Can Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) contribute towards the implementation of biophilic urbanism in urban planning? The case of Chilean Municipal Regulatory Plans

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dc.article.number106765
dc.contributor.authorCarter V.
dc.contributor.authorHenriquez C.
dc.contributor.authorHenriquez C.
dc.contributor.otherCEDEUS (Chile)
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-10T13:10:30Z
dc.date.available2024-01-10T13:10:30Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract© 2022 Elsevier Inc.The COVID-19 crisis has again highlighted our need to be in close contact with nature. Approaches such as biophilic urbanism, which seek to re-naturalize cities through its inclusion in planning and design, have thus gained relevance. The biophilic urbanism approach is materialized through the Biophilic Cities Network (BCN) and uses indicators to measure cities' biophilic performance. To date, Chilean cities have not formally implemented the approach. However, the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), a mandatory policy process, requires the inclusion of environmental issues in Chilean urban planning. The purpose of this paper is to explore the extent to which SEA might contribute towards the implementation of biophilic urbanism in planning processes. We analyze how local governments have been including biophilic elements in their SEA processes by exploring the Communal Regulatory Plan (PRC). We perform a content analysis on the indicators in 135 reports associated with each SEA process. The analysis revealed 286 of 1,006 indicators containing biophilic elements extracted from the biophilic cities indicators. We found that biophilic elements linked with the inhabitant's engagement and well-being were largely absent. Conversely, those indicators related to the creation of new green urban infrastructures were widely represented. Overall, the paper hints at the potential usefulness of the SEA to increase biophilic urbanism implementation in urban planning by applying indicators that include biophilic elements.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-04-09
dc.fuente.origenScopus
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106765
dc.identifier.issn01959255
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:85126133123
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2022.106765
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/77868
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política; Henriquez Ruiz, Cristian Gonzalo; S/I; 93676
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido parcial
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review
dc.revistaEnvironmental Impact Assessment Review
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectBiophilic cities indicators
dc.subjectBiophilic Cities Network (BCN)
dc.subjectBiophilic urbanism
dc.subjectInhabitant's health and well-being
dc.subjectStrategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
dc.subject.ods11 Sustainable cities and communities
dc.subject.odspa11 Ciudades y comunidades sostenibles
dc.titleCan Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) contribute towards the implementation of biophilic urbanism in urban planning? The case of Chilean Municipal Regulatory Plans
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen95
sipa.codpersvinculados93676
sipa.indexScopus
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadCarga SIPA;09-01-2024
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