ABSTRACT
Green infrastructure planning should not be considered new. Alternatively, it could, and most probably should, be viewed as an effective synonym for landscape planning, which draws together established principles into a singular approach to the strategic planning, investment and management or urban, urban-fringe and rural landscapes. Since the late 1990s, when green infrastructure was first popularised in planning praxis by Parris Glendenning and the Conservation Fund in the United States, and England's Community Forest partnerships, the concept has evolved into a grounded approach to landscape and urban planning. An understanding of both macro- and micro-scale landscape development issues is required to support such policy. Greenways are a spatial articulation of landscape ecology, as they are the connective landscape features that transcend urban-rural boundaries providing access to nature via recreational spaces. Frederick Law Olmsted's Emerald Necklace in Boston is one example illustrating the positive social, ecological and economic value of employing greenway practices in urbanised areas.
