{"id":718,"date":"2017-08-22T11:49:11","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T18:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2018-01-03T22:02:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T05:02:01","slug":"green-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/green-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>G<em>reen infrastructure in cities<\/em> are networks of corridors and spaces assembled from sustainable infrastructure components which are organized to reinforce each other, support both ecosystem health and ecosystem services, and lead to land use efficiencies. \u00a0The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eea.europa.eu\/\"> European Environmental Agency<\/a> defines green infrastructure as \u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas with other environmental features designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services\u2019 in &#8230; urban settings&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<\/p>\n<h4><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/2018\/02\/01\/healthy-environments-in-the-netherlands\/\" title=\"Healthy Environments in The Netherlands\" class=\"\">Healthy Environments in The Netherlands<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"author\"><small>Posted by: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/author\/nesbit\/\" title=\"Posts by nesbit\">nesbit<\/a> on February 1, 2018<\/small><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/2017\/09\/28\/public-private-partnership\/\" title=\"Public-Private-Partnership\" class=\"\">Public-Private-Partnership<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"author\"><small>Posted by: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/author\/xichao\/\" title=\"Posts by XiChao\">XiChao<\/a> on September 28, 2017<\/small><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/2017\/09\/28\/issues-surrounding-scientific-research-of-green-infrastructure-gi\/\" title=\"Issues Surrounding Scientific Research of Green Infrastructure (GI)\" class=\"\">Issues Surrounding Scientific Research of Green Infrastructure (GI)<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"author\"><small>Posted by: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/author\/roystondsouza\/\" title=\"Posts by RoystonDsouza\">RoystonDsouza<\/a> on <\/small><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/2016\/11\/23\/week-twelve-index-of-ecological-importance\/\" title=\"Index of Ecological Importance\" class=\"\">Index of Ecological Importance<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"author\"><small>Posted by: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/author\/evelyngingrichriekman\/\" title=\"Posts by David GingrichRiekman\">David GingrichRiekman<\/a> on November 23, 2016<\/small><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/2016\/09\/21\/creating-and-managing-green-spaces\/\" title=\"Creating and Managing Green Spaces\" class=\"\">Creating and Managing Green Spaces<\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"author\"><small>Posted by: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/civl498a\/author\/lindseywaugh\/\" title=\"Posts by LindseyWaugh\">LindseyWaugh<\/a> on September 21, 2016<\/small><\/p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green infrastructure in cities are networks of corridors and spaces assembled from sustainable infrastructure components which are organized to reinforce each other, support both ecosystem health and ecosystem services, and lead to land use efficiencies. \u00a0The European Environmental Agency defines green infrastructure as \u00a0&#8230; 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