Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- PART I. THE ROLE OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT : 1. Green Infrastructure and Health -- 2. The Impacts of Green Infrastructure on Air Quality and Temperature -- 3. Green Infrastructure and Urban Water Management -- 4. Putting Economic Values on Green Infrastructure Improvements -- 5. Green Infrastructure and Biodiversity in the City : Principles and Design -- PART II. STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE : 6. Green Infrastructure Planning : Policy and Objectives -- 7. Planning Green Infrastructure at a Strategic Level : Experience from the Mersey Forest -- 8. Delivering Green Infrastructure Through Strategic Development : Some Reflections from Cambridge, UK and Cambridge, USA -- 9. Planning Green Infrastructure from a Landscape Perspective -- 10. Planning for Urban Green Infrastructure in Metropolitan Landscapes -- 11. Ensuring Green Infrastructure for All -- PART III. DESIGNING GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ALL : 12. Multifunctional Green Infrastructure : A Typology -- 13. Towards Inclusive Green Infrastructure -- 14. The Influences of Neighbourhood Design and Quality on Residents' Use of Public Open Space -- 15. Green Grounds for Play and Learning : An Intergenerational Model for Joint Design and Use of School and Park Systems -- 16. The Contribution of Green Infrastructure to a Sense of Place in Historic Urban Environments -- 17. Landscape, Beyond Green and Grey Infrastructure -- PART IV. IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE : 18. The Governance and Management of Public Green Spaces -- 19. Community Involvement in Green Infrastructure -- 20. Implementing Green Infrastructure Through Residential Development in the UK -- 21. Green Infrastructure and Regeneration of Brownfield Land -- 22. Monitoring and Evaluation of Green Infrastructure : A Logic Model and Ecosystem Services Approach -- PART V. LOOKING FORWARD : 23. The Future of Green Infrastructure -- Index.

"Green infrastructure encompasses many features in the built environment. It is widely recognised as a valuable resource in our towns and cities and it is therefore crucial to understand, create, protect and manage this resource. This Handbook sets the context for green infrastructure as a means to make urban environments more resilient, sustainable, liveable and equitable. Including state-of-the-art reviews that summarise the existing knowledge as well as research findings, this Handbook provides current evidence for the beneficial impact of green infrastructure on health, environmental quality and the economy. It discusses the planning and design of green infrastructure as a strategic network down to the individual features in a neighbourhood and looks at the process of green infrastructure implementation, emphasising the importance of collaboration across multiple professions and sectors. This comprehensive volume operates at multiple spatial scales, from strategic networks at the regional level to individual features in neighbourhoods, with international case studies used throughout to illustrate key examples of good practice. This collection of expert contributions will be invaluable to students and academics in the fields of planning, urban studies and geography. Practitioners and policy-makers will also find the policy discussion and examples enlightening."--Cover.