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BENEFITS OF A GREEN
NETWORK
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EXAMPLES OF HOW BENEFITS CAN BE DELIVERED
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Improving the perceived
quality, identity and
connectivity of places
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- Improving physical connections between places;
- Reinforcing landscape character and strengthening local identity
- Influencing how settlements should grow in the future.
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Stimulating the economy
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- Providing attractive settings for business and residents
- Increasing perceived property values and employment opportunities
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Adapting places to better
withstand the physical
effects of climate change
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- Managing surface water to prevent flooding
- Providing shelter and protection from extreme weather
- Countering the ‘heat island’ effect of urban areas
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Mitigating environmental
impact through encouraging sustainable lifestyles in terms of resource consumption and travel
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- Reducing CO² emissions through non-vehicular travel routes
- Supplying locally sourced timber, biomass or other bio-fuels to replace fossil fuels
- Providing carbon storage and sequestration in vegetation
- Reducing ‘food miles’ by providing local food growing facilities
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Providing recreational
opportunities and promoting healthier lifestyle
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- Reducing health problems through improved opportunities for physical activity
- Improving mental well-being by providing access to natural and attractive green spaces
- Providing opportunities for growing food and healthy eating
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Maintaining and enhancing
bio-diversity
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- Linking existing habitats or natural features
- Providing habitats and wildlife corridors for species movement
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Improving the wider environmental performance of places in terms of micro-climate, recycling and reducing air and noise pollution
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- Shelter planting for buildings and open spaces from the wind
- Improving air quality through filtration of pollutants by trees and other vegetation
- Providing for green waste recycling through composting
- Providing green structures such as living walls, mass planting or mounding to attenuate noise.
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Providing educational
opportunities
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- Providing engagement with nature to promote horticultural skills
- Creating opportunities for community participation/volunteering
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Improving community
cohesion
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- Providing improved connections between places
- Creating space for interaction and social events
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Managing surface water run-off
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- Providing above ground and inter‐connected routes for water
- Creating areas for flood attenuation or water storage
- Slowing water flow and improving bio‐diversity value of water bodies
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