Green Infrastructures and Grand Environmental Challenges: A Review of Research Trends by Keyword

• Published in: Agronomy (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 4; p. 782
• Main Authors: Caparrós-Martínez, José Luis, Milán-García, Juan, Martínez-Vázquez, Rosa María, de Pablo Valenciano, Jaime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01-04-2021
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Biodiversity; Biodiversity loss; Climate change; Ecosystem services; Environmental economics; Environmental impact; Epidemics; Green infrastructure; green infrastructures; Infrastructure; Keywords; Metadata; Trends; Visualization
• ISSN: 2073-4395; 2073-4395
• DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11040782

This article aims to analyze research trends on the role played by green infrastructures as a tool seeking to address current environmental challenges, such as climate change, that put human well-being at risk. For this purpose, a bibliometric analysis was used on documents obtained from the WoS database, and selecting the combination of words “green infrastructures”, “ecosystem services”, and “climate change”. The results of this study point to the potential for Green Infrastructures to become a major strategic factor in addressing the global environmental and social challenges facing cities. The findings obtained are relevant to researchers, professionals, and others working on green infrastructure research as tools to address current global environmental problems, such as climate change, urban pollution, loss of biodiversity, or the risk of emergence of new epidemics or diseases.