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blå-grønne prosjekter

English translation: blue-green infrastructure projects

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Norwegian term or phrase:blå-grønne prosjekter
English translation:blue-green infrastructure projects
Entered by: Richard Green

08:25 Sep 4, 2014
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Norwegian term or phrase: blå-grønne prosjekter
Construction isn't one of my specialisms, so I'm struggling on a few terms. The first is "blå-grønne prosjekter", which as I understand it relates to projects involving both land and water. Do we have a specific name for this in English?

The context is:
"Landskapsarkitektenes fokusområder er blant annet innen utvikling av samferdsel, urbane utemiljøer, grøntanlegg, blå-grønne prosjekter, by- og tettstedsutvikling, energi, store landskapsinngrep, næring, skole og skjøtselsanlegg."

Thanks in advance for your suggestions,
Richard
Richard Green
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:54
(blue-) green infrastructure projects
Explanation:
Compare the texts at the first and second links.

"Blue-green infrastucture" shows up in a search at http://tinyurl.com/kyx36jp, but I'm not so sure it has enough of a foothold to recommend it. Others may have a different opinion.
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Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 15:54
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3 +1(blue-) green infrastructure projects
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(blue-) green infrastructure projects


Explanation:
Compare the texts at the first and second links.

"Blue-green infrastucture" shows up in a search at http://tinyurl.com/kyx36jp, but I'm not so sure it has enough of a foothold to recommend it. Others may have a different opinion.


    Reference: http://www.oslotech.no/oslotechfiles/dokumenter/ciens-frokos...
    Reference: http://www.urbangreenspaces.org/ecosystem
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 15:54
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Ellis: I'd go for blue-green infrastucture projects; it is important to emphasise water integration. The term is now fairly well-established in UK. See http://www.bluegreencities.ac.uk/bluegreencities/index.aspx and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-Green_Cities
21 hrs
  -> Thanks. Part of my difficulty is undoubtedly the association I make with algae. :-)
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