Can green infrastructure help to conserve biodiversity?
| Autor: | Riikka Paloniemi, Joanna Cent, Marianne Kettunen, Janne S. Kotiaho, Evangelia Apostolopoulou, Anna Salomaa |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Environmental Sciences |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Public Administration ADOPTION Geography Planning and Development ta1172 0211 other engineering and technologies Biodiversity 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences 12. Responsible consumption Ecosystem services Green economy CONNECTIVITY environmental policy 11. Sustainability media_common.cataloged_instance European commission KNOWLEDGE biodiversity governance ta519 European Union European union 1172 Environmental sciences media_common business.industry Environmental resource management 021107 urban & regional planning environmental governance 15. Life on land Environmental governance Habitat 13. Climate action ta1181 FRAGMENTATION business Green infrastructure ecosystem services |
| Zdroj: | Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 35(2):265-288 |
| ISSN: | 0263-774X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0263774X16649363 |
| Popis: | The gradually decreasing connectivity of habitats threatens biodiversity and ecological processes valuable to humans. Green infrastructure is promoted by the European Commission as a key instrument for the conservation of ecosystems in the EU biodiversity strategy to 2020. Green infrastructure has been defined as a network of natural and semi-natural areas, designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services. We surveyed Finnish experts' perceptions on the development of green infrastructure within the existing policy framework. Our results show that improving the implementation of existing conservation policy instruments needs to be an integral part of developing green infrastructure. Despite the potential of green infrastructure to benefit biodiversity, existing conceptual ambiguity of green infrastructure with rather complex role of ecosystem services – and the possible interpretation of this in practice – raises concerns regarding its ability to contribute to biodiversity conservation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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