scholarly journals Urban Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Development: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11498
Author(s):  
Elie Hanna ◽  
Francisco A. Comín
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Sustainable Use ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
High Connectivity ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure

Urban green infrastructure (UGI) can alleviate many of the problems that the growing urban population is facing. This study performed a literature review about UGI and sustainable development (SD) using the Web of Science (WoS) and the software VOSviewer. Of 195 papers selected, 89 are qualitative, focusing on theoretical approaches and design; equally, 89 are quantitative, dealing with metrics and spatial analysis and 17 combined both approaches. A high connectivity between “green infrastructure”, “ecosystem services”, “urban planning” and “sustainable development” was observed. Only 39 of the documents embrace environmental, social and economic aspects. Most of the papers are related to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11, “to make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” and SDG 15, “protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems”. Further research integrating the three pillars of sustainability and relating UGI to all the SDGs is recommended.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Green Infrastructure Development and Management System in Rapidly Urbanized Cities of Ethiopia

Technologies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Eshetu Gelan ◽  
Yared Girma
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Management System ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Sustainable Development And Management

Lack of sustainable strategic approaches has led to non-functional, unsafe, inaccessible, and fragmented urban green infrastructure within cities. In sub-Saharan African cities, the development and management of urban green infrastructure are not realized in many instances due to a lack of priorities and resources. The objective of the study is to develop strategic approaches that help to overcome the challenges of urban green infrastructure and promote a sustainable development and management system in Ethiopia with special references to the emerging towns of Oromia special zone that surrounds Finfinne. To design sustainable strategic approaches for an urban green infrastructure development and management system, the study collected data using key informant interviews, focus group discussion and document reviews. Findings identify seven potential strategic approaches that are needed to create a sustainable urban green infrastructure development and management system. Hence, improving the quantitative, qualitative, and accessibility standards on the provision of urban green infrastructure is needed for sustained development. Moreover, advanced development in budget allocation, capacity building, legal and institutional framework, awareness creation, and stakeholder’s involvement are also needed to promote a sustainable development and management system of urban green infrastructure in the urban centers of Ethiopia in general and emerging towns in particular.

scholarly journals The analysis of promising world scientific and technological areas of research under the Sustainable Development Goal No. 15 on the protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems using the "Web of Science" and "Derwent Innovation" platforms

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berezniak N.V. Berezniak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Patent Activity ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
The World ◽  
Predictive Research ◽  
The Web

The results of scientometric and patent research aimed at establishing the most promising technological trends for making forecasts for the period 2021-2030 are described. The study is focused on the achievement of Ukraine's Sustainable Development Goal No. 15 “Protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems”. The research was conducted using the "Web of Science" (WoS) and "Derwent Innovation" international platforms. The period under study is 2011-2019. The results of a scientometric analysis of world and domestic publication activity, as well as the dynamics of citations for a selected array of publications are presented. The publication activity and the activity of citing the countries of the world and Ukraine, as well as the main world and domestic companies, institutions, higher educational institutions carrying out scientific and technical activities in this area, were pointed. The analysis of the dynamics of citations and determination of the growth rate of the number of citations (2019/2015,%) by keywords / technological areas, which belong to the global technological trends in the field of protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, were carried out. The top 10 technological areas that are the most promising for predictive research have been identified. The results of the analysis of the dynamics of patenting and the growth rate of the number of patents in the world and Ukraine in the field of protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, based on the codes of the International Patent Classification using the "Derwent Innovation" international database, were given. The patent activity of the main countries of the world and Ukraine, and also the main world and domestic patent holders is established. The patent research was carried out on keywords / technology areas that relate to the global technology trends in the named area. The analysis of the dynamics and rates of patenting (2019/2015,%) was carried out. The selection of technological areas with a high rate of patent activity and placement of landscape maps on blue and green zones was carried out. The most promising, promising and medium-promising technological directions in the field of protection and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems for conducting predictive research have been identified.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document