This paper expands upon existing literature by proposing a wider definition of what constitutes green infrastructure. It then develops a holistic cost model by defining and quantifying the investment categories that should be considered part of green infrastructure.
Transportation mode choices, distances traveled and resulting CO2 emissions are influenced by transport infrastructures. The latter will either lock-in transport patterns in high-emitting modes or accompany low-carbon pathways.
Climate change is now widely acknowledged as one of the great – if not the greatest – challenges facing humanity in the coming decades.