The sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards – exploring the experiences of winegrowers
Winegrowing is traditionally associated with intensive management practices and there is a need for sustainability in the sector. Green infrastructure, encompassing non-vine vegetation, water bodies, and other human-made structures, can contribute to this sustainability from a multi-dimensional view...
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| author | Ebba Engström Myriam Prasow-Emond Caroline Howe Catherine Matilda Collins Robert Fish |
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| description | Winegrowing is traditionally associated with intensive management practices and there is a need for sustainability in the sector. Green infrastructure, encompassing non-vine vegetation, water bodies, and other human-made structures, can contribute to this sustainability from a multi-dimensional viewpoint. In the United Kingdom (UK), viticulture is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors and simultaneously, agri-environmental schemes are encouraging the integration of green infrastructure in agriculture. In this study, we explored the sustainability impacts from green infrastructure in vineyards as experienced by English and Welsh winegrowers. We find that multiple sustainability benefits and limitations are experienced – pertaining to the environmental, economic, social, and cultural realms. Impacts are influenced by contextual factors, including vineyard management approaches, the placement of green infrastructures, and the person who is having the experience. Participants in this study also conveyed various assumptions, expectations, and values in relation to green infrastructure, as well as perspectives on sustainability, which may have come to shape their experiences. Our findings identify opportunities to increase the understanding of the effects of green infrastructures in UK winegrowing, and to effectively communicate this knowledge to winegrowers. Additionally, it could be valuable to provide additional support to winegrowers to manage challenges associated with green infrastructures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c85d79e4757140619c314ecddc7f734d2025-08-20T03:51:03ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Agricultural Sustainability1473-59031747-762X2025-12-0123110.1080/14735903.2025.2533640The sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards – exploring the experiences of winegrowersEbba Engström0Myriam Prasow-Emond1Caroline Howe2Catherine Matilda Collins3Robert Fish4Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UKScience and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP, Grantham Institute, London, UKCentre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UKCentre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UKCentre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UKWinegrowing is traditionally associated with intensive management practices and there is a need for sustainability in the sector. Green infrastructure, encompassing non-vine vegetation, water bodies, and other human-made structures, can contribute to this sustainability from a multi-dimensional viewpoint. In the United Kingdom (UK), viticulture is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors and simultaneously, agri-environmental schemes are encouraging the integration of green infrastructure in agriculture. In this study, we explored the sustainability impacts from green infrastructure in vineyards as experienced by English and Welsh winegrowers. We find that multiple sustainability benefits and limitations are experienced – pertaining to the environmental, economic, social, and cultural realms. Impacts are influenced by contextual factors, including vineyard management approaches, the placement of green infrastructures, and the person who is having the experience. Participants in this study also conveyed various assumptions, expectations, and values in relation to green infrastructure, as well as perspectives on sustainability, which may have come to shape their experiences. Our findings identify opportunities to increase the understanding of the effects of green infrastructures in UK winegrowing, and to effectively communicate this knowledge to winegrowers. Additionally, it could be valuable to provide additional support to winegrowers to manage challenges associated with green infrastructures.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2025.2533640Viticultureexperiencessustainabilitymulti-dimensionalwine |
| spellingShingle | Ebba Engström Myriam Prasow-Emond Caroline Howe Catherine Matilda Collins Robert Fish The sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards – exploring the experiences of winegrowers International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability Viticulture experiences sustainability multi-dimensional wine |
| title | The sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards – exploring the experiences of winegrowers |
| title_full | The sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards – exploring the experiences of winegrowers |
| title_fullStr | The sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards – exploring the experiences of winegrowers |
| title_full_unstemmed | The sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards – exploring the experiences of winegrowers |
| title_short | The sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards – exploring the experiences of winegrowers |
| title_sort | sustainability benefits and limitations of green infrastructure in vineyards exploring the experiences of winegrowers |
| topic | Viticulture experiences sustainability multi-dimensional wine |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/14735903.2025.2533640 |
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