Close-To-Nature Heuristic Design Principles for Future Urban Green Infrastructure

The global nature-climate crisis along with a fundamental shift in world population towards cities and towns has sharpened the focus on role of urban green infrastructure. Green infrastructure potential to deliver cost-effective, nature-based solutions help mitigate problems climate change as well provide improved human well-being through ecosystem services inherent landscapes rich biodiversity. absence under-pinning science, specifically complex systems science theory design planning infrastructure, limited capacity these effectively demonstrate natural resilience impacts change. To meet future challenges environmental uncertainty social change, space should embrace an adaptive ecosystem-based approach that includes fully integrated participatory implementation strategies founded principles close nature science. Our article offers two models inform planning: framework sustainable community network. Both concepts foundation for six principles. In case study Essex UK, recommendations made by Climate Action Commission transform land management practices are presented examples adopting concludes emphasising importance reconnecting society close-to-nature secure essential build