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Human activities such as urban densification, soil sealing and the spread of service infrastructure are altering the quality and quantity of ecosystems. They are depleting natural capital, like water supply and air quality, on which society depends. To preserve natural capital, the European Commission is promoting new land-use policies, one of which is Green Infrastructure (GI). It has been postulated that GI planning can promote sustainable land-use by supporting a wide range of ecosystem services. Research conducted in the GREEN SURGE project (FP7-ENV.2013.6.2-5-603567) has suggested that a number of tangible benefits accrue when GI planning is implemented at different spatial scales. In support of this, GI has been conceptualized in a case study in Southern Italy using the Driving force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework. This framework was employed to promote the GI approach with the aim of ensuring sustainable land development without compromising natural capital. In fact, the DPSIR framework used in the case study shows how GI, through the provision of ecosystem services, is a response to various critical environmental issues. Despite known limitations as reported in the literature, the DPSIR framework was selected for its simplicity in representing and reporting the interactions between the environment and society. Given the complexity of environmental issues and the presence of various stakeholders involved in decision-making processes, DPSIR provides planning professionals with a streamlined tool to develop strategic solutions for sustainable land-use and for,promoting societal wellbeing. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Author(s): Spano M, Gentile F, Davies C, Lafortezza R
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Land Use Policy
Year: 2017
Volume: 61
Pages: 242-250
Print publication date: 01/02/2017
Online publication date: 24/11/2016
Acceptance date: 31/10/2016
ISSN (print): 0264-8377
ISSN (electronic): 1873-5754
Publisher: Elsevier
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.10.051
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.10.051
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