Overlooked considerations in prescribing green and blue infrastructure solutions for urban environments

Kumar, P., Corada Perez, K., Biswal, A., Sun, H., Dwivedi, A., Sarkawt, K., Soheila, K., Ahlawat, A., Andrade, M., Alves, R., Amaral Dos Santos, E., Athanassiadou, M., Bastos Ribeiro, C., Bhusal, P., Bucalem, M., Buchanan, B. G., Candido, L., Cao, S.-J., Casteli Figueiredo Gallardo, A. L., Chang, R., Chaves Ribero, A. K., Considine, B., de Miranda, R. M., de Paiva, L. A., de Souza, P., Franco, M. A., Freitas, E. D., Frey, H. C., Funari, M. F., Furieri, B., Gallagher, J., Giatti, L. L., Goroski Rambalducci, M. G., Halios, C. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8301-8449, Harris, F., Hoinaski, L., Horton, C., Huang, Y., Jones, L., Jones, R., Kandulu, J., Katti, M., Locosselli, G. M., Lucchezi Miyahara, A. A., Martins, J. A., Martins, L. D., Mantoani, M. C., Mülfarth, R. C. K., Kitagawa, Y. K. L., Lemker Andreão, W., Lemons, J., Machado, G. M., Malham, S. K., Martin, M. P., Starling, M. C. V.M., McNabola, A., Sobrinho, O. M., Mohareb, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0344-2253, Nascimento, E. G. S., Noguiera, T., Owen, G., Parajuli, R., Prasad Pandey, H., Pedruzzi, R., Pérez Martínez, P. J., Pinto, J. A., Piscoya Sañtibanez, J. A., Pokhrel, S., Rabelo Albala, P. L., Reis, N. C., Rudke, A. P., Saroj, D., Sui, Y., Soebarto, V., Tefera, Y., Toledo de Almeida Albuguerque, T., Veras Maia, B. L., Wang, F., Wenk, J., Will, R., Williams, C., Wood, H. S., Wu, Q., Xi, C., Yates, R. and Yao, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-7224 (2025) Overlooked considerations in prescribing green and blue infrastructure solutions for urban environments. The Innovation. 101184. ISSN 2666-6758 doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101184 (In Press)

Abstract/Summary

Public summary • 21 unseen barriers to green/blue infrastructure (GBI) are identified, with key solutions to fix these issues. • GBI environmental barriers include green energy clashes, unwanted side effects, and urban plant stress. • GBI social barriers include cultural/equity issues, safety concerns, design tastes, and need community input. • GBI financial barriers include undervaluation, investment gaps, and limited funding/benefit recognition. • GBI governance barriers include land limits, traditional designs, policy gaps, and competing urban priorities.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/127593
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101184
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Science > School of the Built Environment > Construction Management and Engineering Science > School of the Built Environment > Energy and Environmental Engineering group
Publisher	Elsevier
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