This paper aims to highlight the prevailing experiences of Latin America and to clarify what ‘green infrastructure’ entails in addition to describing seven case studies from a range of coastal ecosystems (wetlands, coastal dunes, beaches and coral reefs) at scales varying from local to regional. The case studies are categorised according to their degree of naturalness (nature-based, engineered ecosystems, soft engineering, ecologically enhanced hard infrastructure and de-engineering). Generally, the implementation of green infrastructure projects aims to increase resilience, enhance the provision of ecosystem services, recover biodiversity, reduce the negative effects of hard infrastructure and implement corrective measures. The greatest benefits of these projects relate to the creation of multi-functional spaces, which often combine the above advantages with improved opportunities for recreation and/or economic activities. It is hoped that this paper will disseminate the experience in green infrastructur...

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拉丁美洲绿色基础设施减轻了沿海风险

本白皮书旨在强调拉丁美洲的主流经验，并阐明“绿色基础设施”的含义，此外还描述了七个沿海地区生态系统（湿地，沿海沙丘，海滩和珊瑚礁）的案例研究，其规模因地方而异。区域性的。案例研究根据其自然程度进行分类（基于自然的，工程化的生态系统，软工程，生态增强的硬基础设施和去工程化）。一般而言，实施绿色基础设施项目旨在提高抵御力，增加生态系统服务的提供，恢复生物多样性，减少硬基础设施的负面影响并采取纠正措施。这些项目的最大好处与多功能空间的创建有关，通常将上述优势与休闲和/或经济活动的机会结合起来。希望本文能传播绿色基础设施方面的经验。