Living infrastructure

Living infrastructure

A plain English explanation of this ACT planning and property term.

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Legal Meaning

The vegetation, soils and water systems that are sometimes referred to as blue or green infrastructure.

Plain English

Living infrastructure means vegetation, soils and water-based landscape systems that perform environmental and community functions. It includes canopy trees, habitat planting, green roofs, raingardens and connected open space rather than treating landscaping as decoration only.