The Public Health Benefits of Green Infrastructure: The Potential of Economic Framing for Enhanced Decision-making

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Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Landscape and Human Health: Forests, Parks and Green Care. May 17 - 19, 2017, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Austria: (2017) , S. 47

Cities are growing rapidly resulting in changing land cover and reduced levels of green infrastructure globally. Climate change adaptation is now becoming a critical agenda item for cities. The potential for ecosystembased
climate adaptation using a green infrastructure approach is appealing for many cities but the business case for implementation has to be made more effectively. There is a substantial body of evidence that shows green infrastructure is significantly beneficial for human health and wellbeing and that it has many applications for climate adaptation.
Keywords | global health, sustainability, climate change; adaptation, economics, urbanisation