The distribution of green walls and green roofs throughout Australia: Do policy instruments influence the frequency of projects?

Irga, PJ; Braun, JT; Douglas, ANJ; Pettit, T; Fujiwara, S; Burchett, MD; Torpy, FR

The distribution of green walls and green roofs throughout Australia: Do policy instruments influence the frequency of projects?

Irga, PJ

Braun, JT Douglas, ANJ Pettit, T Fujiwara, S Burchett, MD Torpy, FR

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Citation:: Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2017, 24 pp. 164 - 174
Issue Date:: 2017-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Irga, PJ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5952-0658	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Braun, JT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Douglas, ANJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Pettit, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fujiwara, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Burchett, MD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Torpy, FR https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-6948	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 2017, 24 pp. 164 - 174	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1618-8667	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/123948
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Elsevier GmbH Green roofs and green walls are gaining popularity as a means of mitigating a range of environmental impacts associated with urbanisation. Although this technology has been widely implemented in some parts of the world, uptake within Australia has been slow. This might be attributed to a range of factors, including a lack of awareness; a scarcity of urban green infrastructure policies; a lack of examples to give urban designers confidence in the technology; and perhaps also a limited number of professionals capable of installing green infrastructure systems. This paper researches the distribution of green wall and green roof projects in urban Australia, and the possible influence of local government policies and guidelines that have been designed to promote the increase of green infrastructure in Australia's cities. Differences were observed among project distributions and frequency, both within and between cities. In addition, councils that offered policy instruments and guidance tended to have more green wall and green roof projects than those which have no such policies in place. Compared to successful examples seen internationally, further policy implementation in Australia could increase the frequency of green infrastructure projects, indicating that governmental influence may play a substantial role in encouraging green infrastructure installation.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Urban Forestry and Urban Greening	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ufug.2017.03.026	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Forestry	en_US
dc.title	The distribution of green walls and green roofs throughout Australia: Do policy instruments influence the frequency of projects?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	24	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
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© 2017 Elsevier GmbH Green roofs and green walls are gaining popularity as a means of mitigating a range of environmental impacts associated with urbanisation. Although this technology has been widely implemented in some parts of the world, uptake within Australia has been slow. This might be attributed to a range of factors, including a lack of awareness; a scarcity of urban green infrastructure policies; a lack of examples to give urban designers confidence in the technology; and perhaps also a limited number of professionals capable of installing green infrastructure systems. This paper researches the distribution of green wall and green roof projects in urban Australia, and the possible influence of local government policies and guidelines that have been designed to promote the increase of green infrastructure in Australia's cities. Differences were observed among project distributions and frequency, both within and between cities. In addition, councils that offered policy instruments and guidance tended to have more green wall and green roof projects than those which have no such policies in place. Compared to successful examples seen internationally, further policy implementation in Australia could increase the frequency of green infrastructure projects, indicating that governmental influence may play a substantial role in encouraging green infrastructure installation.

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