Good practice guide reveals impact of
high quality green spaces on lives of tenants, residents
and other people in local neighbourhoods
15
November 2011
High quality housing green spaces have proven to make a huge
impact on the lives of tenants, residents and other people living
in local neighbourhoods. That's the verdict of a new good
practice guide from Neighbourhoods Green, sponsored by Zurich
Municipal, makes the case for excellent quality housing green
spaces.
Housing associations ensure that good quality open spaces are accessible to all
Helen Williams - National Housing Federation
Greener Neighbourhoods: A good practice guide to managing green
space draws on a literature review undertaken by the University of
Sheffield, offers illustrative case studies of ten key principles
and provides a practical resource signposting to further
information.
The guide aims to inspire and support social landlords and their
residents to take more action to plan for and improve their green
space assets.
At the launch hosted by the National Housing Federation, Helen
Williams, Director of Neighbourhoods, said: ‘Housing associations
play an important role in ensuring that good quality open spaces
are accessible to all. This publication and the wider work of the
Neighbourhoods Green partnership illustrates what can be achieved
through effective partnership approaches to managing green
space.’
Open spaces, healthy lifestyles
17% of households in England have social housing tenure and
social landlords are providers of affordable housing for 8.2
million people. In some areas, the landscape managed by social
landlords is estimated to be equal to or greater than that which is
managed by the local authority park’s service.
Nicola Wheeler, Neighbourhoods Green project coordinator, said:
‘Local open spaces are effective arenas for promoting healthy
lifestyles, bringing about community cohesion and tackling
inequality. They provide volunteering and employment opportunities,
facilitate civic action and mitigate the effects of climate
change.’
Direct link to this page
http://www.housing.org.uk/publications/find_a_publication/housing_management/greener_neighbourhoods_reside.aspx
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