RT @UNEP: Cities worldwide are embracing the power of young people to restore & protect urban ecosystems. This #YouthDay, see how the city….

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…and don’t begins. In my view greybelt hasn’t been thought through properly and is going to lead to confusion about what is/isn’s allowed and unhappiness from locals who may see this a shortcut to green belt release.

RT @MarianSpain: Girls do Dartmoor is in inspiring initiative to give young women confidence outdoors and a worthy winner of the @NaturalEn….

RT @MayorofLondon: At City Hall, we’re working on a new action plan to prepare London for extreme heat and protect Londoners’ health from r….

On paper this looks good - some of the rhetoric is a little OTT but that’s what you expect. It remains to be seen what they cost and who can afford to like their (including the 20% affordable). Also what will the impact be in Mayfield during construction

It’s really good to see this out - Some thoughts on grey/green belt for the @talklandscape journal. Lots to consider with the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

I’ve not been in the @noordinarypark for a while but the phased residential and development of new GI and urban nature seems to be working well. New neighbourhoods, a vibrant atmosphere and a people centred approach to design.

RT @TiCLme: The Special Trees of Brighton and Hove have never looked so special 🤩. 🏆🌳 @BrightonHoveCC @bhgsforum….

Some great news today here in the Planning, Property & Environmental Management department at Manchester. Phil Black and colleagues have been nominated for the RTPI Patsy Healey Award for Academic Excellence.

We’ve also been nominated to the Rural Planning Futures book led by Mark Scott at UCD and based on the project we did for the RTPI (led by John Sturzaker) that I contributed to. So a good day for PPEM all round.

RT @_Matt_Berry_: @Mell_GIPlanning Good work 👍 Re scaling up, surely has to be government led? Via planning system & Local Authorities them….

RT @ecoschemes: @Mell_GIPlanning Because ownership is fragmented, landscape-scale improvements will involve many different organisations an….

I was talking to a friend about proportionality and biodiversity the other day. They have a wildlife focussed garden and it’s great but we discussed is it enough if not everyone is going the same. Here at work we’re doing small interventions. But how can we scale these up!

I was in Cambridge and saw this building site. It used to be - I think - a timber merchants. So will it be big enough to be a neighbourhood and if your baseline for biodiversity was potentially 0% is that 280% increase meaningful. It so high density though so that’s good

I’ll be taking part in this event next week - if you’re interested in how green infrastructure can help create sustainable communities: How can we build infrastructure fit for the future? This might be for you.

I’ve just been on the castlefield viaduct for the first time in a while and it’s growing on me. Maybe it was the drizzle and mix of green and industrial architecture that lightened my mood. It could work as a connective route but is it a park

RT @GreenAllianceUK: Scotland could soon make history as the first UK nation to criminalise #ecocide aka severe, reckless harm to nature.….

New National Park decision - really interesting outcome. Whilst conservation & landscape protection are critical there are always downsides. It’s good that they had a consultation and have listened - is a 54/46 split sufficient though to make this decision

London has any number of flaws - housing, costs, jobs, wages but it does know how to do green infrastructure. Yes I know this is high end GI but on a sunny day it looks splendid and makes a nice walk to the Camley Street Nature Reserve