From Green Infrastructure Partnership The PERFECT project, an Interreg Europe funded project on the multiple benefits of green infrastructure led by the TCPA, has published two new expert papers: ‘What does good green infrastructure policy look like?‘ considers best practice for developing a policy assessment tool to assess plans, policies and programmes. Written by Professor Alister Scott, Department of Geography and Environmental […]
Are wildlife groups “collaborating in the destruction of nature” or working in partnership to deliver more green infrastructure on the ground? Commentator George Monbiot argues the former in this powerful piece.
A new report from the World Bank and the World Resources Institute looks at integrating green and grey infrastructure for water security and climate resilience. The report showcases case studies and illustrates how emerging technology can make green infrastructure cheaper and easier to design and assess. It finds that integrating green and grey infrastructure can […]
More evidence has emerged of the physical and mental health benefits of green infrastructure. An expert paper from the EU PERFECT (Planning for Environment and Resource efficiency in European Cities and Towns) project helps to make an economic case for the multiple benefits of green infrastructure based on the jobs and growth agenda. Green infrastructure […]
We might (or might not) be leaving the EU, but there’s still plenty going on across the Channel. Last week, the MEP Water Group in cooperation with the World Water Assessment Programme of UNESCO, hosted a public session for its 2018 United Nations World Water Development Report on ‘Nature-based solutions for water’ at the European […]
Two new resources are available or in development that can support the promotion of green infrastructure and water efficiency. The Green Infrastructure Resource Library (GIRL) is a pdf and searchable database of 1,000 (exactly) documents on Green Infrastructure, green spaces, natural capital and related topics. It is freely available here and here. Waterwise are developing an inventory […]
Investing in ‘green infrastructure’ like restoring floodplains or wetlands to bolster flood prevention not only generates more environmental and socio-economic benefits, especially in the long term, but also lowers the amount of financial investment needed to defend against damaging floods. This is the conclusion of a new European Environment Agency (EEA) report, which assesses the […]
City parks, clean water: Making great places using green infrastructure, is our first report exploring the intersection of green infrastructure and parks. Using case studies, data tables, and interviews with national experts, the report explores both new and existing parks, including in-depth studies of water-smart parks in Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York; […]