Spatial planning is constantly faced with conflicts between pro-developmental approaches and pro-environmental approaches. Despite the vision of an integrated, holistic planning process, the environment and urban development are seen as opposing concepts with conflicting objectives. Current reality reveals that the environment is often sacrificed in order to benefit urban development, mainly because green spaces are seen as a luxury, a visual attribute to the city, and not a necessity. There is no monetary value connected to the green spaces, as it is hard to quantify and measure green...