Climate-proofing social housing landscapes – enhancing community resilience
-
Upload
ukcip -
Category
Environment
-
view
593 -
download
0
Transcript of Climate-proofing social housing landscapes – enhancing community resilience
Climate-proofingSocialHousingLandscapes–EnhancingCommunityResilienceAnita Konrad Director, Strategic Partnerships & Programmes Groundwork London
Improvepeople’sprospectsby increasing the confidence, skills, well-being and employability of those furthest removed from the labour market, in parDcular young people.
Createbe1erplacesby helping people work together to make their surroundings greener, safer and healthier and get involved in the way decisions are made about services in their area.
Promotegreenerlivingandworkingby helping people learn more about their environmental impact and act responsibly to reduce natural resource use.
GROUNDWORK LONDON
• PartnershipledbyGroundworkLondonwithLondonBoroughofHammersmith&Fulham
• Total Budget ca. £1.3m • Co-financed by the EU’s LIFE+ Programme
LIFE+ Climate-proofing Social Housing Landscapes
ObjecEves:• Design and retrofit affordable and socially acceptable nature-based
adaptaDon measures in social housing landscapes. • Test soluDons in three different types of social housing seTngs • Implement main measures through employment programmes for
long-term unemployed beneficiaries
• Develop a set of training modules on the whole cycle of procurement – design -retrofit – maintenance for housing and grounds maintenance professionals
• Develop a methodology for resident engagement • Evaluate technical performance and social return on investment.
LIFE+ Climate-proofing Social Housing Landscapes
Projectworkstages:• Survey & analysis (incl. drainage maps, exisDng GI and
anecdotal evidence)
• Resident engagement (co-design)
LIFE+ Climate proofing social housing landscapes
Projectworkstages:• Feasibility assessment
• Design (hierarchy of measures – impact, aestheDcs, cost)
LIFE+ Climate proofing social housing landscapes
SUCCESSES
Physicalimprovements:• 2000m2 of impermeable surface diverted from draining directly to the sewer (further 1000m2 by September
2016)
• 2700m2 of land improved (further 1450m2 by September 2016)
Engagement:• 430 residents engaged (consultaDon events, food growing) Employment&training:• 15 Green Team trainees achieving City & Guilds Level 1 in PracDcal HorDculture Skills • Training courses for Council maintenance contractors and senior managers • Master classes for landscape architects and urban designers