Abstract

GIANNOTTI, Emanuel et al. Green Infrastructure Planning for Climate Emergency: Learning from the "Stgo+" Project, Santiago de Chile. Cuad. Geogr. Rev. Colomb. Geogr. [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.2, pp.359-375.  Epub Aug 27, 2021. ISSN 0121-215X.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rcdg.v30n2.88749.

Green infrastructure is being recognized as one of the main strategies for climate emergency mitigation and adaptation in urban contexts. However, there are still very few initiatives in Latin America. This paper explores the Chilean case, in particular the "Stgo+ Green Infrastructure" project, to understand how the climate emergency has been included in green infrastructure planning and the level of priority it has among various types of stakeholders. The research was conducted through a review of planning documents and a participatory methodology, involving institutional, academic, and civil society stakeholders. Chilean urban regulations and territorial planning instruments do not offer much opportunity for the development of green infrastructure systems to face the climate emergency, but there are several indicative instruments that contribute in that sense. On the other hand, there is growing recognition by stakeholders of the importance of green infrastructure, but the climate emergency is an aspect that is still given low priority. The low priority that actors attribute to the climate emergency represents a significant barrier for the incorporation of these issues in public plans and policies.

Highlights: research article questioning the scarce use of green infrastructure to address the climate emergency. The Stgo+ project shows that in the Chilean context there is both little recognition of these issues by regulatory bodies, public actors, and civil society.

Keywords : adaptation; Latin America; climate change; Chile; climate emergency; green infrastructure; stakeholder's perception; urban planning.

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