IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v15y2023i2p1227-d1029897.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A Review of Emerging Scientific Discussions on Green Infrastructure (GI)-Prospects towards Effective Use of Urban Flood Plains

Author

Listed:
  • Herath Mudiyanselage Malhamige Sonali Dinesha Herath

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

  • Takeshi Fujino

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

  • Mudalige Don Hiranya Jayasanka Senavirathna

    (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan)

Abstract

The goal of the present review is to collect data on trending scientific discussions on applying green infrastructure (GI) approaches to the effective use of urban floodplains and conceptualize potential future directions. A systematic literature review methodology was employed for this review. We reviewed 120 scholarly articles published between 2011 and 2022 under a predefined protocol. In this review, we discuss the trending dialogues on GI approaches and their applications. The research gap in applying GI approaches for macro-level urban-flood-plain management is addressed by (a) speculative arguments drawn from reviewed GI case studies, (b) an analysis of the trends’ strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT), and (c) presenting the concurrent ‘green–gray’ debate on neutral ground. Evidently, GI has its strengths and opportunities, as well as weaknesses and threats. The approaches to GI can be customized according to the application purpose, the regional or locational context, and the intended capacity. Following the analysis of emerging GI discussions, we position the current GI dialogues into four categories: (i) the green–gray continuum; (ii) GI for sustainable and resilient cities; (iii) GI as a resolution for urban issues; and (iv) the green–gray debate. In this classification, we strongly argue that placing GI in a more certain and instrumental position can be optimally achieved in the ‘green–gray continuum’ concept with a win–win scenario. Therefore, scientifically investigating the ‘green–gray continuum’ possibilities in a futuristic approach is strongly recommended.

