ABSTRACT

Green infrastructure (GI) research has grown in prominence as planners, politicians and environmental specialists have promoted its socio-economic and ecological value in urban environments. However, as the pace of growth has continued so has the exploration of how GI can mitigate the impacts of poor air and water quality, promote improved quality of place and support economic prosperity. Unfortunately, investments can be undermined by weak organisational understandings of the financial and societal value of GI. Consequently, we identify a historical reluctance by decision-makers and developers to support GI, partially based on the outdated appreciation of economic-ecological value compared to other built infrastructure. To examine how cities respond this paper discusses GI as a ‘boundary object’ aligning divergent understandings of the ongoing challenges and responsibility for GI funding. Using an examination of public, private and environment sector practice in London (UK), the paper argues that opportunities exist to align alternative funding mechanisms using ‘GI’ to promote cooperation between economically and socio-ecologically focussed stakeholders.

摘要

随着规划者、政治家和环境专家在城市环境中提升其社会经济和生态价值，绿色基础设施 (GI) 研究日益突出。然而，随着增长步伐的继续，对地理标志如何减轻空气和水质不佳的影响、促进改善地方质量和支持经济繁荣的探索也在不断进行。不幸的是，组织对地理标志的财务和社会价值的理解薄弱可能会破坏投资。因此，我们发现决策者和开发商历来不愿支持 GI，部分原因是与其他建成的基础设施相比，经济生态价值的价值已经过时。为了研究城市如何回应，本文将地理标志作为“边界对象”进行讨论，以协调对地理标志资金的持续挑战和责任的不同理解。通过对伦敦（英国）公共、私营和环境部门实践的考察，该论文认为存在使用“地理标志”来调整替代融资机制以促进以经济和社会生态为重点的利益相关者之间的合作的机会。