Renaturing cities using a regionally-focused biodiversity-led multifunctional benefits approach to urban green infrastructure |
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| Institution: | 1. Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London, London E16 2RD, UK;2. Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Stuttgart, Keplerstr. 11, 70174 Stuttgart, Germany;3. School of Geography, Planning & Env Policy, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, UK;1. UCD School of Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy, University College Dublin, Earth Institute Richview, Dublin 14, Ireland;2. Sustainability Research Institute, University of East London, 4-6 University Way, Docklands, London, E16 2RD, UK;3. University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Traffic Technical Institute, Jamova 2, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia;4. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham;5. Dublin City Council;6. University of Illinois — Chicago, 412 S. Peoria St., Suite 215, MC 348, Chicago, IL 60607, United States;1. School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, Landscape Architecture, UCD Earth Institute, Richview, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;2. School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, Landscape Architecture, Newstead Block B, Richview, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;3. School of Architecture, Planning and Environmental Policy, UCD Earth Institute, Richview, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;1. Department of Geography, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 10099, Germany;2. Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany;1. Environmental System Analysis Group, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands;1. Property & Planning Discipline, Civil Engineering and Built Environment School, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, 2 George Street, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia;2. The Kadoorie Institute, 8/F, T.T. Tsui Building, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China;3. Griffith School of Environment and Urban Research Program, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Queensland 4222, Australia |
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| Abstract: | If a ‘Renaturing of Cities’ strategy is to maximise the ecosystem service provision of urban green infrastructure (UGI), then detailed consideration of a habitat services, biodiversity-led approach and multifunctionality are necessary rather than relying on the assumed benefits of UGI per se. The paper presents preliminary data from three case studies, two in England and one in Germany, that explore how multifunctionality can be achieved, the stakeholders required, the usefulness of an experimental approach for demonstrating transformation, and how this can be fed back into policy. We argue that incorporating locally contextualised biodiversity-led UGI design into the planning and policy spheres contributes to the functioning and resilience of the city and provides the adaptability to respond to locally contextualised challenges, such as overheating, flooding, air pollution, health and wellbeing as well as biodiversity loss. Framing our research to encompass both the science of biodiversity-led UGI and co-developing methods for incorporating a strategic approach to implementation of biodiversity-led UGI by planners and developers addresses a gap in current knowledge and begins to address barriers to UGI implementation. By combining scientific with policy learning and defined urban environmental targets with community needs, our research to date has begun to demonstrate how nature-based solutions to building resilience and adaptive governance can be strategically incorporated within cities through UGI. |
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| Keywords: | Green infrastructure policy Multifunctionality Biodiversity Ecomimicry Ecosystem services |
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