Resource description:
The University of Glasgow (with Oxford University and NERC) have created a Framework for green-grey infrastructure. The IGGI report includes16 detailed case studies and 30 vignette examples of costed, innovative real world exemplars where "green" habitat has been included in grey infrastructure projects.
In instances where wholly green alternatives are not possible and where infrastructure has to remain largely grey to function there are often still opportunties to include habitat.
This report identifies the critical factors needed for successful IGGI projects. It details how these can be ascertained and provides values on the costs and a wide variety of services and benefits that might be expected from including an integrated green grey innovation (IGGI) in your scheme, either at design and installation stage, during repair, maintenance, or as a retrofit project on existing infrastucture.
Examples and techniques cover historic monument and soft asset management, urban infrastructure and infrastructure at the coast.
Drawing on a wide range of valuation tools and incorporating expertise and guidance from practitioners, policy makers and researchers we have created a framework designed to help keep greener grey infrastructure options for construction on the table - not as green wash but under their own merits.
The Report now includes an updated Framework tool and a "How to" guide to assess the benefits and costs of your own IGGI measure.
It is available here: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/150672/37/150672Full.pdf
Author/Contact:
Dr Larissa Naylor, Hugh Kippen; University of Glasgow
and Dr Martin Coombes, University of Oxford.
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Advantages:
- Collates benefits of greener grey options for better consideration of availabel options.
- Highlights potential wide range of benefits, biodiversity net gain, social values, ecosystem services
- Illustrates how benefits can be captured to meet policy drivers, mitigation, net gain etc.
Constraints:
- Shows green grey options where wholly green solutions are not viable.
- The IGGI frame provides a useful overview of associated benefits and costs, for more detailed analysis other tools and assessments may be required.
Uses of this resource:
The IGGI report and updates are designed to be used by practitioners with some responsibility for how land is used and managed. It is aimed at drawing together the elements required to properly assess the value of IGGI solutions - to keep green grey innovations on the table during options appraisal process.
Partners:
NERC, University of Oxford, Arc Consulting, Glasgow City Council, Environment Agency, Historic Environment Scotland, Natural England, Naturla Resources Wales, CIRIA, HR Wallingford, Shaun Pimlott Design, Environmental Policy Consulting.
DOI reference:
http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/150672/37/150672Full.pdf
Additional information:
Available here:
http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/150672/37/150672Full.pdf
Licence:
- Free, no licence
Development stage:
- Full, working product
Quality assurance:
- Scientific peer review