GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Green infrastructure” is a term that is appearing more and more frequently in land conservation and development discussions across the country and around the world. Green infrastructure means different things to different people depending on the context in which it is used. For example, some people refer to trees in urban areas as green infrastructure because of the “green” benefits they provide, while others use green infrastructure to refer to engineered structures that are designed to be environmentally friendly. This paper will present the role of green infrastructure in developing process of a sustainable rural space.