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Green Infrastructure to Combat Climate Change: A Consultation Draft Action Plan
This Action Plan sets out a number of green infrastructure actions that can be delivered by stakeholders within
Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and Merseyside in order to help combat climate change.
This is the consultation draft, consultation is open until Friday 29th October 2010. Therefore, please send any
comments by Friday 29th October 2010 to susannah.gill@merseyforest.org.uk.
We welcome all comments on the Action Plan. Please indicate in your response whether your comments apply to
Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, or Merseyside; or whether they apply to all.
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Presentations from Green Infrastructure for the Mersey Belt event (April 2010)
Francis Hesketh (TEP), Richard Tracey (NWDA), Bruce Bendell (Genecon), Paul Nolan (The Mersey Forest), Tony Hothersall (Red Rose Forest) |
Adapting the Landscape brochure (NWDA, December 2009)
Summarises the 'Adapting the Landscape' research study, which is about using landscape, place and sustainability to help unlock even higher levels of prosperity, wellbeing and quality of life from Liverpool to Manchester. |
Adapting the Landscape from Liverpool to Manchester: Final Report (NWDA, December 2009)
A framework for landscape adaptation and investment that can tackle climate change, support improvements in people's quality of life and underpin economic growth. The project identifies the contribution that natural landscape resources can make to the future development of the Mersey Basin. At the same time the approach provides a toolkit for identifying and prioritising investment that can be applied to any area. |
Adapting the Landscape from Liverpool to Manchester: Baseline Report (NWDA, September 2009)
A research study that aims to contribute to the understanding of the potential and scope for strategic green infrastructure interventions in the spatial area stretching from Liverpool to Manchester. It will identify where such investment can best underpin economic growth, ensure climate change mitigation and adaptation, and improve quality of life for residents. |
A Guide to Planning Green Infrastructure at the Sub-Regional level (2009)
Extends the guidance provided by the North West Green Infrastructure Guide to planning specifically at the sub-regional level. |
Towards a Green Infrastructure Framework for the Liverpool City Region: Draft discussion document on the partnership priorities for the Framework (July 2009)
Suggested priorities for the Liverpool City Region Green Infrastructure Framework |
Towards a Green Infrastructure Framework for Greater Manchester: Full Report (TEP, September 2008)
The complete report on research carried out by TEP for the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities and Natural England into the feasibility of a GI framework for the city region. |
Towards a Green Infrastructure Framework for Greater Manchester: Summary Report (TEP, September 2008)
A summary of research carried out by TEP for the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities and Natural England into the feasibility of a GI framework for the city region. |
Presentations from Merseyside Green Infrastructure Seminar (December 2008)
Peter Morton (Mersey Waterfront Regional Park), Ian Wray (NWDA), Pam Warhurst (Natural England), Nerys Jones (GI consultant), Steve Maddox (Wirral MBC, City Region Environment Board), Bob Hepworth (St Helens MBC), Peter Nears (Peel Holdings), Paul Nolan (The Mersey Forest) |
Presentations from Green Infrastructure in Greater Manchester Seminar (October 2008)
The Green Infrastructure in Greater Manchester seminar: helping to create conditions for growth for Greater Manchester and the City Region, took place on 27 October 2008. With keynote speech from Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the seminar looked at green infrastructure in detail; why it is crucial to the economic growth of the region and in delivering the New Growth Point for housing, how it is possible to use green infrastructure to create better environments for urban population growth and climate change and how to take forward green infrastructure as an integral part of the local and regional planning agenda. |
Proceedings from Green Infrastructure Training Workshop, Liverpool (October, 2007)
This event, organised by the North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan Manager in association with Government Office for the North West and chaired by Paul Nolan (The Mersey Forest), was held in Liverpool on 31st October 2007 to explore GI for spatial planners in Merseyside. This document provides a summary of the presentations and three workshops exploring issues and opportunities for GI around a number of themes. |
Presentations from Green Infrastructure Training Workshop, Liverpool (Oct, 2007)
Presentations from the 31st October 2007 GI workshop. These include overviews on GI in the NW from Martin Moss (Natural England) and Matt Ellis (Environment Agency), followed by presentations by Steve Matthews (Sefton Council) on Sefton's Green Space Strategy, Peter Wilmers (Natural Economy North West) on economic benefits, Jane Hayward (Liverpool City Council) on Liverpool's ecological framework, and Susannah Gill (The Mersey Forest) on climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Tees Valley Green Infrastructure Strategy - Draft for Consultation (Tees Valley Joint Strategy Unit, Jan 2007)
The purpose of the green infrastructure strategy is to show how, at a strategic level, green infrastructure in the Tees Valley can complement and support other initiatives and programmes designed to improve the quality of life in the sub-region. |
Planning Sustainable Communities - A Green Infrastructure Guide for Milton Keynes & the South Midlands (Milton Keynes & South Midlands Environment & Quality of Life Sub Group, 2005)
The purpose of this guide is to assist local delivery vehicles and local authorities in addressing the GI planning and delivery needs as set out in the MKSM Sub-Regional Strategy, by providing: a checklist of GI planning and delivery principles, relevant best practice case studies, signposts to further resources and information. |
The Main Grid Extending into the City Region – Croal Irwell Regional Park and LIVIA (Red Rose Forest, 2005)
This presentation gives an overview of the green infrastructure approach being taken in the Croal Irwell Regional Park. The process is viewed through consideration of the components at a range of scales. |
Green Infrastructure for the Liverpool and Manchester City-Regions (TEP for Community Forests North West & The Countryside Agency – Landscape, Access and Recreation, 2005)
This guide sets the context and identifies the priorities for improving the delivery of green infrastructure in the Liverpool and Manchester city-regions. Through the use of case studies at a range of spatial scales green infrastructure planning and delivery is explored concluded with a summary of key challenges at opportunities for the future. |
The Mersey Forest Plan (2001)
The Mersey Forest Plan guides the development of one of England's twelve Community Forests, covering 465 square miles of Merseyside and North Cheshire. The Mersey Forest is not a single site, but is a network of woodlands and other green spaces which provide social, economic and environmental benefits to local people. Networks, such as The Mersey Forest, of woodlands and other habitat are increasingly being recognised as part of our green infrastructure. |
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