Designing Green Infrastructure Guidelines: A Methodological Approach

Andrea De Montis, Andrea De Montis, Giovanna Calia, Giovanna Calia, Valentina Puddu, Antonio Ledda

2021

Abstract

Natural capital and biodiversity are in decline as consequence of human activities. To promote the conservation of biodiversity and the achievement of sustainability goals, the European Commission proposes the use of green infrastructures (GIs), which are networks of naturals areas aimed at the conservation of ecosystems and providing ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban areas. Effective implementation of GIs is hindered by institutional and behavioural barriers; thus, public administrations issue guidance documents to steer GI planning, design, realization, and maintenance. Current guidance documents mainly contain references to components of GI. The scientific literature lacks specific methods for the design of guidelines concerning the implementation of GI. In this respect, we identify and propose a method for drafting up guidelines aimed at GI planning and design in regional and local Italian contexts. The method is rooted in the analysis and summary of scientific and grey literature and consists of six phases. The results of this study are a first step for steering municipal and regional administrations at the development of GI guidelines tailored for specific contexts.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

De Montis A., Calia G., Puddu V. and Ledda A. (2021). Designing Green Infrastructure Guidelines: A Methodological Approach. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS, ISBN 978-989-758-512-8, pages 156-163. DOI: 10.5220/0010440801560163

in Bibtex Style

@conference{smartgreens21,
author={Andrea De Montis and Giovanna Calia and Valentina Puddu and Antonio Ledda},
title={Designing Green Infrastructure Guidelines: A Methodological Approach},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS,},
year={2021},
pages={156-163},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010440801560163},
isbn={978-989-758-512-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS,
TI - Designing Green Infrastructure Guidelines: A Methodological Approach
SN - 978-989-758-512-8
AU - De Montis A.
AU - Calia G.
AU - Puddu V.
AU - Ledda A.
PY - 2021
SP - 156
EP - 163
DO - 10.5220/0010440801560163