1. GREEN SPACE STRATEGY
FRAMEWORK REPORT
2015
Tessa Armour
Climate KIC
Pioneers Into Practice

3. CONTENTS

4. INTRODUCTION
The green space strategy’s vision is:
Image 1. New garden for Sovereign Housing Association residents in Christchurch, before and after
(Case study: new garden for Christchurch residents 2015)
Green spaces are not only important for our health and well being; they also create
places where people want to invest, generating new jobs and businesses.’ Richard
Benyon MP

5. Lessons learned:
CONCLUSION
‘Trees are not going to produce miracles of safety in our violent society but their presence is
important, they are a statement of caring. Their absence is a testament to neglect. The resi
dents do get the message’. (O’Brien 2006)