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== News and comment ==
== News and comment ==
'''2017'''
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Map of [[Scotland]]'s urban green space a world first, 14 September <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14898280 bbc.co.uk], 14 September 2011 </ref>  
Map of [[Scotland]]'s urban green space a world first, 14 September <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-14898280 bbc.co.uk], 14 September 2011 </ref>
 
== See also ==
== See also ==
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Open spaces here refers to anything from public places in urban environments to rural wilderness.

What communities can do

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  • Community orchards
  • Open space conservation
  • Reclaiming open space projects
  • Angling and open space projects
  • River and riverside projects
  • Footpaths projects

Why it matters

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Community orchards

Community orchards offer a way of saving vulnerable old orchards and opportunities to plant new ones, providing places for quiet contemplation or local festivities, a reservoir of local varieties of fruit and a refuge for wild life. (see also Open spaces UK)

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Resources

Quotes

"To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment." Jane Austen

Events

2015

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December 11 - International Mountain Day
Annual event to encourage sustainable development in mountains. W un.org

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February 2 - World Wetlands Day

2015, Wetlands for Our Future – Join us!
Annual event W ramsar.org

News and comment

2017

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Pennsylvania: Can parks save Philadelphia? Feb 21 [1]

2013

From New York to Ealing, local parks are being given a new lease of life, november 6 [2]

2011

Map of Scotland's urban green space a world first, 14 September [3]

See also

External links

  • Project for Public Spaces, nonprofit organization based in New York dedicated to creating and sustaining public places that build communities. Planning and design rooted in the community form the cornerstone of PPS’s work. Building on the techniques of William H. Whyte's "Street Life Project," this approach involves looking at, listening to, and asking questions of the people in a community to discover their needs and aspirations. W


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