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The green infrastructure valuation toolkit user guide

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Building natural value for sustainable economic development: <strong>The</strong> <strong>green</strong> <strong>infrastructure</strong> <strong>valuation</strong> <strong>toolkit</strong> <strong>user</strong> <strong>guide</strong><br />

Contents<br />

Acknowledgements 2<br />

Overview 4<br />

Developing the <strong>toolkit</strong> 8<br />

Using the <strong>toolkit</strong> 14<br />

1 Climate change adaptation and mitigation 20<br />

2 Flood alleviation and water management 27<br />

3 Place and communities 31<br />

4 Health and wellbeing 35<br />

5 Land and property values 43<br />

6 Investment 44<br />

7 Labour productivity 49<br />

8 Tourism 52<br />

9 Recreation and leisure 56<br />

10 Biodiversity 60<br />

11 Land management 63<br />

Glossary 66<br />

Appendix 1: Case studies 68<br />

Appendix 2: Initial data requirements 74<br />

Appendix 3: Tool index 77<br />

Cover image: Cheonggyecheon, Seoul, Korea. © Nepal Asatthawasi.<br />

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