Sustainable Development

What is green infrastructure, and how do we include it in urban planning?

Pedestrians walk along the High Line park in New York, June 12, 2013. New York City has a wild side and it has nothing to do with its honking yellow taxis, towering skyscrapers and celebrity-studded nightclub crowds. Picture taken June 12, 2013.

Urban planners tend to be wary of green infrastructure, but changing mindsets could bring environmental and social developments. Image: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

Jason Byrne
Associate Professor of Environmental Planning, Griffith University
Christopher Ambrey
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Griffith University
Douglas Baker
Chair professor, Queensland University of Technology
Tony Matthews
Lecturer, Urban & Environmental Planning, Griffith University
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