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The interrelationship of green infrastructure and natural capital
The terms green infrastructure and natural capital are interrelated. Natural capital as a concept is focused upon environmental assets which can provide ecosystem services, either directly or indirectly to humans; the concepts of natural capital and ecosystem services emphasize the benefits humans obtain from the natural environment. Green infrastructure is a concept with a wide range of definitions. The term is sometimes applied to networks of green open spaces found in or around urban areas. In other contexts green infrastructure can describe alternative engineering approaches for storm water management, with co-benefits of temperature control, air quality management, wildlife habitats and/or recreation and amenity space. No environments are completely free of human influence and therefore no environments are entirely natural. Rather, there is a spectrum of degrees of ‘naturalness’ ranging from environments with minimal human influence through to built environments. A trio of case studies presented herein illustrates how green infrastructure projects are a practical application of the natural capital concept in that they seek to preserve and enhance natural capital via a management approach which emphasizes the importance of environmental systems and networks for the direct provision of ecosystem services to human populations. Natural capital forms critical components of all green infrastructure projects.
The interrelationship of green infrastructure and natural capital
The terms green infrastructure and natural capital are interrelated. Natural capital as a concept is focused upon environmental assets which can provide ecosystem services, either directly or indirectly to humans; the concepts of natural capital and ecosystem services emphasize the benefits humans obtain from the natural environment. Green infrastructure is a concept with a wide range of definitions. The term is sometimes applied to networks of green open spaces found in or around urban areas. In other contexts green infrastructure can describe alternative engineering approaches for storm water management, with co-benefits of temperature control, air quality management, wildlife habitats and/or recreation and amenity space. No environments are completely free of human influence and therefore no environments are entirely natural. Rather, there is a spectrum of degrees of ‘naturalness’ ranging from environments with minimal human influence through to built environments. A trio of case studies presented herein illustrates how green infrastructure projects are a practical application of the natural capital concept in that they seek to preserve and enhance natural capital via a management approach which emphasizes the importance of environmental systems and networks for the direct provision of ecosystem services to human populations. Natural capital forms critical components of all green infrastructure projects.
The interrelationship of green infrastructure and natural capital
Chenoweth, Jonathan (Autor:in) / Anderson, Andrew R. (Autor:in) / Kumar, Prashant (Autor:in) / Hunt, W.F. (Autor:in) / Chimbwandira, Sarah Jane (Autor:in) / Moore, Trisha L.C. (Autor:in)
26.03.2018
oai:zenodo.org:3882598
Land Use Policy 75 137-144
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
710
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