Multifunctional Green Infrastructure in Shrinking Cities
How Does Urban Shrinkage Affect Green Space Planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22018528 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olivia Lewis (0009-0002-6390-3904, Universidade do Porto), Sílvia Sousa (0000-0002-3825-5389, Universidade do Porto), Paulo Pinho (0000-0001-5159-8856, Universidade do Porto) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-7635 • E-ISSN: 2183-7635 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/up.v7i2.5008 |
| OpenAlex | W4223577947 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 55 |
Despite global urbanization, not all cities have increasing populations. While not homogenous, shrinking cities arguably have different opportunities and challenges for green space than growing cities. This article reports a structured content analysis to investigate how urban green space planning evolved in two case study cities: Buffalo (New York, US) and Porto (Portugal). These cities both underwent shrinkage and suburbanization but with very different green space planning histories. The concept of green infrastructure is used as a lens to analyze green space planning change, specifically focused on multifunctionality. The aim of investigating how objectives and priorities for planning green spaces change during a period of urban shrinkage, and particularly what functions these cities have assigned to green space, showed that, over time, green spaces were expected to produce more ecological functions in both cities, and, particularly in Buffalo, contribute to the economic and demographic outcomes of the city. Overall trends in green space planning appear to have played a role but we find shrinking cities may leverage green space to meet unique needs. These findings contribute to the literature by addressing how shrinkage affects not only vacant areas but also overall green space planning, as well as suggesting that general green space planning studies should consider demographic change as a relevant context factor
Business · Civil engineering · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Green infrastructure · Regional science · Resizing · Shrinkage · Suburbanization · Urban green space · Urban planning · Urbanization · Computer Science · Engineering · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Development and Cultural Heritage · Urbanization and City Planning
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Towards an integrated understanding of green space in the European built environment
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Transcending Dilemmas in Urban Policy-Making
The Elasticity of Shrinking Cities
Classifying and valuing ecosystem services for urban planning
How U.S. Shrinking Cities Plan for Change
Moving toward a Shared Understanding of the U.S. Shrinking City
The City as an "Agricultural Powerhouse"? Perspectives on Expanding Urban Agriculture from Detroit, Michigan
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Using content analysis to evaluate local master plans and zoning codes
Historical trajectories of currently shrinking Portuguese cities
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Urban Triage, City Systems, and the Remnants of Community
From Multifunctionality to Multiple Ecosystem Services? A Conceptual Framework for Multifunctionality in Green Infrastructure Planning for Urban Areas
Greening the urban frontier
Why Shrinking Cities Are Not Mirror Images of Growing Cities
Case Selection Techniques in Case Study Research
Greening the Rust Belt
The Prevalence of Prosperous Shrinking Cities
Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |