Green-blue Infrastructure in Multi-storey Residential Area

Abstract

Abstract Multi-storey residential areas in Latvia and their living outdoor space built in the 21st century form inadequate conditions in some of the investigated areas in the relation to the modern development trends in context of Scandinavian countries. The present research analysed the blue-green infrastructure by means of the selected criteria which determine the nature of the living outdoor space and its potential for use. The theoretical assumptions of blue-green infrastructure in the context of the Scandinavian countries were examined, and functional design of residential block of flats, use of greenery, water resource potential, socio-economic aspects, environmental accessibility solutions, transport areas and visual aesthetic quality indicators were analysed. The authors compared and analysed 27 living outdoor spaces in the multi-storey residential areas in Rīga, Mārupe, Baloži, Jūrmala and Ozolnieki. The results are obtained from the analysis of the designed matrix for the research purposes on the basis of the previously examined areas in Copenhagen and Roskilde (Denmark), Oslo and Arendal (Norway), Stockholm and Malmö (Sweden) in the time period from 2011 – 2018 and the investigated residential blocks of flats in Rīga, Mārupe, Baloži, Jūrmala and Ozolnieki. The research results characterize not only the diversity of the current situation regarding the blue-green infrastructure, but also the inadequate conditions of outdoor living space in some areas.