Blue and Green Infrastructure: A Sustainable Approach of Urban Planning
Blue and Green Infrastructure: A Sustainable Approach of Urban Planning The Environment and Economy are really both two sides of the same coin. If we can not sustain the environment, we cannot sustain ourself. Wangari Maathai Blue and Green Infrastructure (BGI) Ensures Livability and Sustainability. Livability in Urban Areas is the foremost concern of stakeholders of the city. The livability mainly deals with public health, safety and wellbeing and can be achieved by economic potential, social integrity, environmental quality. To make the city livable and sustainable these three parameters need to be fulfilled on participatory approach of all the stake holders. Blue and Green Infrastructure is one of the components of Urban Planning which ensures livability and leads to sustainability of the city. Introduction of Blue and Green Infrastructure (BGI) The color Blue depicts water and the Green depicts vegetation . Blue and Green Infrastructure deals with conser