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Kilian Perrelet, Marco Moretti, Andreas Dietzel, Florian Altermatt, Lauren M. Cook
npj Urban Sustainability, 2024
npj Urban Sustainability, 2024
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Perrelet, K., Moretti, M., Dietzel, A., Altermatt, F., & Cook, L. M. (2024). Engineering blue-green infrastructure for and with biodiversity in cities. Npj Urban Sustainability.
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Perrelet, Kilian, Marco Moretti, Andreas Dietzel, Florian Altermatt, and Lauren M. Cook. “Engineering Blue-Green Infrastructure for and with Biodiversity in Cities.” npj Urban Sustainability (2024).
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Perrelet, Kilian, et al. “Engineering Blue-Green Infrastructure for and with Biodiversity in Cities.” Npj Urban Sustainability, 2024.
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@article{kilian2024a,
title = {Engineering blue-green infrastructure for and with biodiversity in cities},
year = {2024},
journal = {npj Urban Sustainability},
author = {Perrelet, Kilian and Moretti, Marco and Dietzel, Andreas and Altermatt, Florian and Cook, Lauren M.}
}
Abstract
Blue-green infrastructure (BGI), combining semi-natural and engineered elements, offers multifaceted benefits like stormwater management, water purification, heat mitigation, and habitat provision. However, current BGI designs prioritize engineering goals, overlooking its ecological potential. Here we advocate for integrating engineering and ecological objectives into BGI design to enhance performance and biodiversity. Through an interdisciplinary literature review, we emphasize the importance of species diversity, abundance, and ecological processes, to improve engineering performance and resilience, and lower management costs. We emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration to navigate trade-offs between engineering and ecological objectives, ultimately enabling us to engineer both for and with biodiversity.