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Green Arc Vision for a Sustainable London Landscape

Enhancing urban-rural interface, promoting community engagement, managing landscapes, tackling challenges, and celebrating successes for sustainable living. Green infrastructure key for integrating social, economic, and environmental objectives and connecting green spaces for community well-being. David Greenwood, Surrey County Council.

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Green Arc Vision for a Sustainable London Landscape

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  1. The Green Arc Vision “Bringing the Big Outdoors closer to everyone – by creating, linking and managing extensive and valued landscapes for people and wildlife around London”

  2. The Interface between Urban and Rural: View towards New Addington and Hutchinson’s Bank.

  3. 1. A BRIDGE TO THE COUNTRY

  4. 2. A GATEWAY TO THE TOWN

  5. 3. A HEALTH CENTRE

  6. 4. A CLASSROOM

  7. 5. A RECYCLING AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CENTRE

  8. 6. A PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPE

  9. 7. A CULTURAL LEGACY

  10. 8. A PLACE FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING

  11. 9. AN ENGINE FOR REGENERATION

  12. 10. A NATURE RESERVE

  13. Green Arc Approach • Community engagement • Integrated partnerships • Cross boundary working • Exchange good practice • Inform and influence policy

  14. Green Arc Challenges • Integrating Access • Management of the urban fringe • Fly tipping • Community awareness of the local environment • Adopting a strategic approach

  15. Clear up fly tipping and work with residents to help prevent further tipping.

  16. Green Arc Successes • Community ownership of solutions • Funding from a wide range of sources • Improvements to access and management of the urban fringe • Raising the profile of issues and solutions at the local, regional and European levels

  17. Green Infrastructure • A strategic approach to protect and enhance natural assets. • A network of multi-functional greenspace. • Contributes to high quality natural and built environment.

  18. Why is it important? • As pressures increase need a more strategic and integrated approach. • Connecting social, economic and environmental objectives. • Linking plans, strategies and activities across the area.

  19. What are the benefits? • A multi-functional greenspace: • Community involvement • Access • Health • Education • Landscapes • Biodiversity

  20. Green Infrastructure Assets • Allotments • Green Corridors • Woodland • Parks and gardens • Playing fields • Nature reserves • Open countryside

  21. Steps in Developing the Plan • Identify policy requirements • Assess existing green space • Identify links and opportunities • Identify any deficits • Identify needs and resources • Develop Delivery Plan!

  22. David Greenwood Surrey County Council david.greenwood@surreycc.gov.uk

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