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ECONOMIC PROSPERITY 3.4 Economic Prosperity 34 DERRY CITY AND STRABANE DISTRICT COUNCIL
Economic Prosperity 3.4 3.4 Economic Prosperity The natural environment is fundamental to economic growth. Over recent years, the District has benefited from significant investment in physical regeneration, which has led to economic, environmental and social transformation, for example, through the construction of the Peace Bridge, UK City of Culture 2013 and riverfront greenways. By maintaining a healthy environment, a range of benefits are provided: • The aesthetic quality is improved, acting as a catalyst for economic growth, attracting inward investment, businesses and generating employment; • The need for healthcare is reduced; • There is increased tourism potential including the creation of standout and unique selling points; • Improving mitigation and adaptation to climate change; and Improved • Land and property value is increased. Designed, planned and managed GI can offer multifunctional approaches to achieving economic prosperity and address practical challenges. in GI makes economic sense, as a green space can provide multiple benefits. It provides an integrated way to manage our natural capital. It is as vital and necessary as grey infrastructure, which is generally single purpose (man-made constructed infrastructure). Historically, GI was considered in isolation, rather than an integral part of the urban infrastructure, which the district prosperity and viability depends upon. Therefore, the potential benefits of GI have not been fully realised or valued. We need to rethink our relationship with GI, by planning, designing, managing and funding the District’s GI, similar to other grey infrastructure. Protecting, enhancing and providing GI should be considered in all development decisions. It should be considered at project conception, to strategically identify opportunities to provide, increase and protect GI. The private sector has an important role to play in investing in GI. It provides an opportunity to maximise the range of environmental, social and economic functions of a development site. Also, GI provides a range of provisioning services, for example, pollination, food and fuel products for businesses. Economics for the Environment Consultancy and Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (2013) investigated that GI, whilst not necessarily a driver of economic growth, can act as a catalyst for economic growth, by attracting inward investment and generating employment. The Office for National Statistics (2018a) and University of Washington (2018) reported that proximity to green space has been shown by a number of studies to positively affect the value of house prices, showing that households value a range of amenities provided by parks. Council’s Strategic Growth Plan’s (Derry City and Strabane District Council, 2017) three pillars of economic, social and environmental reflect the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN, 2019). The Strategic Growth Plan’s (Derry City and Strabane District Council, 2017), Environment and Regeneration Pillar outlines a number of key actions that are linked to the GI Plan in relation to regeneration and tourism. The City Deal for the City and District can help to deliver on the key catalyst projects outlined in Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Strategic Growth Plan (2017) and GI Plan. Fundamentally, GI has multiple benefits that makes cities better places to visit, live and work. The natural environment provides a strong tourism asset. The investment DRAFT GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN 2019 - 2032 // PART ONE 35
Page 1 and 2: Derry City and Strabane District Co
Page 3 and 4: CONTENTS Executive Summary 1. Intro
Page 5 and 6: Executive Summary This is Derry Cit
Page 7 and 8: Introduction 01 1.1.5 The Green Inf
Page 9 and 10: Introduction 01 1.1.6 How the plan
Page 11 and 12: 1.3 Assets, functions & benefits of
Page 13 and 14: Introduction 01 GI can provide seve
Page 15 and 16: Introduction 01 1.4.2 Policies •
Page 17 and 18: Introduction 01 DRAFT GREEN INFRAST
Page 19 and 20: 02 The Green Infrastructure Themes
Page 21 and 22: 03 02 Green Infrastructure Themes 3
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Page 25 and 26: People & Place 3.3 3.3 People and P
Page 27 and 28: People & Place 3.3 3.3.2 Play Play
Page 29 and 30: People & Place 3.3 Figure 3.6 - A m
Page 31: People & Place 3.3 DRAFT GREEN INFR
Page 35 and 36: Economic Prosperity 3.4 3.4.2 Touri
Page 37 and 38: Economic Prosperity 3.4 3.4.4 Skill
Page 39 and 40: Economic Prosperity 3.4 DRAFT GREEN
Page 41 and 42: Biodiversity 3.5 3.5 Biodiversity B
Page 43 and 44: Biodiversity 3.5 3.5.1 Habitat loss
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Page 47 and 48: Biodiversity 3.5 DRAFT GREEN INFRAS
Page 49 and 50: Climate Change 3.6 3.6 Climate Chan
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Page 53 and 54: Climate Change 3.6 GREEN INFRASTRUC
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Page 57 and 58: Implementation 04 4.2 Funding Fundi
Page 59 and 60: REFERENCES ASC. 2016. UK Climate Ch
Page 61 and 62: REFERENCES Northern Ireland Executi
Page 63 and 64: APPENDIX 2 International, National,
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Page 67 and 68: APPENDIX 3 SWOT Analysis AREA STREN
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