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Adapting the Landscape
The final report on adapting the landscape to accelerate growth across the Manchester and Liverpool city regions outlines strategies for enhancing productivity and environmental resilience. It emphasizes transforming underutilized lands for agricultural, recreational, and energy uses while addressing issues related to climate change and urban connectivity. The report includes comparisons with international benchmarks and proposed signature projects to drive economic growth and community well-being.
Adapting the Landscape
- 1. Manchester and LiverpoolCity Regions Final Report Adapting the Landscape Accelerating Growth across the Manchester and Liverpool City Regions Final Report
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- 13. Mersey Bioregion Scenario One Underutilised open land with biomass potential (grades 3 & 4) Known existing potential projects Underutilised open land with biomass potential (grades 3 & 4) Underutilised open land with food growth potential (grades 1 & potential projects Known existing potential projects Further 2) Port of Liverpool and Manches Underutilised open land with food growth potential (grades 1 & 2) Port of Liverpool and Manchesterintensity with biomass potential (grade 3) Land farmed at a low Ship Canal port investment Wind turbines (wind speeds of 6 to 8 metres economic env Newlands - new per second) Land farmed at a low intensity with biomass potential (grade 3) Newlands Existing productive - new economic environments through woodlandsexisting potential projects Underutilised open land with biomass potential (grades 3 & 4)agricultural land (predominantly grades 1 & 2) Known W Windfarm Fu 0 5 10km Existing productive agricultural land (predominantly Underutilised open land with food growth Existing productive agricultural land Known existing ofgrade 3) and Manchester Ship Canal port investment Further pote grades 1 & 2) W Windfarm potential (grades Underutilised open land with biomass potential (grades 3 & 4)1 & 2) (predominantly Liverpool Port potential projects Recycling / waste management Existing productive agricultural land (predominantly grade 3) Underutilised open land with food growth /potential (grades 1 & 2) Recycling waste management Land farmed at a low intensity with biomass potential (grade 3) - golf course, quarry,PortNewlands -woodland, etc. environments through woodlands Other open land use country park, new Manchester Ship Canal portMersey tidal power of Liverpool and economic investment Wind Other open land use - golf course, quarry, country park,Land farmed at a low intensity with biomass potential (grade 3) woodland, etc. Mersey tidal power Newlands - new economic environments through Biomass power generation woodlands Increased food production through allotments and community gardens Existing productive agricultural land (predominantly grades 1 & 2) W Windfarm Increased food production through allotments and community gardens Biomass power generation Existing productive agricultural land (predominantly grades 1 & 2) W Windfarm Settlements Existing productive agricultural land (predominantly grade 3) Recycling / waste management Energy from waste Settlements Energy from waste Existing productive agricultural land (predominantly grade 3) Recycling / waste management Other open land use - golf course, quarry, country park, woodland, etc. Mersey tidal power Other open land use - golf course, quarry, country park, woodland, etc. Mersey tidal power Increased food production through allotments and community gardens Biomass power generation
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- 17. shipping terminal Manchester Shipping Business Canal port investment Mersey Gateway Industrial sites to suspension bridge be celebrated Lifestyle New employment location Other open land use – golf Post-panamax container course, quarry, cemetery etc shipping Settlements terminal Lower Mersey Basin Manchester Shipping and major urban areas Canal port investment Housing site of more than 200 dwellings Mersey Gateway Major mixed-use scheme suspension bridge Play Lifestyle Registered and country parks
- 18. Lower Mersey Basin andmajor urban areas Lifestyle Housing site of more than 200 dwellings Other open land use – golf Major mixed-use scheme course, quarry, cemetery etc Play Settlements Lower Mersey Basin Registered and country parks and major urban areas Delamere Forest Housing National cycleways site of more than 200 dwellings Regional cycleways Major mixed-use scheme Mersey waterfront New leisure destinations Play from industrial sites Registered and Country houses and estates country parks Country parks on
- 19. Major mixed-use scheme LowerMersey Basin and major urban areas Play Housing site of more than 200 Registered and country parks dwellings Major mixed-use scheme Delamere Forest Play National cycleways Regional cycleways Registered and country parks Delamere Forest waterfront Mersey National cycleways destinations New leisure from industrial sites Regional cycleways Country houses and estates Mersey waterfront Country parks on New leisure destinations sites former industrial from industrial sites Newlands Country houses and estates Energy Country parks on Food
- 20. Energy Food Mersey tidal power Existing productive a Wind farm New forest farms Areas with wind farm potential Underutilised and low intensity farmed open land with biomass potential Food Environment Existing productive agricultural land Waste management New forest farms Urban greening
- 21. Food Environment Existing productive agricultural land Waste management New forest farms Urban greening Environment Creativity
- 22. Environment Creativity Waste management Innovation zone Urban greening Landscape icons (pub Innovation cluster University expansion
- 23. Creativity Connection Innovation zone Waterways Landscape icons (public art) Railways Innovation cluster Motorways University expansion
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- 26. Hartshead Power Station Possiblesignature project
- 27. Signature project -Irwell City Park Irwell City Park Possible signature project
- 28. Signature project -Mosslands Carbon Bank Mosslands Carbon Bank Possible signature project
- 29. Signature project -Lower Gowy Marshes Lower Gowy Marshes Possible signature project
- 30. Signature project -The Dream, St Helens The Dream, St Helens Possible signature project
- 31. Signature project -Greening Fiddlers Ferry Greening Fiddlers Ferry Possible signature project
- 32. Upper Mersey ValleyForest Park Possible signature project
- 33. Signature project -Liverpool Riverlands Liverpool Riverlands Possible signature project
- 34. Kings Dock Park Possiblesignature project
- 35. Signature project -The Mersey Observatory Mersey Observatory Possible signature project
- 36. Signature project -Bromborough Pool Bromborough Pool Possible signature project
- 37. Agriculture, food andproductivity Signature theme
- 38. Signature theme -coppicing, food waste, energy Energy, biomass, waste Signature theme
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- 40. Access, proximity andconnectivity Signaturetheme Signature theme
- 41. Signature theme -greening the city Greening the City Signature theme
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- 43. Manchester and LiverpoolCity Regions Final Report Adapting the Landscape Accelerating Growth across the Manchester and Liverpool City Regions Final Report