green space

The Green Infrastructure Partnership will support creation of rooftop gardens, community gardens and living walls

October 12, 2011 - Communities will be helped to 'green the grey' thanks to the launch of a new scheme to generate more green space in England’s towns and cities, Environment Minister Richard Benyon has announced. more >

Resource base on health, spatial planning, open spaces and built environment updated

August 18, 2011 - The natural and urban environment plays a major role in the health of communities. Urban town planning is crucial for the health of residents and the infrastructure of the location. more >

NYC makes support for urban farming and rooftop greenhouses official: city to maintain a database of unused land for urban farms

August 8, 2011 - New Yorkers have been growing urban farms for quite some time, but it finally looks like the city government is officially supporting urban farming efforts, reports The New York Times. more >

Blue sky, green space: Understanding the Contribution Parks and Green Spaces can make to Improving People’s Lives

This document outlines in the broadest sense how the wide range of green spaces – from parks and gardens to city farms, country parks, woodlands and wildlife sites to play areas, allotments to urban plazas – bring benefits to poeople and cities, whether provided and managed by statutory agencies, local authorities or by community led and managed groups such as community gardens.

The UK’s green spaces, rivers, coasts and wetlands worth £1.3bn: view of green space is worth up to £300 a year, says report

June 2, 2011 - Scientists have put a price on Britain’s nature following groundbreaking research. Living with a view of green space is worth up to £300 a year, according to a report from the UK National Ecosystem Assessment. The UK National Ecosystem Assessment (UK NEA) is the first analysis of the UK’s natural environment in terms of the benefits it provides to society and continuing economic prosperity. ... more >

Plans to simplify tree preservation: 12 weeks consultation begins

September 29, 2010 - Proposals to cut tree preservation paperwork down to size have been announced by Communities Minister Bob Neill as part of the Government's pledge to cut red tape and reduce burdens for individuals and local government. more >

New campaign outlines plans for green infrastructure to take root at community and local levels

September 27, 2010 - The level of green planting local authorities offer has widespread implications for local residents in terms of health and crime levels as well as economic and educational performance, says Tim Briercliffe, Chair, Greening the UK Campaign, which has just published a new report. more >

Finding common ground: Integrating local and national interests on commons

Integrating local and national interests on commons: guidance for assessing the community value of common land. The objective of the work is to identify mechanisms to recognise and take account of local community interests on commons, hence complementing established criteria used in assessing national importance of land for interests such as nature conservation and landscape. For part 2 click here

Finding common ground: Integrating local and national interests on commons part 2

Finding common ground: Integrating local and national interests on commons part 2

Finding common ground: Integrating local and national interests on commons

Integrating local and national interests on commons: guidance for assessing the community value of common land. The objective of the work is to identify mechanisms to recognise and take account of local community interests on commons, hence complementing established criteria used in assessing national importance of land for interests such as nature conservation and landscape.

The intention is not that community interests should be graded or weighed and balanced against national interests, but rather that they should be given proper recognition and attention when considering man-agement on a common, seeking to integrate local and national aspirations within management frameworks. Specifically, the purpose of the commission was to provide information to enable the user or practitioner to be aware of issues relating to the community interests of common land, assess the importance of common land to local neighbourhoods, engage with communities and understand their perspectives, and incorporate community concerns in any scheme examining the future and management of commons.

For part 2 click here

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