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THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGYAppendicesCreating & Improving Our Green Network75Appendix A:Sub-Regional Objectives Addressed by the Four Strategy ThemesThis table presents a summary of the scoping and consultation undertaken to produce the strategy, and is summarised in Table 4.These are listed alphabetically, not in any order of importance. This information supports development of the delivery plan in Phase 2.GI Themes Economy Climate Change Community BiodiversityGI GoalsProvide for an enhancedquality of place forboth new and existingcommunities andfor new economicinvestment. Stimulateand sustain economicgrowth throughinnovation.Adapt to the anticipatedeffects of climatechange, and mitigatethat projected byUKCP09. 71Create and extendopportunities for accessand recreation, joiningup communities,maintaining andproviding employmentopportunities, andsupporting socialcohesion. Use the greennetwork to supportmental and physicalhealth.Enhance, conserve,appreciate and respectthe unique functionsof biodiversity, whichenable all life andsuccess in SouthYorkshire.GI Objectives Economy Climate Change Community BiodiversityAccessDevelop functionalcycling routes betweenurban centres toincrease the number ofpeople cycling to work.Work with partners todevelop cycling skillsschemes.Develop an electric careconomy in SY.Ensure greeninfrastructure radiatesinto cities and townsin the form of greenlungs/wedges, transportcorridors, boulevards(tree lined avenues andarterial routes) acrossSouth Yorkshire andbeyond.Create cycle pathsand enhanced accessto green space. Improvetransport routes andgreen infrastructureinvestments to keygateways. Developgreen infrastructurenodes linking differentassets.Seek public realmimprovements toimprove linkages toouter ring roads.Connect communitiesto green space anddevelop “ownership”of SY’s assets.Ageing populationCapitalise upon thepotential of retiredresidents to plug gapsin resourcing with skilledvolunteer time.Ensure older residentsare engaged in resilienceand projects to mitigate.Collect anecdotalevidence of floodingevents to inform currentmanagement.Reduce levels ofdementia and inactivityacross SY throughaccess to green spaceand the stimulation/peace this affords.Encourage retiredpeople to becomeinvolved in “Friendsof” groups to protectand enhance greenspaces and sensitivelandscapes.AgricultureSupport local foodproduction.Safeguard farm landfrom unnecessarydevelopment whichcontributes to urbansprawl (retain capacity).Support famers to beresilient by becomingless reliant on externalresources (e.g.phosphate rock-basedfertiliser).Protect ruralcommunities bycreating/enhancing “buylocal” market (retainingfarming livelihoods).Protect pollinatinginsects by usingsustainable farmingpractices (e.g. lowerpesticide use) toavoid impact on foodproduction.Attracting tourismCreate opportunitiesfor private sectorenterprises, throughinvestment, eventsand increased footfall.Waterways networkis a key tourist asset.Promote “staycations”in the sub-region.Develop public transportlinks including cycleroutes betweensettlements andlandscapes.Advocate the imageof SY as a great placewith great natural assetsas our “unique sellingpoint”.Create a regional centrefor mountain biking.Promote SY’s manyquality managedhabitats.Protect fragilelandscapes bydeveloping “gateways”on the fringes.
THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGYCreating & Improving Our Green Network76 AppendicesGI Objectives Economy Climate Change Community BiodiversityBrownfield LandContinue to bringderelict sites into use bythe community.Remove toxins andpollutants from ourlandscapes.Continue to bringderelict sites into useby the community ordevelopers or by publicbodies.Use brownfield tomanage flood risk,break up the urbanlandscape and provideopportunities for wildlife.Re-establish connectionto the past throughsensitive treatment ofstanding archaeology.Take advantage ofpotential education valuethrough survey andmonitoring workof habitats.Brownfield sites canpotentially fall into thenew UKBAP priorityhabitat of Open MosaicHabitats on PreviouslyDeveloped Land.Use brownfield land tocreate oases within theurban fabric.CarbonBuild a carbon neutralbiofuel economy withinSY.Reduce our reliance onfossil fuels by generatingrenewable energy frombiomass, hydro- andwind- power.Look at ways to useexisting resources bettere.g. use of canal anddock water for heatingand cooling buildings.Investigate the use ofCommunity Heat andPower on a communalscale when building newdevelopments.Promote and enhancethe capacity of ourwoods and peatlands tostore carbon and protectthese fragile habitats toensure they continue tolock up carbon.ConfidenceCreate attractivesettings for investment.Create jobs in GI (fuelproduction etc.).Create a low carboneconomy. Engage thecommunity/invest inresilience to flood risk.Promote SY as a placewith great natural assetsand well designedspaces.Involve people in directactivities to manage theirown environments.Engage the communityin managing resourcesand Ecosystemsservices.Create a Settingfor InvestmentCreate city parks andfocal spaces whichimprove the image of thesub-region.Use GI (waterbodies, street trees,microclimate) to attractincreased footfall.Use canal and inlandwaterways networkas a starting point totransform areas.Build resilience intobusiness through thepremises they use.Create cheap to heat/power/sustain homesand businesses throughinvestment in design/build quality.Integrate and mixbusinesses, homesand green assets.Understand how todeliver “place making”in new and regeneratingcommunities.Greenspace standardsfor existing and newdevelopment.Green motorway andother transport corridorsto clean air and absorbpollution while boostingvisitor’s impressions ofour towns and cities.Explore ways for designto benefit habitats andwildlife.Strategic commitment tomanaging green space.Flood RiskEncourage confidencein investment throughan acceptable responseto risk and preparing forextreme weather.Plan how to managean acceptable levelof known risk into thefuture.Build resilience toflood risk throughunderstanding thepotential role of woodsand wash.Understand the role ofGI in managing surfacewater to increaseresilience.Capitalise upon thepotential benefits oflagoons, swales andflood plains for habitatswhich accept flooding.Plant and manageriverside trees andwet woodlands inappropriate placesto slow flow.
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