GREEN SPACE STRATEGY

FRAMEWORK REPORT

2015

Tessa Armour

Climate KIC

Pioneers Into Practice

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

The green space strategy’s vision is:

Image 1. New garden for Sovereign Housing Association residents in Christchurch, before and after

(Case study: new garden for Christchurch residents 2015)

Green spaces are not only important for our health and well being; they also create

places where people want to invest, generating new jobs and businesses.’ Richard

Benyon MP

Lessons learned:

CONCLUSION

‘Trees are not going to produce miracles of safety in our violent society but their presence is

important, they are a statement of caring. Their absence is a testament to neglect. The resi

dents do get the message’. (O’Brien 2006)