Green infrastructure
.........solving urban and climatic challenges by building with nature. The main components of this approach include stormwater management, climate adap-tation, the reduction of heat stress, increasing biodiversity, food production, better air quality, sustainable energy production, clean water, and healthy soils, as well as more anthropocentric functions, such as increased quality of life through re-creation and the provision of shade and shelter in and around towns and cities....
What is green infrastructure?
Green Infrastructure (GI) is based on the principle that 'protecting and enhancing nature and natural processes are consciously integrated into spatial planning and territorial development'. Accordingly, the Green Infra-structure Strategy defines GI as 'a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas with other environmental features designed and managed to deliver a wide range of eco-system services' in both rural and urban settings
Professional Practice - Green infrastructure: Cities
American Society of Landscape Architects https://www.asla.org/contentdetail.aspx?id=43535
Cities need as much green infrastructure as possible, given how dense and im-permeable they tend to be. In the urban environment, green infrastructure covers everything from parks to street trees and green roofs to bioswales -- really anything that helps absorb, delay, and treat stormwater, mitigating flooding and pollution downstream. Green infrastructure also creates oxygen, sequesters carbon, and creates wildlife habitat. Urban greenery has also been proven to improve mental health and well-being.