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STGO+ green infrastructure: an opportunity to reconnect the city with nature

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Abstract

The Stgo+ is an initiative that emerged in 2017 from the University of Chile and the Metropolitan SERVIU, and has since involved other institutional and civil society actors. The aim is the participatory development, which addresses the territory at different scales, from the metropolitan bioregion, to intercommunal and communal levels, and to situated micro-interventions. This article shows the results of the first stages: spatial and stakeholders analysis, objective definition, spatial structure at different scales, and proposal for implementation. The “Stgo+ Green Infrastructure System” Plan offers a strategic view of urban greenery that allows for the coordination of public and private initiatives, to transform Santiago into a greener, fairer, more equitable
and resilient city.

 

Keywords:

Green spaces, green infrastructure, ecological planning, Santiago

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