Social-Ecological Dynamics of Green and Blue Infrastructure in the Indian Megacity of Bengaluru
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With rapid urbanization currently observed and forecasted, especially in Asia, green and blue infrastructure (GBI) has emerged as an important component of urban spaces, providing multiple ecosystem services, and augmenting human well-being. GBI promotes a better communication of ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation as well as a better prioritization, integration, and structuring of implementation strategies. A focus on GBI is particularly useful in a country like India that needs holistic approaches including multiple stakeholders and sectors to facilitate inclusive and sustainable urban planning. This book chapter developed a synthesis view that interprets outcomes in the governance and management of three GBI elements: wooded groves, a protected area, and lakes under conditions of rapid urbanization in India’s fastest growing metropolis through a set of social-ecological indicators. For these elements of local GBI in greater Bengaluru region, a snapshot of biophysical, ecological, and institutional characteristics is provided, together with an indication of the direction they have developed over time. Subsequent cross-comparative analyses identified individual and overarching trends in urbanization driven transformations of GBI. The selected cases show that urbanization leads to encroachment of GBIs, increasing the number of actor groups and changes in ecosystem services derived by people. We conclude that GBIs are often ignored by policy and planning. We advocate the need for greater attention of policymakers to consider these important elements of urban fabric especially for their contributions to societal well-being.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Ecology of Tropical Cities, Volume I : Natural and Social Sciences Applied to the Conservation of Urban Biodiversity |
| Editors | Fabio Angeoletto, Piotr Tryjanowski, Mark D. E. Fellowes |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Volume | I |
| Publisher | Springer Nature |
| Publication date | 16.04.2025 |
| Pages | 277-298 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-3-031-48011-9, 978-3-031-48014-0 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-3-031-48012-6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 16.04.2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.
- Biophysical characteristics, Ecosystem services, Governance, Lakes, Protected areas, Urbanization, Wooded groves
- Management studies
Research areas
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- General Environmental Science
- General Social Sciences
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
