Talk:Green infrastructure

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This article was the subject of an educational assignment in 2014 Q3. Further details were available on the "Education Program:University of Southern California/Ecological Factors in Design (Fall 2014)" page, which is now unavailable on the wiki.

The "GIS applications" section needs more detail or at the very least a reference.

The article should also relate to EU-definitions of green infrastructure:

Definition: Green Infrastructure is the interconnected network of natural areas including some agricultural land, such as greenways, wetlands, parks, forest preserves and native plant communities, and marine areas that naturally regulate storm flows, temperatures, flooding risk, and water, air and ecosystem quality.

Defined in the EU WHITE PAPER: Adapting to climate change: Towards a European framework for action

and used in the following context:

Green Infrastructure can play a crucial role in adaptation in providing essential resources for social and economic purposes under extreme climatic conditions. Examples include improving the soil’s carbon and water storage capacity, and conserving water in natural systems to alleviate the effect of droughts and to prevent floods, soil erosion and desertification.

It is also mentioned as important contribution towards sustainability in the document on REGIONAL POLICY CONTRIBUTING TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH IN EUROPE 2020

"Green infrastructure" refers to forests, rivers, coastal zones, parks, eco-corridors and other natural or semi-natural features which constitute key elements for the provision of ecosystem services. Developing green infrastructure is key to maintaining a sustainable environment in which our economy and society can prosper. In particular it helps to adapt to climate change and contributes to the creation and proper management of ecological networks. Thus, managing authorities should ensure that the impact on natural areas and land use is fully examined in their appraisal of all infrastructural projects. The use of appropriate instruments such as integrated coastal and river basin management should be reinforced in particular where Natura 2000 areas are likely to be affected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.174.18.1 (talk) 16:37, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I added a section: types of green infrastructure, and expended the GIS section.Yujunliu (talk) 21:57, 4 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]