Key definitions
Key definitions
Since 2012 the term for ‘Green Infrastructure’ has been adopted by our industry for including ground level urban landscaping practices with new technology and regenerative outcomes.
The inclusion of Canopy Planting; Urban Forests; Rain Gardens; Street Swales; Green Corridors; Parks; Gardens and Urban Agriculture deliver similar TBL benefits achieved by Green Roofs & Living Walls.
The definition for Green Infrastructure being all of the above practices.
Did you know the temperatures in a building under a #greenroof are around 3 – 4°C lower in summer than with a non-green and uninsulated roof
En @Planeta_Futuro, sección de @el_pais 🗞️👇
La #India Green Infrastructure Network es parte de @WGINetwork. Así trabaja en modelos urbanos enfocados a la #sostenibilidad en 🇮🇳
https://elpais.com/planeta-futuro/seres-urbanos/2022-07-11/la-nueva-revolucion-verde-urbana-en-la-india.html #IGIN
Increasing the amount of green areas and the interconnectedness of nature with green roofs and living walls can contribute to bringing back more flora and fauna in our cities 🐞🐝The GIA's new paper on #biodiversity gives more background to the why & how: https://www.greeninfrastructurealliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/220613_GIA-biodiversity.pdf
Green Infrastructure
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Green Roof
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Living Wall
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