Multifunctional and Multiscale Aspects of Green Infrastructure in Contemporary Research

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Anna Zaręba

anna.zareba@uni.wroc.pl

Abstract

This paper provides information on the definition and benefits of green infrastructure, outlines the green infrastructure solutions and technics and their influence on multifunctionalty and multiscale of current research. Examples of green infrastructure practices include green, blue, and white roofs; hard and soft permeable surfaces; green alleys and streets; urban forestry; green open spaces such as parks and wetlands. Green infrastructure approaches help to achieve sustainability and resilience through practices such as among many others: urban forestry, and water conservation. This paper evaluates benefits of selection of particular green infrastructure solutions on the background of broader ecological context.

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green infrastructure, connectivity, urban structure

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Zaręba, A. (2014). Multifunctional and Multiscale Aspects of Green Infrastructure in Contemporary Research. Problemy Ekorozwoju, 9(2), 149–156. Retrieved from https://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/preko/article/view/4884

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