“That Cork County Council would initiate its commitment to Green Infrastructure outlined in the Cork County Development Plan 2014 by ensuring the critical elements of green infrastructure within Cork County are identified and mapped during the remaining lifetime of the County Development Plan 2014:

• Biodiversity and ecological networks
• Water quality and flood attenuation infrastructure
• Recreational/quality of life infrastructure.”

I wish green infrastructure wasn’t called green infrastructure.  It makes it sound like some flowery, esoteric concept that costs a fortune. 

It isn’t.  In a modern society, with our increasing knowledge, our awareness of the finite nature of the earth’s resources and the impact of our footprint on them, the concept of green infrastructure is no longer a luxury.  It is basic.