The Landscape Institute released a draft position statement on “green infrastructure, and the value of connected, multifunctional landscapes.”
The Landscape Institute writes: “green infrastructure approaches to land use planning must be afforded the same priority as conventional infrastructural components; a priority that it rightly deserves given its critical role in a wide range of challenges including economic competitiveness, climate change adaptation and mitigation, social cohesion, human health and wellbeing and reconnecting society with the natural environment. “
The position statement introduces the concept of green infrastructure, green infrastructure assets, functions, and benefits, and connects these to the roles landscape architects can play in providing green infrastructure services, including planning, design, implementation, management and R&D.
