũŽƌƚŚ
^ĞŶŝŽƌƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌĂƚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĨŽƌ'ĞŽǀŝĚĞŶƐŬĂďŽŐ EĂƚƵƌĨŽƌǀĂůƚŶŝŶŐ͕>ĂŶĚƐŬĂďƐĂƌŬŝƚĞŬƚƵƌŽŐƉůĂŶůčŐŶŝŶŐ Københavns Universitet (UCPH), Denmark
Ždžϯ
ŚĂƉŵĂŶ͕ůĞĂŶŽƌ
ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƌĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌĂƚŚĂŝƌĨŽƌ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨDƵŶŝĐŚ;dhDͿ͕'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ
ĚŝƚŽƌŝĂů͕ůĂLJŽƵƚ͕ intro, Part A, C, D
ǀĞũŝđ͕ZŽnjĂůŝũĂ
ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌĂƚŝŽƚĞŚŶŝƓŬĂĨĂŬƵůƚĞƚĂ Univerza v Ljubljana (UL), Slovenia
^ŽĐŝĂů/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ͕Ždžϱ͕ϴ
Davies, Clive
sŝƐŝƟŶŐWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌĂƚŝƉĂƌƟŵĞŶƚŽĚŝ^ĐŝĞŶnjĞŐƌŽͲ Ambientali e Territoriali (Di.S.A.A.T.) hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚăĚĞŐůŝ^ƚƵĚŝĚŝĂƌŝ͚ůĚŽDŽƌŽ͛;hE/Ϳ͕/ƚĂůLJ
ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ
Delshammar, Tim
>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĂƌĐŚŝƚĞĐƚĂƚŝƚLJŽĨDĂůŵƂ͕^ƚƌĞĞƚĂŶĚWĂƌŬƐ Department, Sweden
/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ͕Ždžϭ
ĞĞůůŝƐ͕zŽůĞ
ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĂƚŝƉĂƌƟŵĞŶƚŽĚŝ^ĐŝĞŶnjĞŐƌŽͲŵďŝĞŶƚĂůŝ e Territoriali (Di.S.A.A.T.) hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚăĚĞŐůŝ^ƚƵĚŝĚŝĂƌŝ͚ůĚŽDŽƌŽ͛;hE/Ϳ͕/ƚĂůLJ
ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ Ždžϱ͕Ϯ
ƌůǁĞŝŶ͕^ĂďƌŝŶĂ
^ƚƵĚĞŶƚĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĂƚŚĂŝƌĨŽƌ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ WůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨDƵŶŝĐŚ;dhDͿ͕'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ
ĚŝƚŽƌŝĂů͕ůĂLJŽƵƚŽĨ&ŝĞůĚdĞƐƚsĞƌƐŝŽŶϭ͘Ϭ͕ ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ Ždžϱ͕ϲ
&ŽŚůŵĞŝƐƚĞƌ͕^ĂŶĚƌĂ
ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌĂƚŚĂŝƌĨŽƌ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨDƵŶŝĐŚ;dhDͿ͕'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ
ŽŶĐĞƉƚ͕ĞĚŝƚŽƌŝĂůŽĨ&ŝĞůĚdĞƐƚsĞƌƐŝŽŶϭ͘Ϭ
'ĞŶƟŶ͕^ĂŶĚƌĂ
dĞĂĐŚŝŶŐƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌĂƚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĨŽƌ'ĞŽǀŝĚĞŶƐŬĂď ŽŐEĂƚƵƌĨŽƌǀĂůƚŶŝŶŐ͕>ĂŶĚƐŬĂďƐĂƌŬŝƚĞŬƚƵƌŽŐƉůĂŶůčŐŶŝŶŐ Københavns Universitet (UCPH), Denmark
Ždžϯ
'ĞƌŽŚĄnjŝ͕ǀĂ
ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌĂƚDĞƚƌŽƉŽůŝƚĂŶZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ;DZ/Ϳ͕ ,ƵŶŐĂƌLJ
^ŽĐŝĂů/ŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ͕ Ždžϭ
,ĂŶƐĞŶ͕ZŝĞŬĞ
ZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌĂƚŚĂŝƌĨŽƌ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ>ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞWůĂŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚ DĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚ dĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJŽĨDƵŶŝĐŚ;dhDͿ͕'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ
ŽŶĐĞƉƚ͕ĞĚŝƚŽƌŝĂů͕ůĂLJŽƵƚ;ĂůƐŽ&ŝĞůĚdĞƐƚ sĞƌƐŝŽŶϭ͘ϬͿ͕ WĂƌƚ͕͕͕DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͕ Ždžϯ͕ϰ͕ϰ͕ϲ
ŽĚnjŬŝ;h>KͿ͕WŽůĂŶĚ
'ƌĞĞŶĐŽŶŽŵLJ͕ Ždžϳ
>ĂĨŽƌƚĞnjnjĂ͕ZĂīĂĞůĞ
^ĞŶŝŽƌZĞƐĞĂƌĐŚĞƌͬƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞWƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌĂƚŝƉĂƌƟŵĞŶƚŽĚŝ ^ĐŝĞŶnjĞŐƌŽͲŵďŝĞŶƚĂůŝĞdĞƌƌŝƚŽƌŝĂůŝ;ŝ͘^͘͘͘d͘Ϳ hŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚăĚĞŐůŝ^ƚƵĚŝĚŝĂƌŝ͚ůĚŽDŽƌŽ͛;hE/Ϳ͕/ƚĂůLJ
ŽŶŶĞĐƟǀŝƚLJ
>Ƶnj͕ŶĂĂƚĂƌŝŶĂ
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WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌĂƚŝŽƚĞŚŶŝƓŬĂĨĂŬƵůƚĞƚĂ Univerza v Ljubljana (UL), Slovenia
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ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌĂƚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĨŽƌ'ĞŽǀŝĚĞŶƐŬĂďŽŐ EĂƚƵƌĨŽƌǀĂůƚŶŝŶŐ͕>ĂŶĚƐŬĂďƐĂƌŬŝƚĞŬƚƵƌŽŐƉůĂŶůčŐŶŝŶŐ Københavns Universitet (UCPH), Denmark
DƵůƟĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŝƚLJ͕ Ždžϯ
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