Greening grey rail corridors in Sydney: the potential for enhanced carbon storage and other ecosystem benefits

Blair, J; Ghosh, S; Yung, S-H

Greening grey rail corridors in Sydney: the potential for enhanced carbon storage and other ecosystem benefits

Blair, J Ghosh, S

Yung, S-H

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Publisher:: University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Publication Type:: Report
Citation:: 2016, pp. 1 - 44 (44)
Issue Date:: 2016-07-20

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dc.contributor.author	Blair, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ghosh, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-9329	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yung, S-H	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-07-20	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2016, pp. 1 - 44 (44)	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/125505
dc.description.abstract	This project sits within a context of green infrastructure (GI). Sydney’s rail corridors are conventionally thought of as grey infrastructure but this appears to be a misconception given the frequent patches of shrubs and trees of varying size in many parts of the rail network. When viewed holistically and particularly when the potential for further planting is considered, rail corridors might be viewed as one of the sources for implementing a number of metro-wide environmental strategies. A premier environmental issue is carbon sequestration and storage (CS&S), a key focus of this pilot study. However, the GI of rail corridors brings a number of co-benefits – corridor cooling, air pollution mitigation, greater stormwater absorption and biodiversity enhancement. The pilot study examined all of these accompanying benefits and has identified a potential for intensifying planting which will magnify the ecosystem services accordingly.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of New South Wales (UNSW)	en_US
dc.title	Greening grey rail corridors in Sydney: the potential for enhanced carbon storage and other ecosystem benefits	en_US
dc.type	Report
utslib.location	Sydney	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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pubs.commissioning-body	Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW)	en_US
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pubs.place-of-publication	Sydney	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Accepted	en_US

Abstract:

This project sits within a context of green infrastructure (GI). Sydney’s rail corridors are conventionally thought of as grey infrastructure but this appears to be a misconception given the frequent patches of shrubs and trees of varying size in many parts of the rail network. When viewed holistically and particularly when the potential for further planting is considered, rail corridors might be viewed as one of the sources for implementing a number of metro-wide environmental strategies. A premier environmental issue is carbon sequestration and storage (CS&S), a key focus of this pilot study. However, the GI of rail corridors brings a number of co-benefits – corridor cooling, air pollution mitigation, greater stormwater absorption and biodiversity enhancement. The pilot study examined all of these accompanying benefits and has identified a potential for intensifying planting which will magnify the ecosystem services accordingly.

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