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Negotiating value and priorities: evaluating the demands of green infrastructure development

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  • Maggie Roe
  • Ian Mell

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The potential of green infrastructure (GI) development has been recognised in a number of countries. In the UK, planning policy has identified GI and brought it into the legislative framework. It is assumed that it has a value for landscape enhancement for multifunctional aims: for increasing the adaptive capacity of the environment for climate change and long-term sustainability whilst protecting its ecological and social values. This paper uses an evaluative tool developed from a plan of action proposed in the early stages of GI thinking by applying it to a contemporary case study in England. This assessment reveals a mismatch between policy aims and the potential on the ground for creating GI. The study reveals ‘institutional schizophrenia’, a fragmented approach to the delivery of GI that affects stakeholder collaboration and confidence. The findings suggest a possible decrease in the level of GI creation because of restrictions placed upon local authorities and important repercussions for GI development and potential ecosystem services.

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  • Maggie Roe & Ian Mell, 2013. "Negotiating value and priorities: evaluating the demands of green infrastructure development," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 56(5), pages 650-673, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:56:y:2013:i:5:p:650-673
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2012.693454
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