“It’s on the ‘nice to have’ pile”: Potential principles to improve the implementation of socially inclusive Green Infrastructure

Fisher, D., Blackstock, K. and Irvine, K. (2021) “It’s on the ‘nice to have’ pile”: Potential principles to improve the implementation of socially inclusive Green Infrastructure. AMBIO, 50(8), pp. 1574-1586. (doi: 10.1007/s13280-020-01372-2) (PMID:32997324) (PMCID:PMC7525230)

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Abstract

Green Infrastructure (GI) research tends to focus on the need for GI to enhance ecological processes, its potential to provide health and economic benefits, and on the barriers preventing its uptake. Yet there has been inadequate focus on the social aspects of GI. In the United Kingdom (UK) the need for GI is well established, such that policymakers and planners are now turning to the question of how GI should be implemented. Drawing on a mixed method research approach centring on practitioner experience, this paper identifies potential social principles that underpin GI and questions the extent to which these are being implemented in the UK. Results highlight the hitherto unexplored complexities of GI maintenance, the effects of austerity politics, and the role of local-level power dynamics on the implementation of GI. Findings have implications for international literature on GI as well as nature-based solutions more broadly.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Fisher, Dr Dan
Authors: Fisher, D., Blackstock, K., and Irvine, K.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Education
Journal Name:AMBIO
Publisher:Springer
ISSN:0044-7447
ISSN (Online):1654-7209
Published Online:30 September 2020
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2020 The Authors
First Published:First published in AMBIO 50(8): 1574-1586
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons licence

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