|
Introduction
Open Space in one way or another affects every member of the North Lanarkshire community contributing to a number of crucial issues including health, social inclusion, well-being, regeneration, environmental sustainability, live-long learning, liveability and the general image of North Lanarkshire amongst residents and potential investors.
This Open Space Strategy seeks to provide the context for activities and programmes that will bring about positive change to the Open Spaces that exist in North Lanarkshire.
In adopting this strategic approach it is hoped that long term solutions to recognised problems will be found and that by establishing links with partners and other policy agendas it will allow the development of positive working arrangements, increased community participation and the promotion of multi-functional management.
This Strategy indicates the long term commitment by North Lanarkshire Council to provide accessible and high quality open spaces across its communities that is in keeping with the Social and Environmental Justice priorities of the Scottish Executive.
North Lanarkshire Council have produced this Open Space Strategy in recognition that quality Open Spaces are not just a 'middle-class concern' appropriate only in leafy suburbs but instead they should be available to everyone and every community.
Contents
- Advocacy
- Image and Liveability
- Sustainable Management
- Maximising Benefits and Minimising the use of resources
- A Vision for Land
- Land Use Planning Policy
- A New Approach to Providing Open Space in New Developments
- Development Briefs/Frameworks/Masterplans
- Partners and Funding
- Commitment from Partners
- Funding the Open Space Strategy
- Sale or Disposal of Council Land and Other Open Space
- Section 75 Agreements
- Public Involvement.
- Making it Happen
- Action Plan
- Monitoring and reporting
- Appendix
"Open spaces are an essential part of the urban heritage and infrastructure, being a strong element in the architectural character of towns and cities, providing a sense of place and engendering civic pride. They are important for enabling social interaction and fostering community development, as well as providing an outdoor classroom for biological and ecological studies.
Public green spaces help to conserve natural systems, including carbon, water and other natural cycles, within the urban environment, supporting ecosystems and providing the contrast of living elements in both designed landscapes and conserved wildlife habitats within our urban settlements.
Open Space supports social and economic objectives and activities and can help to reduce the inequalities, poor health and social inclusion in deprived areas reducing the inherent tension between many social and ethnic groups who form the wider community.
Providing for the recreational and leisure needs of a community assists the economic revival of areas and increases their attractiveness as a place for business investment, to live, work and to take leisure"
Council of Europe Recommendation No (86) 11; Cttee of Ministers States on Urban Open Space
Forward to Next Section
|
Search NorthWeb
