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050 0 0 _aHT169 JOU
100 1 _aBreed, Christina A.
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aRole of landscape designers in promoting a balanced approach to green infrastructure/
_ccreated by Christina A. Breed, Sarel S. Cilliers and Roger C. Fisher
264 1 _aReston :
_bASCE,
_c2015.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
440 _aJournal of urban planning and development
_vVolume 141, number 3
520 3 _aThe importance accorded to green infrastructure is related to sociocultural values, which also affect the social production of ecosystem services. The literature distinguishes four categories of ecosystem services to be included in green infrastructure, namely cultural, regulating, provisioning, and supporting services. This study considers the current role of landscape design practice in South Africa in the social production process by analyzing design projects featured in three prominent profession-focused magazines over nine years, since 2004. The magazine analysis indicates that, contrary to what the scientific literature and theory propounds, landscape design practitioners perceive cultural and regulating services as more important than provisioning or supporting services. This is evident from recurrent discussions in these magazines focusing on aspects such as social and community matters, sustainability, and the showcasing of design and aesthetics. The analysis also suggests that environmental law, ratings systems, and award systems influence what landscape design practitioners consider important. It is suggested that award systems are best positioned to reorient values and promote a well-balanced inclusion of ecosystem services in green infrastructure.
650 _aGreen infrastructure (GI)
_vEcosystem services
_xLandscape designers
700 1 _aCilliers, Sarel S.
_eco author
700 1 _aFisher, Roger C.
_eco author
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000248
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_cJA
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