{"id":1328,"date":"2025-11-21T21:07:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adrianibric.eu\/wp\/?p=1328"},"modified":"2025-11-24T20:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:32:14","slug":"green-infrastructure-and-urban-biodiversity-for-sustainable-urban-development-and-the-green-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianibric.eu\/wp\/eu-projects-reviews-green-nbs\/green-infrastructure-and-urban-biodiversity-for-sustainable-urban-development-and-the-green-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The GREEN SURGE project (Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy<\/strong>) aimed to create a robust evidence base for Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI)<\/strong> planning by linking green spaces, biodiversity, people, and the green economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its primary goal was to address major urban challenges (land use conflicts, climate change, demographic shifts, health\/wellbeing) through the innovative development and testing of UGI concepts, governance, and valuation methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfaf Main Objectives and Three-Tier Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The project focused on three interlinked objectives, implemented through an integrative, iterative, and transdisciplinary<\/strong> process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. UGI as a Planning Concept:<\/strong> Develop UGI as a planning concept to integrate and promote biodiversity and ecosystem services (ESS)<\/strong>, adapting it to local contexts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Biocultural Diversity (BCD) and Governance:<\/strong> Apply the innovative Biocultural Diversity (BCD) perspective<\/strong> to develop governance arrangements that facilitate socio-ecological integration<\/strong> and local engagement in UGI planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Valuation and Market Integration:<\/strong> Explore how valuation and real market integration<\/strong> of biodiversity and ESS can favor the development of multifunctional green spaces<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Three-Tier Approach<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    GREEN SURGE structured its research and implementation across three tiers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tier<\/strong><\/td>Focus<\/strong><\/td>Activity<\/strong><\/td>Cities Involved<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead>
    Tier 1<\/strong><\/td>Comparative Analysis (Evidence Base)<\/strong><\/td>Pan-European analysis of ESS supply\/demand, green space structure, BCD, and UGI planning\/governance across 20 functional urban areas.<\/td>20 European Cities<\/td><\/tr>
    Tier 2<\/strong><\/td>Good Practices (In-depth Study)<\/strong><\/td>Scanning and in-depth analysis of innovative approaches to UGI planning, governance, valuation, and market integration.<\/td>Selective cases from Tier 1<\/td><\/tr>
    Tier 3<\/strong><\/td>Urban Learning Labs (ULLs)<\/strong><\/td>Application and testing of good practices, methods, and tools using the Learning Alliance (LA) approach<\/strong> for shared learning with local stakeholders.<\/td>Bari, Berlin, Edinburgh, Ljubljana, Malm\u00f6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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    \ud83d\udca1 Key Results and Conceptual Achievements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    1. Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) and Ecosystem Services<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n