Green Infrastructure as a Planning Response to Urban Warming: A Case Study
Journal
Urban Biodiversity and Ecological Design for Sustainable Cities
Pages
335–352
ISBN
9784431568568
9784431568544
Date Issued
2021-03-24
Author(s)
Mabon, Leslie
Abstract
As concern increases over high temperatures in cities due to a combination of climate change and urban heat island effects, there is a rising interest in the cooling services that green infrastructure may provide. This article evaluates this role for green infrastructure as part of strategic land use planning to counter urban warming, through consideration of the case of Taipei Metropolis. Based on the findings from Taipei, this chapter argues that whilst strategic greenspace planning may indeed offer significant potential in cooling urban environments, this needs to be considered within a wider context of urban development patterns, meso-scale climate, and geographical features. Moreover, Taipei also illustrates the challenges of developing land use interventions—and indeed decision-making processes themselves— that ensure benefit to the most vulnerable people of the society. It is also cautioned that greening does not offer a universal solution to the problems of urban warming, and that awareness ought to be shown to the importance of balancing up different ecosystem services in planning processes.
Subjects
Greenspace cooling effect | Urban heat island Green Infrastructure | Urban planning
SDGs
Publisher
Springer, Tokyo
Type
book part