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This URBES factsheet outlines the key components of Green Infrastructure and explores the linkages between the EU Green Infrastructure Strategy and the urban context. Using examples from Barcelona, it presents how cities can use Green Infrastructure to tackle environmental, social and economic challenges, while also becoming more resilient to climate change, improving quality of life, saving money, and strengthening the local economy
Author/Contact:
Thomas Elmqvist
Theme leader, Urban social-ecological systems and globalization
Stockholm Resilience Centre
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- None
Advantages:
- Outlines the key components of Green Infrastructure and explores the linkages between the EU Green Infrastructure Strategy and the urban context
- Presents how cities can use Green Infrastructure to tackle environmental, social and economic challenges
- Shares Green Infrastructure case study
Constraints:
- None
Licence:
- Free, no licence
Development stage:
- Full, working product
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Resource download:
- Green Infrastructure, a wealth for cities (566.83 KB)
