Developing green infrastructure 'thinking': devising and applying an interactive group-based methodology for practitioners

Lennon, Michael, Scott, Mark, Collier, M. and Foley, K. 2016. Developing green infrastructure 'thinking': devising and applying an interactive group-based methodology for practitioners. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 59 (5) , pp. 843-865. 10.1080/09640568.2015.1042152

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Abstract

Recent years have witnessed a wave of interest in the concept of green infrastructure (GI) as a means of applying an ecosystem approach to spatial planning practice; however, more limited attention has been paid to decision-making processes or tools to enhance GI within spatial plans and guidance. We address this deficit by reporting on the development and application of an interactive group-based methodology to enhance GI ‘thinking’ and interdisciplinary collaboration, drawing on the literature on the sociology of interactions. Our findings suggest that a game-based approach to GI problem-solving was successful in breaking down professional barriers by creating an informal learning arena, providing an enabling opportunity for participants to solve problems in an iterative, non-linear style to develop principles for action with transferability to ongoing plan formation. This style of problem-solving was characterised by shifting norms and routines of interaction, leading to problem re-framing and a search for alternative solutions.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General)
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
ISSN:	0964-0568
Date of Acceptance:	10 April 2015
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2019 09:03
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/72273

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