학술논문

Setting the Standard for Green Infrastructure: The Need for, and Features of, a Benchmark in England.
Document Type
Article
Source
Planning Practice & Research. Oct018, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p558-573. 16p.
Subject
*GREEN infrastructure
*BUILT environment
*ECOSYSTEM services
*STRATEGIC planning
URBAN ecology (Sociology)
Language
ISSN
0269-7459
Abstract
Green infrastructure is an essential component of health and sustainable places. The quality of green infrastructure often represents a missed opportunity to achieve this. This paper presents a review examining how built environment assessment systems evaluate the quality of green infrastructure. This was used to develop proposals for a new benchmark, which were examined by experts in terms of the demand, scope and operation. The findings suggest that current systems are not providing a robust assessment of green infrastructure and that a benchmark for green infrastructure would overcome some of the challenges associated with its planning, design and delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]