Case studies

Real-life examples of where green infrastructure has been used to provide social, economic, environmental and ecological benefits.

Ecological

• Benefits beyond individual elements – Broadhurst Clough, Moston, Manchester ^(PDF-82K)
• Increasing habitat area – Project habitat on the upper tidal Thames ^(PDF-489K)
• Increasing habitat area – Sheffield estates meadowland ^(PDF-86K)
• Increasing habitat area – The River Quaggy, Lewisham ^(PDF-89K)
• Increasing populations of protected species – Sand martins at the London wetland centre ^(PDF-91K)
• Increasing populations of protected species – The Ham Lizard Hibernacula, Lowestoft ^(PDF-1703K)
• Increasing species movement – Chattanooga Greenways, Tennessee, USA ^(PDF-5553K)
• Increasing species movement – Glasgow Clyde Valley: Integrated habitat network ^(PDF-597K)
• Multiple benefits of green infrastructure (GI) – Sutcliffe park flood alleviation project ^(PDF-198K)

Economic

• Sustainable economic future of mineral sites – The Swale and Ure washlands project ^(PDF-146K)

Environmental

• Cost benefit analysis of woodland planting to protect water resources ^(PDF-169K)
• Delivery of landscape scale environmental benefits through cooperative action – Pontbren farmers, Powys, Wales ^(PDF-111K)
• Flood risk management through land use and land use change – Ripon multi-objective pilot project ^(PDF-87K)
• Heat amelioration – Adaptation strategies for climate change in the urban environment: the ASCCUE project ^(PDF-92K)
• Heat amelioration – Turning the Chicago Urban forest climate project into action on the ground ^(PDF-101K)
• Improving air quality – East London Green Grid ^(PDF-111K)
• Improving air quality – The Chicago urban forest climate project ^(PDF-90K)
• Improving quality of place – Ingrebourne hill community woodland ^(PDF-2291K)
• Improving quality of place – Newlands green streets ^(PDF-122K)
• Increasing environmental quality and aesthetics – Glasgow green park: transformation to attractive greenspace ^(PDF-141K)
• Increasing environmental quality and aesthetics – Moston Vale, Manchester ^(PDF-72K)
• Integrated catchment management – Somerset water management partnership ^(PDF-126K)
• Regeneration of previously developed land – Bold Colliery community woodland ^(PDF-85K)
• Regeneration of previously developed land – Creating community woodland forest in Glan Morfa, Rhyl North wales ^(PDF-1267K)
• Regeneration of previously developed land – London Olympic park: improving environmental and human health benefits through brownfield regeneration to greenspace ^(PDF-2762K)
• Regeneration of previously developed land – The Greenwich peninsula contamination remediation ^(PDF-83K)
• Sustainable drainage systems – Bristol business park sustainable drainage system for preventing water runoff and flooding of nearby areas ^(PDF-139K)
• Sustainable drainage systems – New storm water management system in Ekostaden, Augustenborg Malmö ^(PDF-118K)

Social

• Improving levels of physical activity and health – Active England – The woodland projects ^(PDF-102K)
• Physical activity and health – Walking the way to health and paths to health project ^(PDF-108K)
• Promoting psychological health and mental well-being – Blarbuie woodland: evaluating the benefits ^(PDF-89K)
• Promoting psychological health and mental well-being – Branching out: greenspace and conservation on referral ^(PDF-105K)
• Social interaction, inclusion and community cohesion – Cydcoed: evaluating social and human benefits ^(PDF-107K)
• Social interaction, inclusion and community cohesion – GOW: Gibson Street, Otago Street and Westbank Quadrants backcourts, Glasgow ^(PDF-111K)