1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The goals of the project include:
-to engage the community in promoting parks and green spaces as accessible places for everyone to experience and enjoy;
-provide good quality parks and green spaces that are well managed and provide a range of attractive facilities;
-promote parks and green spaces as places to improve health and well-being and prevent disease through physical activity, play;
-promote liveability and the economic benefits of quality parks and green space provision as an integral part of major regeneration projects;
-and engage partners in supporting and delivering the Parks and Green Space Strategy." (Ref 1)
-to engage the community in promoting parks and green spaces as accessible places for everyone to experience and enjoy;
-provide good quality parks and green spaces that are well managed and provide a range of attractive facilities;
-promote parks and green spaces as places to improve health and well-being and prevent disease through physical activity, play;
-promote liveability and the economic benefits of quality parks and green space provision as an integral part of major regeneration projects;
-and engage partners in supporting and delivering the Parks and Green Space Strategy." (Ref 1)
Quantitative targets
The quantitative targets of the project are:
- 100% of community parks to reach the Green Flag standard by 2020 (Ref 2)
- number of million plants that the city Atrium produces each year (Ref 9)
- km of public rights of way (Ref 9)
- usage of the parks based on gender, ethnic group, disability and age (Ref 9)
- Number of people on average who had visited a park in the last year (Ref 9)
- visits to, and healthy activities at, parks and green spaces in Leeds (Ref 9)
- % of park users described spending time in parks as either essential, very important or fairly important to their quality of life (Ref 9)
- % of Leeds residents having visited a park in the preceding year (Ref 9)
- % of Leeds residents having visited a park at least once a week in the summer months (Ref 9)
- no. of adult visits per year to Leeds parks (Ref 9)
- income in £ during the first year of operating (Ref 9)
- 100% of community parks to reach the Green Flag standard by 2020 (Ref 2)
- number of million plants that the city Atrium produces each year (Ref 9)
- km of public rights of way (Ref 9)
- usage of the parks based on gender, ethnic group, disability and age (Ref 9)
- Number of people on average who had visited a park in the last year (Ref 9)
- visits to, and healthy activities at, parks and green spaces in Leeds (Ref 9)
- % of park users described spending time in parks as either essential, very important or fairly important to their quality of life (Ref 9)
- % of Leeds residents having visited a park in the preceding year (Ref 9)
- % of Leeds residents having visited a park at least once a week in the summer months (Ref 9)
- no. of adult visits per year to Leeds parks (Ref 9)
- income in £ during the first year of operating (Ref 9)
Monitoring indicators defined
% of Parks and Countryside sites assessed that meet the Green Flag Standard (Ref 2)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
Protecting and upgrading existing parks and establishing new ones around the concept of engaging the community in and through these parks (Ref 1) So the urban parks renaissance not only aims to reverse the results of long-term vandalism but prevent any further problems with increased security by adding special lighting, park wardens and CCTV – in troublespots. Cash will be spent on everything from landscaping, seating, fencing and signposting to new leisure facilities to attract people of all ages to parks. Cash will also be spent resurfacing footpaths and car parks, revamping playgrounds and creating vibrant new borders.(Ref 2)
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
infrastructure is being specifically upgraded to accommodate more users for a wider variety of uses (Ref 9)
Please specify system innovation
Green space being expanded or upgraded throughout the entirety of the city (Ref 9)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
"Also by showing a commitment to our parks and green spaces we hope that will act as leverage to gain further funding from other sources like the lottery which, as we've seen with the work at Roundhay Park, can create something truly special." (Ref 6)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
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