This course aims to teach the fundamentals of Green Infrastructure, a landscape planning and design method capable of linking nature conservation with urban development. It does so by creating a network of multifunctional landscapes that provide space for human activities without compromising natural processes.
In Green Infrastructure (GI), design is conceived based on the potential and limitations of the landscape, adapting structures to the hydrological cycle through nature-based solutions such as rain gardens, bioswales, and wetlands.
The benefits of Green Infrastructure plans and projects include:
– Protection of water resources in urban areas;
– Treatment of urban runoff with reduced flood risk;
– Increase in permeable surfaces, green spaces, and areas for recreation and contact with nature;
– Beautification and enhancement of open spaces;
– Creation of habitats and increased faunal and floral biodiversity in cities;
– Nutrient storage and recycling, and soil conservation;
– Improved air quality;
– Reduction of urban heat islands;
– Mitigation of environmental effects caused by global climate change.
