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QuestionSetting the Scene forGrowthClimate ChangePriorityRecreation, leisureand tourismEcologicalframeworkRural EconomyWill this provideevidence for greeninfrastructureplanning at a localauthority level?Yes - on key routesthat provide improvedimage around keyinvestment andplanned growth areas.Yes - to support localclimate change andflood managementplans.Yes – on key strategicroutes.Yes – on keyelements of anecological framework.Yes - on range of sectorscomprising the ruraleconomy, and are dispersedacross the sub region.Could this work bedone at a higherlevel?Yes - but the level ofdetail/ types of actionsmay not be specificenough at a regionallevel.Possibly - butinformation will bemore generic and notlinked to specificareas of greeninfrastructure.Possibly.Possibly - but detailwould be moregeneric and lessuseful as an evidencebase for local plans,etc.No - Merseyside has aspecific "signature" for itsrural economy and needs aspecific sub regional plan.Policy/Strategicsupport for work atthis level?Yes - City RegionPlanning, SREconomic Strategy,MAAYes - City RegionBoard have overviewof this. Mini Sternreport to be issued forthe area soon.Health is Wealth.Feedback hasindicated that LDFsneed to look at subregional strategicroutes, sites, etc.North MerseysideBAP. RSS PolicyEM1b. Merseyside EFRural Economy Action Planbeing developed at themoment.Is this a crossboundary issue?Yes Yes Yes Yes YesIs there linkage withthe other policyboardsYes - Economy;Employment andSkills: Planning andHousing; Safer,Healthier CommunitiesYes - Planning andHousing; Safer,HealthierCommunitiesYes - Economy;Employment & Skills;Planning & Housing;Safer, HealthierCommunitiesYes - Planning andHousing;Yes - Economy;Employment and Skills:Planning and Housing;Will it provideinformation that wouldnot otherwise beavailable at the levelsabove and below?Yes - more detail thanlevel above, crossboundary issues forlevels belowYes - detail that canprovide greeninfrastructurefunctionality outsideof the individuallocal authority areas.Possibly Yes Yes
5. DISCUSSION ON THE FIVE PRIORITIESThese five priorities cut across a wide range of policies and strategies and are them selvesinterlinked. The purpose of green infrastructure planning will be to assess how multiple benefitscan be secured and also how we can safeguard and enhance the functionality of the greeninfrastructure.5.1. SETTING THE SCENE FOR GROWTHGreen infrastructure planning can help to deliver benefits that directly contribute to the deliveryof improved environmental quality. Important areas to assess for the framework will be:Key transport routes – road, rail, waterStrategic investment sites – where it is anticipated that investment will take placeThe landscape area between Liverpool and ManchesterThe development of the city region economy can be supported by the development of high qualitygreen infrastructure to help to attract both new investment and the range of high calibre workers.There is a great deal of evidence available to support green infrastructure benefits for theeconomy:Policy support for this priority (though not explicit) comes from; Sub regional economic strategy –“Merseyside must strive to develop a positive relationship between the often conflicting goals ofreducing impact on the environment and continued economic growth, as well as developingopportunities presented by sector specialisms in waste management, environmental technologiesand green infrastructure.”
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