Introducing Green Infrastructure into Urban Policy Documents – The Case of Croatian Cities
Introducing Green Infrastructure into Urban Policy Documents – The Case of Croatian Cities

Author(s): Željka Kordej De Villa
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Green infrastructure; Urban areas; Policy documents; Physical planning; Croatia
Summary/Abstract: More and more cities are coping with the challenges of unsustainable urbanization, degradation, loss of natural capital, climate change, and increased risk of natural disasters. Green infrastructure (GI) and especially urban green infrastructure (UGI) could have a key role in dealing with these development issues. The main goal of the paper is to evaluate the role of GI in development strategies, both on national and local levels. The role of GI as a policy tool is analyzed. In addition to national development strategies, the paper reviews the development strategies of several Croatian cities. The four biggest and most developed cities are selected: Zagreb, Split, Rijeka, and Osijek. As the most developed cities in economic terms, they are expected to base their development on new development patterns, including GI. The paper is structured as follows. After presenting GI and the literature review, the third section discusses national regulation and urban policy documents related to GI. The final section presents some conclusions and some proposals for future research agenda.

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