Suggested Citation

  • Herath Mudiyanselage Malhamige Sonali Dinesha Herath & Takeshi Fujino & Mudalige Don Hiranya Jayasanka Senavirathna, 2023. "A Review of Emerging Scientific Discussions on Green Infrastructure (GI)-Prospects towards Effective Use of Urban Flood Plains," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-21, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:1227-:d:1029897
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/2/1227/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/2/1227/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Snyder, Hannah, 2019. "Literature review as a research methodology: An overview and guidelines," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 333-339.
    2. Giovanni Sanesi & Giuseppe Colangelo & Raffaele Lafortezza & Enrico Calvo & Clive Davies, 2017. "Urban green infrastructure and urban forests: a case study of the Metropolitan Area of Milan," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(2), pages 164-175, February.
    3. M. Kösters & F. Bichai & K. Schwartz, 2020. "Institutional inertia: challenges in urban water management on the path towards a water-sensitive Surabaya, Indonesia," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(1), pages 50-68, January.
    4. Mike Raco & Nicola Livingstone & Daniel Durrant, 2019. "Seeing like an investor: urban development planning, financialisation, and investors’ perceptions of London as an investment space," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(6), pages 1064-1082, June.
    5. Gabrielle Wong-Parodi & Kelly Klima, 2017. "Preparing for local adaptation: a study of community understanding and support," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 145(3), pages 413-429, December.
    6. J. Cherrier & Y. Klein & H. Link & J. Pillich & N. Yonzan, 2016. "Hybrid green infrastructure for reducing demands on urban water and energy systems: a New York City hypothetical case study," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 6(1), pages 77-89, March.
    7. Maria R. C. De Sousa & Franco A. Montalto & Sabrina Spatari, 2012. "Using Life Cycle Assessment to Evaluate Green and Grey Combined Sewer Overflow Control Strategies," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 16(6), pages 901-913, December.
    8. Barbara Szulczewska & Renata Giedych & Gabriela Maksymiuk, 2017. "Can we face the challenge: how to implement a theoretical concept of green infrastructure into planning practice? Warsaw case study," Landscape Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(2), pages 176-194, February.
    9. Nader Afzalan & Brian Muller, 2014. "The Role of Social Media in Green Infrastructure Planning: A Case Study of Neighborhood Participation in Park Siting," Journal of Urban Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(3), pages 67-83, July.
    10. Kremer, Peleg & Hamstead, Zoé A. & McPhearson, Timon, 2016. "The value of urban ecosystem services in New York City: A spatially explicit multicriteria analysis of landscape scale valuation scenarios," Environmental Science & Policy, Elsevier, vol. 62(C), pages 57-68.
    11. Mick Lennon & Mark Scott & Eoin O'Neill, 2014. "Urban Design and Adapting to Flood Risk: The Role of Green Infrastructure," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(5), pages 745-758, December.
    12. Helena Nordh & Anton Stahl Olafsson, 2021. "Plans for urban green infrastructure in Scandinavia," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(5), pages 883-904, April.
    13. Samantha L. Hamlin & Max Nielsen-Pincus, 2021. "From gray copycats to green wolves: policy and infrastructure for flood risk management," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 64(9), pages 1599-1621, July.
    14. Seung Kyum Kim & Paul Joosse & Mia M. Bennett & Terry Gevelt, 2020. "Impacts of green infrastructure on flood risk perceptions in Hong Kong," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 162(4), pages 2277-2299, October.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Renato Monteiro & José C. Ferreira & Paula Antunes, 2020. "Green Infrastructure Planning Principles: An Integrated Literature Review," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-19, December.
    2. Giulia Capotorti & Vera De Lazzari & Marta Alós Ortí, 2019. "Local Scale Prioritisation of Green Infrastructure for Enhancing Biodiversity in Peri-Urban Agroecosystems: A Multi-Step Process Applied in the Metropolitan City of Rome (Italy)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-20, June.
    3. Paulina Legutko-Kobus & Maciej Nowak & Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor & Dan Bărbulescu & Cerasella Craciun & Atena-Ioana Gârjoabă, 2023. "Protection of Environmental and Natural Values of Urban Areas against Investment Pressure: A Case Study of Romania and Poland," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(1), pages 1-33, January.
    4. Irena Niedźwiecka-Filipiak & Justyna Rubaszek & Jerzy Potyrała & Paweł Filipiak, 2019. "The Method of Planning Green Infrastructure System with the Use of Landscape-Functional Units (Method LaFU) and its Implementation in the Wrocław Functional Area (Poland)," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-23, January.
    5. Ali Zackery & Joseph Amankwah-Amoah & Zahra Heidari Darani & Shiva Ghasemi, 2022. "COVID-19 Research in Business and Management: A Review and Future Research Agenda," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-32, August.
    6. Eusebius Pantja Pramudya & Lukas Rumboko Wibowo & Fitri Nurfatriani & Iman Kasiman Nawireja & Dewi Ratna Kurniasari & Sakti Hutabarat & Yohanes Berenika Kadarusman & Ananda Oemi Iswardhani & Rukaiyah , 2022. "Incentives for Palm Oil Smallholders in Mandatory Certification in Indonesia," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-28, April.
    7. Peter Schnell & Phillip Haag & Hans Christian Jünger, 2022. "Implementation of Digital Technologies in Construction Companies: Establishing a Holistic Process which Addresses Current Barriers," Businesses, MDPI, vol. 3(1), pages 1-18, December.
    8. Chen, Yanyan & Mandler, Timo & Meyer-Waarden, Lars, 2021. "Three decades of research on loyalty programs: A literature review and future research agenda," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 179-197.
    9. Hongxia Jin & Lu Lu & Haojun Fan, 2022. "Global Trends and Research Hotspots in Long COVID: A Bibliometric Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-14, March.
    10. Prince Donkor Ameyaw & Walter Timo de Vries, 2020. "Transparency of Land Administration and the Role of Blockchain Technology, a Four-Dimensional Framework Analysis from the Ghanaian Land Perspective," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-25, December.
    11. Amal Almansour & Reem Alotaibi & Hajar Alharbi, 2022. "Text-rating review discrepancy (TRRD): an integrative review and implications for research," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 1-15, December.
    12. Švarc, Jadranka & Dabić, Marina, 2021. "Transformative innovation policy or how to escape peripheral policy paradox in European research peripheral countries," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 67(C).
    13. So, Hau Wing & Lafortezza, Raffaele, 2022. "Reviewing the impacts of eco-labelling of forest products on different dimensions of sustainability in Europe," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
    14. Mónica de Castro-Pardo & Pascual Fernández Martínez & Amelia Pérez Zabaleta & João C. Azevedo, 2021. "Dealing with Water Conflicts: A Comprehensive Review of MCDM Approaches to Manage Freshwater Ecosystem Services," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-32, April.
    15. Mackey, Jeremy D., 2022. "The effect of cultural values on the strength of the relationship between interpersonal and organizational workplace deviance," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 149(C), pages 760-771.
    16. Alexander Salmen, 2021. "New Product Launch Success: A Literature Review," Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, Mendel University Press, vol. 69(1), pages 151-176.
    17. Halim Lee & Jaewon Son & Dayoon Joo & Jinhyeok Ha & Seongreal Yun & Chul-Hee Lim & Woo-Kyun Lee, 2020. "Sustainable Water Security Based on the SDG Framework: A Case Study of the 2019 Metro Manila Water Crisis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-19, August.
    18. Rachel Greer & Timo Wirth & Derk Loorbach, 2023. "The Circular Decision-Making Tree: an Operational Framework," Circular Economy and Sustainability,, Springer.
    19. Del Vecchio, Pasquale & Secundo, Giustina & Garzoni, Antonello, 2023. "Phygital technologies and environments for breakthrough innovation in customers' and citizens' journey. A critical literature review and future agenda," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 189(C).
    20. Pina Puntillo & Carmela Gulluscio & Donald Huisingh & Stefania Veltri, 2021. "Reevaluating waste as a resource under a circular economy approach from a system perspective: Findings from a case study," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(2), pages 968-984, February.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:2:p:1227-:d:1029897. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.