Carnivore Conservation Ecology

GREEN SURGE - Green Infrastructure and Urban Biodiversity for Sustainable Urban Development and the Green Economy

• WEBPAGE
• EU
• International Research Project
• 2014 to 2017

Summary:

GREEN SURGE will identify, develop and test ways of linking green spaces, biodiversity, people and the green economy in order to meet the major urban challenges related to land use conflicts, climate change adaptation, demographic changes, and human health and wellbeing. It will provide a sound evidence base for urban green infrastructure planning and implementation, exploring the potential for innovation in better linking environmental, social and economic ecosystem services with local communities.

Project Objectives: 
Working from the local to the city-regional level, the project aims to:

1. Develop urban green infrastructure as a planning concept for both integration and promotion of biodiversity and ecosystem services, and adapt it to local contexts.
2. Apply an innovative biocultural diversity perspective to develop successful governance arrangements facilitating socio-ecological integration and local engagement in planning of urban green spaces.
3. Explore how valuation and real market integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services can facilitate choices in favour of the development of multifunctional green spaces in urban area.

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Funding Institution:

EU- FP7-ENV-2013-two-stage ( ENV.2013.6.2-5).

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Partners:

The GREEN SURGE project is a collaborative project between 24 partners in 11 countries. 

General Coordination: Cecil KB da Kobenhavns Universitet, Dinamarca.

Additional 24 Partners ( http://greensurge.eu/partners/).

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