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Promoting ecosystem and human health in urban areas using Green Infrastructure: A literature review

Reference Type
Journal, Research (Article)

An interdisciplinary literature review of the concepts of Green Infrastructure, ecosystem health, and human health.

"Europe is a highly urbanised continent. The consequent loss and degradation of urban and peri-urban green space could adversely affect ecosystems as well as human health and well-being. The aim of this paper is to formulate a conceptual framework of associations between urban green space, and ecosystem and human health. Through an interdisciplinary literature review the concepts of Green Infrastructure, ecosystem health, and human health and well-being are discussed. The possible contributions of urban and peri-urban green space systems, or Green Infrastructure, on both ecosystem and human health are critically reviewed. Finally, based on a synthesis of the literature a conceptual framework is presented. The proposed conceptual framework highlights many dynamic factors, and their complex interactions, affecting ecosystem health and human health in urban areas. This framework forms the context into which extant and new research can be placed. In this way it forms the basis for a new interdisciplinary research agenda." [Abstract]

Authors
Konstantinos Tzoulas, K. Korpela, S. Venn, V. Yli-Pelkonen, A. Kazmierczak, J. Niemela, P. James
Date Published
2007
Journal/Conference
Landscape and Urban Planning
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Publisher Location
Amsterdam (NL)
ISBN/ISSN
0169-2046
Volume/Issue/Number
81/3/
Start Page
167
End Page
178
Pages
12
Sub-Topics
Health (human), Infrastructure (green)
State(s)/Region(s)
International
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UFS
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