Category: Green Infrastructure

Inquiry into Garden Bridge

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Categorised in: Landscape Architecture, Green Infrastructure

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has commissioned a formal review of the Garden Bridge project. The 367m long pedestrian bridge is to cross the Thames between Temple and South Bank and would be a ‘garden on the water”, containing an abundance of plants. Sprouting from an idea by actress Joanna Lummley, the bridge has been designed

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Good news for Green Infrastructure

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Categorised in: Climate change, Environmental legislation, Environmental resiliance, Flooding, Planning, Landscape Architecture, Green Infrastructure

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The government has issued new specific guidance on Green Infrastructure (GI) as part of their National Planning Practice Guidance.  It’s been published to help with the implementation of the main national planning document, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) for England. The NPPF defines Green Infrastructure as a network of multi-functional green space, urban and

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