Conceptual Model for Integrating the Green-Blue Infrastructure in Planning Using Geospatial Tools: Case Study of Bucharest, Romania Metropolitan Area
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
The presented manuscript on developing a conceptual model for integrating the green-blue infrastructure in planning using geospatial tools is really interesting. The authors present the development of one such model that could be used in the spatial planning process with real-life implementation for the city of Bucharest in Romania.
While the work itself is rather interesting, the overall presentation could be a bit better. Firstly, I would suggest to authors to think about shortening the Introduction of the manuscript. In this form, the Introduction is too long and includes more topics than needed for a comprehensive interpretation of the produced work. I would also suggest authors to think about placing a subtitle related to specific problems in Romania and Bucharest respectively. Since this way, a concise overview of local issues could be delivered, hence the need for the presented study could be better explained.
Secondly, here are some inconsistencies in the manuscript, especially in addressing CORINE dataset. Several different ways of addressing this dataset are present in the manuscript. I would kindly ask authors to choose only one way of writing the name of the dataset and use it consistently throughout the manuscript.
There are also several technical issues present in the manuscript. More work on technical issues (numbering, referring to specific Figures in the text) needs to be done in the revision of the manuscript.
Specific comments with regard to the manuscript can be found in the pdf.
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Author Response
Thank you very much for your constructive comments. Please find attached a detailed explanation of the way they were addressed.
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Reviewer 2 Report
Whether to improve Introduction part and theoretical background some suggestions below:
1. What documents mention importance, benefits of green-blue infrastructure in Bucharest concerning spatial planning? We see just The European Commission statements related to it.
2. What characterize green-blue infrastructure in Bucharest – not much known about that (parks, rivers, paths, tree corridors, etc.)? We saw examples from other countries given in the article, but not exact places in the analysed city. Probably it could be as a separate subparagraph of the article – e.g. starting from line 198.
3. As the research concerns spatial planning - what recommendations could be for separate target groups: national and local government, urban design planners, etc.? Does the urban community matter – what people needs as green infrastructure as urbanization processes usually directly affects the destruction of nature???
Author Response
Thank you very much for your constructive comments. Please find attached a detailed explanation of the way they were addressed.
Author Response File: Author Response.pdf
Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
I would like to thank the authors as they addressed all raised issues in the revision of their manuscript.
