Asset management for blue-green infrastructure: a framework (C825)

This guidance has been developed to support organisations involved in the planning, delivery, operation and stewardship of blue‑green infrastructure (BGI). It sets out how established asset management principles can be applied to natural and semi‑natural systems that provide water management and wider ecosystem services. The guide presents a structured, principles‑based framework aligned to recognised asset management standards and is intended to help ensure that BGI assets are planned, managed and adapted in a way that delivers sustained value over their whole life. The distinctive characteristics of BGI are addressed, including multifunctionality, ecological change over time, collaborative delivery models and shared benefits, and highlights the implications these have for governance, decision making, information management, risk and maintenance. The aim is to represent current good practice and to complement, rather than replace, existing sector‑specific guidance and statutory requirements, which provides a consistent and practical reference to help organisations embed BGI as a core component of resilient, sustainable infrastructure systems.