Hu Tinghao, Chang Jiang, Ralf-Uwe Syrbe

Keywords： Green Infrastructure; Nature-based Solutions; Double Urban Repairs; Planning System; Planning Practices; Germany

Abstract：

Starting from scrutinizing of the research paradigm of green infrastructure, this study outlines the concept, process, planning contents and objectives of German green infrastructure planning. Its spatial planning system can be concluded as: regarding formal plans as the principal framework, national top-design as the orientations, informal plans as the main implementations, and scales covering from federal to local levels. For its planning practices, the study introduces some excellent cases at the federal, regional, and urban scales. Based on the above analysis, the study further summarizes the planning connotation, support system, top-level design, planning scales and civil participation of green infrastructure in Germany. In the end, the study puts forward the direction and suggestions for the improvement of China’s future green infrastructure planning system when taking the chance of China national land-use planning reform.

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