green infrastructure: why we need to act now
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The contribution of trees and GI (Green Infrastructure) to creating resilient cities
Green infrastructure: Why we need to act now
21-11-2018 | Tom Armour
‘ACT NOW’
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE ‘THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL WARMING (2018)
UNITED NATIONS - SUSTAINABLITY DEVELOPMENT GOALS
CITY CHALLENGES
CITY CHALLENGES
Health & well-beingChanging demographics Climate change
NEW YORK PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH
POLICY –MOVES: EU NATURE –BASED SOLUTIONS AND RENATURING CITIES
WHY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE?
= Green + blue interconnected natural systems that perform vital functions:
Climate proofing our cities
Providing buffers from extreme weather
Providing healthy, liveable environments
Purifying water, soil and air
CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK
From aesthetic to functional…
High performance infrastructure
GI DELIVERS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC & ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
GLOBAL RESEARCH: CITIES ALIVE: RETHINKING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE – ARUP (2014)
environmental benefits economic benefits social benefits
Improved visual amenity Increased property prices Encouraging physical activity
Enhanced microclimate Increased land values Improving childhood development
Improved air quality Faster property sales Improved mental health
Reduced flood risk Encouraging inward investment Faster hospital recovery rates
Better water/ soil quality Reducing building energy costs Lowering stress
Water storage and reuse Faster planning permission Improved workplace productivity
Improved biodiversity Improving areas for tourism Increasing social cohesion
Reducing ambient noise Lowering healthcare costs Reducing crime
the benefits of green infrastructure
QUEEN SQUARE , BRISTOL
+ psychological benefits
LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES ACROSS GREATER LONDON
Why we need trees…
MAJOR GREEN SPACE IN LONDON
XL
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LARGE SPECIES TREES - FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON
MATCHING THE SCALE OF CITY ARCHITECTURE - FITZROY SQUARE, LONDON
The contribution of trees and GI (Green Infrastructure) to creating resilient cities
“Cities need green in sizes S, M, L, and XL otherwise the human ecosystem is incomplete”GIL PEÑALOSA – DIRECTOR OF 8-80 CITIES
LONDON INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2050 | ALL LONDON GREEN GRID
LONDON INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2050
MADRID + NATURAL | MORE NATURAL MADRID
MADRID + NATURAL
MADRID + NATURAL
SUSTAINABLE ROOFS
RESILIENT DEVELOPMENTGREEN WALLS
COOLING ROOFS
PERMEABLE SURFACES
RIVER+STREAM RESTORATION
GREENING INFRASTRUCTURE
STREET GREENING
URBAN FARMING
PLANTING DERELICT LAND
SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE
URBAN FORESTS
SEASONAL SHADINGMICROCLIMATES w WATER
TEMP FLOODABLE AREAS
ADAPTIVE PLANTING
BOSTON ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY
BOSTON ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY
GREENER GRANGETOWN SUDS SCHEME CARDIFF - BEFORE + AFTER
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BENTHEMSQUARE, ROTTERDAM
NEW YORK ROAD DIETS - BEFORE
NEW YORK ROAD DIETS – AFTER – A VERY DIFFERENT CITY
SHIFT SPACE DESIGN SYDNEY
FITZPARK POP UP PARK – ARUP + FITZROVIA BID + VESTRE
FITZPARK - POP UP PARK – ARUP + FITZROVIA BID + VESTRE
#FITZPARK WELL-BEING SURVEY | + 41% SELF REPORTED WELL BEING
PLANET EARTH II | BOSCO VERTICALE MILAN
WILD WEST END
ARUP LIVING WALL
UK WOODLAND COVER 13% | EU AVERAGE 37%
50m TREES – 25 YEARS
The Northern Forest
BOSCO VERTICALE
The contribution of trees and GI (Green Infrastructure) to creating resilient cities
“We humans share about 50% of our DNA with trees – something to think about next time you sit under an old oak”THE MIRACLE OF TREES – OLAVI HUIKARI