Browsing by Subject "Green infrastructure"
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Building a case study for transdisciplinary thinking: the inclusion of Green Infrastructure as part of Spatial Planning education
(North-West University, 2018)Green infrastructure (GI) is continuously gaining importance as an integral part of spatial planning approaches. The increased usage of GI calls into question the extent of its inclusion in current tertiary planning ... -
Garden ecosystem services of Sub-Saharan Africa and the role of health clinic gardens as social-ecological systems
(Elsevier, 2018)Rapid urbanization is predicted to take place in Africa in the near future and currently stressed cities will be even more overburdened in terms of pressure on green areas and increasing urban poverty. Effectively planning ... -
Integrating WSUD and mainstream spatial planning approaches: lessons from South Africa
(Elsevier, 2019)Within the notion of broader sustainability and resilience thinking, the concepts of green infrastructure planning and water sensitive urban design (WSUD) are gaining importance. This chapter argues that these concepts ... -
The integration of Urban Planning and Urban Ecology : investigating multi-functionality and ecosystem services
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)This research departs from the understanding that ecological considerations should be an integral part of the thinking and decision-making processes of urban planners. These considerations emanate from the certainty that ... -
Reflecting on green infrastructure and spatial planning in Africa: the complexities, perceptions, and way forward
(MDPI, 2019)Spatial planning decision-making is progressively acknowledging that nature-based solutions are substantially beneficial to urban communities and their host cities. This paper is a meta-study of the current state of spatial ... -
Rethinking urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services from the perspective of sub-Saharan African cities
(Elsevier, 2018)Urban green infrastructure and its ecosystem services are often conceptualised in terms of a predominantly western perspective of cities and their wider social, economic and environmental challenges. However, the benefits ... -
Role of landscape designers in promoting a balanced approach to green infrastructure.
(ASCE, 2015)The importance accorded to green infrastructure is related to sociocultural values, which also affect the social production of ecosystem services. The literature distinguishes four categories of ecosystem services to be ...