1. Comhairle Contae Fhine Gall
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Green Infrastructure
A framework for environmental, social
and economic progress across Europe
Gerry Clabby
Green and Blue Futures Conference, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. 9 & 10 October 2013
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2. Overview
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Definition
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Functions and Benefits
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Origins and Development
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Green-Infrastructure-led development
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GI and land-use planning
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3. Definition
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4. Swords, Co. Dublin
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5. What is Green Infrastructure (GI)?
• Many definitions
• Green Infrastructure is:
− A network of spaces: green (and blue)
− Performing multiple functions which deliver benefits to people
(ecosystem services)
− Strategically planned and managed
• GI – physical assets and a process
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6. Functions
and Benefits
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7. Green Infrastructure works for us by
• providing space for nature
managing water
• managing temperature
managing air quality
enabling walking & cycling
supporting public health and wellbeing
building community
making better places for living, working and investing in
underpinning tourism
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8. Providing space for nature
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9. Managing water
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10. Public health and well being
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11. Building Community
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12. Making better places for living
Castlecurragh, Dublin 15
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13. Making better places for working and investing
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14. Origins
and Development
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15. A very brief history
• Green Infrastructure thinking is not new
• Origins in
− Parks Movement: FL Olmsted
− Nature conservation
− Planning: Garden City Movement
− Ecological science
• Renewed focus now because of need to
sustain flow of ecosystem services
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16. Malahide, Co. Dublin
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17. Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005
“Everyone in the world
depends on nature
and ecosystem
services to provide
the conditions for a
decent, healthy, and
secure life”
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18. Ecosystem Services
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19. Now lets look to the future
• Green Infrastructure is:
− A network of spaces: green (and blue)
− Performing multiple functions which deliver benefits to people
(ecosystem services)
− Strategically protected, planned, created and managed
• GI – physical assets and a process
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20. Green-Infrastructure-led
development
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21. Oostvaarderswold
Strengthening biodiversity and
economy
Green Infrastructure at the heart
of development
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22. Hurricane Sandy, New York and New Jersey
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23. Hurricane Sandy, New York and New Jersey
Rebuilding green infrastructure
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25. The Green Infrastructure Network
• Partnership of 12 European regions from 10 countries
• Co-funded by the INTERREG IVC Programme

26. Who we are – The partnership
• Flevoland Province Council (NL) –
Lead Partner
• Plovdiv Regional Development Agency
(BG)
• Stara Zagora REDA (BG)
• Nicosia Development Agency (CY)
• Barcelona Province Council (ES)
• Valencia Regional Government (ES)
• Regional Environmental Center (HU)
• Fingal County Council (IR)
• Emilia-Romagna Region (IT)
• Ministry of Environmental Protection
and Regional Development (LV)
• Ghajnsielem Municipality (MT)
• Azores Regional Government (PT)

28. For further information about the project,
please write to dalmassy@greeninfranet.org.
www.greeninfranet.org

29. Planning
for Green Infrastructure
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30. Fingal meets Dublin City
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31. Baldoyle and Portmarnock, Co. Dublin
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32. Baldoyle and Portmarnock, Co. Dublin
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33. Portmarnock South LAP
The focus for this strategy is on integrating a network of natural
habitat/biodiversity locations, parkland for low intensity recreational uses,
heritage features, green routes, surface water and flood risk management with
development areas
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34. Baldoyle-Stapolin LAP
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35. Conclusions
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We all depend on green infrastructure for our wellbeing
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“Mold the land so that both people and nature thrive
long term” (Richard T.T. Forman)
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Challenges include awareness and public/political
support; developing collaborative mechanisms and
developing the necessary funding streams
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