Greenspace Quality Guide: Guidance on Greenspace Planning
Greenspace is an essential part of the urban environment. It forms a determining element of the character, quality and functional value of towns and cities. This guide has been prepared to assist those involved in greenspace planning to share and better understand best practice in developing a co-ordinated approach to greenspace provision.
Description
Greenspace supports community health and wellbeing, enhances environmental capacity, helps conserve natural systems, supports quality of place, encourages enterprise and,importantly, provides diverse opportunities for play, leisure and recreation. The key purpose of this document is to provide guidance on three aspects of greenspace planning:
- Developing the Strategic Framework: this Framework establishes with all stakeholders a partnership understanding of how greenspace will be addressed, promoted and developed;
- Conducting a Greenspace Audit: the audit establishes the quality, quantity and accessibility of greenspace and the specific needs and opportunities required to develop greenspace within communities;
- Establishing a Monitoring & Evaluation Framework: this is a mechanism to monitor continuous improvement and assess the status of greenspace across a the locality.
The reports provide planners with elaborate steps and stages in
greenspace auditing and evaluation especially, giving clear hands
and feet to aspects that could be dealt with in establishing needs
and possibilities in an area.
Contact
For further information please contact Greenspace Scotland:
Tel: 0044 (0) 1786 465934
Document Type
Policy Document
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