Designing Green Infrastructure Guidelines: A Methodological Approach

Montis, Andrea De; Calia, Giammario; Puddu, Valentina; Ledda, Antonio

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“…Currently, Italy lacks studies that address the drafting of guidelines for the practical implementation of GIs in metropolitan cities. In this study, we have applied a methodological approach proposed by De Montis et al [18] for drafting guidelines aimed at supporting planners and decision-makers in the GI planning process. The method has not been applied in previous research, so its validation has been the main aim of this study.…”

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“…Based on the pillars described above, after De Montis et al [18], we propose a method for drafting GI guidelines. We focus on the following three steps (see Table 1): (i) context analysis, (ii) a consistency check, and (iii) the drafting of GI guidelines.…”

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“…We focus on the following three steps (see Table 1): (i) context analysis, (ii) a consistency check, and (iii) the drafting of GI guidelines. De Montis et al [18] included two other phases: (iv) stakeholder's participation and (v) final approval of the guidance document; however, we will not be focusing on these steps in this paper. The first phase is intended to identify environmental priorities and ease the design of context-specific GIs.…”

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“…Thus, in this work we aim at filling in this research gap. Following De Montis et al [18], in this paper we develop a method for leading processes of designing GI guidelines and propose a possible implementation in the context of the Metropolitan City (MC) of Cagliari, Italy. The method includes operational phases, presents strengths and weaknesses, and can be applied in other European metropolitan cities.…”

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“…The method includes operational phases, presents strengths and weaknesses, and can be applied in other European metropolitan cities. The research question is: is the method proposed by De Montis et al [18] applicable in practice? The paper unfolds as follows.…”

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The decline of natural capital resulting from urbanization has triggered phenomena such as landscape fragmentation and loss of biodiversity. European institutions have published documents and strategies with the purpose of counteracting such phenomena. In this regard, in 2020 the European Commission released the European Biodiversity Strategy 2030, which defines biodiversity conservation objectives and promotes the implementation of green infrastructures (GIs) designed to supply ecosystem services, which can increase people’s well-being. The scientific literature has scarcely dealt with methods for drafting guidance documents (guidelines) to support public administrations in the implementation of GIs. In this study, we aim at designing and applying a method for drafting GI guidelines. We apply the method to the Metropolitan City of Cagliari, the main urbanized area—which partially includes the former Province of Cagliari—of Sardinia (Italy). According to the findings, a proposal of GI guidelines should be rooted in context analysis and consistency checks and should be tailored to specific geographical and institutional contexts. The preliminary guidelines described in this study are designed to provide public administrations with GI guidelines based on scientific, technical, and cultural considerations, and are aimed at supporting an effective implementation of GIs and a GI network.

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Marginal areas (MAs) can show scarce disaster resilience in the context of climate change. Proactive adaptation to climate change (ACC) based on green infrastructure (GI) has the potential to increase the disaster resilience of the MAs. The scientific literature has scarcely addressed research on methods and guidelines for promoting ACC and GI to increase the resilience of MAs. No previous research has focused on a method to set a reference scheme for implementation guidelines concerning the use of GI as an ACC approach to deal with the effects of a changing climate in Italian MAs. In this regard, this study aims to provide planners and public administrations with an appropriate scheme to foster the mainstreaming of ACC and GI into the planning of MAs. To do so, we proposed and applied a methodological approach consisting of the scrutiny of the scientific and grey literature with the purpose of distilling a set of key elements (KEs) that need to be considered as a reference scheme for implementation guidelines. As main findings, we identified ten KEs relevant to drafting guidelines for integrating ACC and GI into planning tools, e.g., a clear definition of GI, participative approaches, public–private cooperation, and others, that will be tested in ongoing research.

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Excessive anthropogenic activities affect landscape patterns and trigger a decrease of natural capital and the level of quality of life. Green infrastructures (GIs) are commonly accepted by scholars as solutions for restoring degraded areas and providing a variety of ecosystem services (ESs). The other way around, the capacity to deliver ESs can be assumed as a relevant starting point for GIs analysis and planning. The assessment of ESs needs extensive investigation and applications, to provide planners, policy makers, and institutional stakeholders with an adequate evaluation tool. The multi-facet nature of ESs assessment implies the use of complex tools able to consider many concerns. In this regard, multicriteria analysis (MCA) is a very popular tool due to its capacity to intertwine a variety of issues in a rigorous way and to support participatory and transparent decision making in the public domain. In this study, we aim at contributing to the integration of GI design into spatial planning starting from the assessment of the net benefit delivered to local society by a GI in the metropolitan area of Bordeaux (France). We assessed the net benefit by confronting the ESs deliverable by the GI and the cost sustained for its construction and maintenance. We applied an MCA-based method to the selection of the most efficient alternative out of three GI paths. We demonstrate that our method is useful for the assessment of cultural and regulating ESs, comparing the GI design alternatives, and considering the preference model of the stakeholders within GI planning and design.

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Designing Green Infrastructure Guidelines: A Methodological Approach

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GI Guidelines for the Metropolitan City of Cagliari (Italy): A Method for Implementing Green Areas

GI Guidelines for the Metropolitan City of Cagliari (Italy): A Method for Implementing Green Areas

Green Infrastructure and Adaptation to Climate Change in Marginal Areas: A Reference Scheme for Implementation Guidelines in Italy

Green infrastructure planning based on ecosystem services multicriteria evaluation: the case of the metropolitan wine landscapes of Bordeaux

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