The green infrastructure of Setubal is an environmental and land management planning tool that recognizes the territorial ecological systems and guides in a sustainable way the occupation and transformation of the territory, and it was developed based on three main elements - georeferenced-based information, a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the territory, and technical meetings. The green infrastructure of Setubal covers about 90% of the municipality - including urban areas -, 30% more than the land covered by other protected areas restrictions owned by the municipality - Arrabida Natural Park, Natural Reserve of Sado Estuary and Natura 2000 Network. As a climate change adaptation tool, this instrument promotes the development of measures that encourages citizens to adopt actions that contribute to the municipality's resilience.
Monteiro, R; Ferreira, JC
Green Infrastructure Planning as a Climate Change and Risk Adaptation Tool in Coastal Urban Areas
Journal Of Coastal Research