GREEN SURGE – Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy
Project Overview
Modern living comes with a host of urban challenges related to land-use conflicts, climate change adaptation, demographic changes, as well as human health and well-being. A team of EU-funded researchers joined forces to address these issues through green infrastructure planning.
Project Results
Specifically, the project worked “to develop innovative approaches and tools for the planning and governance of urban green infrastructure to support uptake and implementation of the EC’s ‘Communication on Green Infrastructure (2013)’,” notes Prof. Pauleit. GREEN SURGE showed that “multifunctional urban green infrastructure can simultaneously promote biodiversity, increase the quality of life for people, and support the economy in intensively used and densely built urban areas,” says Prof. Pauleit. This approach helps to garner political support in decision-making that favours multifunctional urban green infrastructure solutions. Urban green is crucial for sustainable development