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What is Green Infrastructure

Chapter 1
Infrastructure Development Strategies for Empowerment and Inclusion
Explore the economic benefits of investing in sustainable and eco-friendly infrastructure. Investigate how green infrastructure projects contribute to environmental conservation, reduce long-term costs, and attract environmentally conscious investors.
Published in Chapter:
Infrastructure Development and Economic Development
Amdy Diene (Liberty University, USA)
Copyright: © 2024 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-2917-7.ch001
Abstract
This chapter will explore the often-overlooked links but critical connections between specific types of infrastructure projects and their direct impact on economic development. It will delve into case studies highlighting how infrastructure investments stimulate economic activities and contribute to GDP growth. It will investigate the economic dynamics of megacities and their infrastructural development. Examine how innovative city initiatives, transportation networks, and technological innovations within urban areas contribute to job creation, innovation, and overall economic prosperity. It will focus on the economic ripple effects generated by investments in transportation infrastructure. Explore how well-connected roadways, bridges, and transit systems not only improve accessibility but also stimulate trade, tourism, and local businesses. It will examine the role of digital infrastructure in fostering economic growth. Investigate the disparities in digital access and the impact on education and job opportunities.
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Chapter 11
The Urban Forest and Shopping Environments
Using natural systems and their ecological functions to replace, augment, or supplement more traditional gray infrastructure in urban settings, in order to achieve more cost-effective and sustainable management of air and water quality.
Published in Chapter: The Urban Forest and Shopping Environments; From: Handbook of Research on Retailing Techniques for Optimal Consumer Engagement and Experiences
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Chapter 9
City Trees and Consumer Response in Retail Business Districts
Using natural systems and their ecological functions to replace, augment, or supplement more traditional gray infrastructure in urban settings, in order to achieve more cost-effective and sustainable management of air and water quality.
Published in Chapter: City Trees and Consumer Response in Retail Business Districts; From: Handbook of Research on Retailer-Consumer Relationship Development
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Chapter 8
Urbanization Violence to Nature: Reconciliation With Nature
The green infrastructure is the alternative infrastructure systems which use natural resources, urban green spaces, ecological cycles, and nature-friendly materials for cities infrastructures. Green infrastructure systems also can be used in different scales, especially for preventing natural hazards like floods, erosion, and landslide. These scales can start from planning levels as ecological corridors, nodes, patches or small-scale applications as rainwater harvesting, designing with permeable surfaces.
Published in Chapter: Urbanization Violence to Nature: Reconciliation With Nature; From: Handbook of Research on Aestheticization of Violence, Horror, and Power
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Chapter 2
Greenways and Sustainable Urban Mobility Systems
A continuous and integrated network of natural and maintained open spaces and corridors that are planned, designed, and managed strategically at various scales to sustain the structure and functions of ecosystems while providing multifunctional benefits to people and places.
Published in Chapter: Greenways and Sustainable Urban Mobility Systems; From: Humanizing Cities Through Car-Free City Development and Transformation
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