Making the case for green infrastructure : lessons from best practice

This report aims to provide built environment professionals with case study insights into the nature of GI decision making. Insights are shared from the project teams and stakeholders involved. These cover the GI benefits attained, the decision making process followed and the barriers, solutions and lessons learned. This report explores five Green Infrastructure (GI) case studies; Marks & Spencer Newcastle, Wild West End, Victory Oak, Kingsbrook and City of Trees. This report was prepared with funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) by the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) with the University of Manchester and the University of Sheffield as part of project NE/N01748/1. The report compliments other outputs produced as part of the project. These include: • Practical how-to guide: Developing and implementing a green infrastructure strategy • Understanding Green Infrastructure at Different Scales The reports also features a ‘Green Infrastructure Best Practice: Route Map’. This provides a synthesis of the current GI best practice which applies to different decision making stages in the development life cycle. This was created based on interview centred research conducted for the Green Growth Project and follows the key steps set out in the Practical How-to-Guide

Understanding Green Infrastructure at Different Scales: A signposting guide

Green Infrastructure (GI) has emerged as a dominant part of the built environment agenda. It can make a valuable contribution to addressing a wide range of urban environmental challenges ranging from climate change adaptation and resilience to improved societal health and well-being. Yet, despite the benefits associated with GI, implementation is far from straightforward. One of the core challenges associated with GI delivery is understanding not only how GI provisions link to benefits but also attempting to understand how such benefits vary at different scales. This is particularly important for built environment professionals who need to know the gains that can be obtained from activities undertaken within their specific areas of spatial responsibility. The aim of this leaflet therefore, is to offer practitioners a simple signposting guide of the various environmental, social and economic benefits that can be accrued from GI provisions at micro, meso and macro scales

Report of organizational and societal resilience concepts applied to living labs

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