 What
is The Green Network?
The Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network is a 25-year initiative to
improve significantly the scale, quality and value of greenspace across
the whole of the Glasgow metropolitan area.
Identified as a strategic priority within the Glasgow and Clyde Valley
Joint Structure Plan, the initiative is designed to help develop and
sustain a high quality Green Network that will transform the living and
working environment for nearly 2 million people and improve significantly
the competitiveness of Glasgow city region as a location for investment.
Where is
it?
The Green Network spans all eight of the local authority areas that
comprise the Glasgow and Clyde Valley Joint Structure Plan area.
The Network will encompass a wide variety of sites including public parks,
woodlands, transport corridors, river corridors, private gardens, wildlife
sites, sports grounds, institutional greenspace associated for example
with schools, hospitals, allotments and cemeteries, and amenity ground
associated with housing and business locations. There will also be
temporary greening of development sites.
Our
Specific objectives are:
- To improve the competitive position of the Glasgow metropolitan area
as a place in which to live, work and invest.
- To promote the Government’s environmental justice agenda,
improving access to green and open space for local communities,
helping to secure improved health and quality of life - especially for
people experiencing disadvantage, and encouraging social inclusion.
- To provide a framework of green corridors and spaces that will
enhance and reinforce the biodiversity of the area by creating a
network of linked habitats.
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