Transcript Green and blue space adaptation for urban areas and eco

Objectives and innovative character
‘to ensure existing and new mixed use urban development is adapted to
the impact of climate change through improving local and regional
planning policy to put in place green and blue infrastructure;
‘to facilitate the much needed exchange of knowledge and experience
and the actual transfer of good practice on climate change adaptation
strategies to local and regional authorities across Europe’
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Multiple use of Green Infrastructure
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10% decrease in urban green leads to a potential 8.2ºC increase in
surface temperatures by the 2080s
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10% increase in urban green will keep temperatures at, or below, current
levels until the 2080
Northwest
Regional
Development
Agency
Nieuw-West City
District, Amsterdam
City of Malmo
Klaipeda University
Coastal Research and
Planning Institute
University of
Manchester
Regional
Environmental
Centre for Eastern
Europe (Slovakia)
TCPA
London
Borough of
Sutton
Southampton
City Council
Province of Styria
Municipality of
Kalamaria
Province of Genoa
University of Catania
Etnambiente
Impact via objectives
• Eleven Adaptation Actions Plans
• Eleven High Level Policy Statements
• Risk & Vulnerabilities Assessment Tool
• Case Study Database
• Seven Expert Papers
• Three Policy Guidelines
• Five Briefing Papers
Enhancing partnerships
and legacy
• October 2010: Committee of the Regions Open Days
• November 2010: EC Environment Green Infrastructure
Conference
• June 2011: Lord Henley, Defra, UK GIP announced at
GRaBS final conference
• June 2011: Regions for Economic Change
• November 2011: IVC Good Practice Fair
• December 2011: COP17 Durban
• 2012: GRaBS at Rio!
risk and vulnerabilities assessment tool
risk and vulnerabilities assessment
tool
Online
Google-map base
Climate change/flood
risk data
Partner socioeconomic and
demographic data
hyperlinked
information
Local updates
http://www.grabs-eu.org/casestudies.php