Seymour, K., Kimani, D. orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4150, Adhikari, P. et al. (2 more authors) (2022) Co-producing a new Blue-and-Green Infrastructure Strategy for Colchester Borough: Key Findings from the River Colne Pilot. Report. University of Essex
Abstract
This report examines the first stage in the design of a new Blue and Green Infrastructure (BGI) Strategy for Colchester city. Closely connected to ‘green infrastructure’, BGI refers to an integrated approach to managing, improving and/or reintroducing natural and semi-natural green (vegetation) and blue (waterways) spaces. Whilst we are used to thinking about ‘grey’ infrastructure, BGI moves our focus to nature-based features situated in built-up areas. Types of blue-green infrastructure include green roofs and walls, parks, cemeteries, private gardens, allotments, verges, greenways, forests, grasslands, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and ponds. Blue-green infrastructure is important for climate change mitigation and adaptation, promoting biodiversity, human health and wellbeing, and developing prosperous communities (Brown and Mijic, 2019; Natural England, 2022a).
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Item Type: | Monograph |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Management School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 19 Nov 2024 17:10 |
Last Modified: | 19 Nov 2024 17:10 |
Published Version: | https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/632593 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | University of Essex |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:219718 |