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payback from investment in landscape
ian phillips mrtpi, cmli
5th European Landscape conference, 2011
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landscape and ecosystem services
• cleaner air• flood risk management• urban cooling• renewable energy sources• water management• improved public health• biodiversity support• better places
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i-trees – adding value to cities• Developed in USA by Forest
Service to evaluate economic contributions of urban trees
• New York City – every $1 spent on trees returns $5.6
• Chicago – 3.5 million trees – annual functional value of $7.2 million
• Torbay, UK – pilot project indicates significant benefits in reducing air pollution and for long-lived, large canopy trees
• Key message – managing the urban forest
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parks - adding value to property
• Source: Does Money grow on Trees – CABE, 2005
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landscape and regional regeneration
• The Eden Project, Cornwall• Redundant quarries redeveloped
– visitor attraction– Landscape and horticulture showcase– environmental and social education
programmes – Local, regional, national and global
projects– emphasis on conservation and
sustainable development
• Since 2001– £140 million invested – 13 million visits– £1 billion into local economy
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green infrastructure – promoting the tourist economy for SE Dorset
• gi project initiated as countryside and biodiversity conservation project
• Backed by local councils and businesses to promote and support tourism and green knowledge economy
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landscape value through the London Olympic Park• 2.5 sq. km of contaminated
land• Parkland setting for the
Olympic games and accommodation
• Future Legacy:– new London park and
biodiversity resource– 2,800 new homes and an
academy for 1800 students
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landscape and housing
• Elvetham Heath, Fleet – a landscape-led masterplan to create sustainable development
• 2000 houses, nature reserve, sustainable drainage, integrated open space, landscape character
• Commercial success, high resident satisfaction, community development, awards
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opportunities and challenges
• Challenges– Landscape as functional
rather than cosmetic– Initial investment vs.
whole life benefits– Valuing intangible
benefits – Engaging “non-green”
stakeholders– Bridging political and
professional boundaries– UK – loss of regional
planning
• Opportunities– Policy
• EU European Landscape Convention
• EU green infrastructure strategy
• Strategic and local planning
– Delivery• New development• Urban regeneration• Open space and land
management
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References: http://www.landscapeinstitute.org/policy/ http://uknea.unep-wcmc.org/