‘Green Infrastructure in Urban Areas’

Posted on October 7th, 2011

This is the title of an information paper published by RICS  (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) in June 2011. Green infrastructure includes – trees, green walls, green roofs, open spaces and the systems that arise from interlinking these modules.

The aim of this RICS paper is to “make surveyors aware of the contribution which green infrastructure can make to reducing the impact of climate change”.

There are two related documents published in the UK.

- the UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UK NEA). According to the UK National Ecosystem Assessment Secretariat, this is the first ever analysis of the UK’s natural environment in terms of the benefits it provides to society and continuing economic prosperity.

- the Natural Environment White Paper. In the words of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, this paper is a bold and ambitious statement outlining the Government’s vision for the natural environment over the next 50 years, backed up with practical action to deliver that ambition.

These publications are meant for citizens, local authorities, businesses, environmental organisations, farmers and landowners and schools. As such they are eminently worthy to be bookmarked as informative and reference material.

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