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Green InfrastructureDesign and Place making

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

CRAIG MCLAREN

Royal Town Planning

Institute

18 JUNE 2013

MARYHILL BURGH HALLS, GLASGOW

ORGANISED BYSPONSORED BY

RODDY FAIRLEY

Scottish Natural Heritage

SUPPORTING PARTNERS


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The term green infrastructure is

relatively new and has been adopted

by the EU and Scotland, as the basicprinciples it embodies are familiar to

us in Scotland.

Green infrastructure differs from conventional

approaches to open space planning because

it offers greater functionality. It can offer an

environmentally friendly approach to land

development, growth management and built

infrastructure planning. Improving the quality

of our urban and rural environments is vitalif we are to deliver on our ambition to make

Scotland a greener, wealthier and fairer,

smarter, healthier and stronger country.

In this event we will explore the ways in

which well-designed green infrastructure and

creatively designed spaces can offer multiple

benefits and can support multiple agendas by

helping to develop communities and places

that are sustainable while attracting residents

and businesses and supporting healthy

lifestyles. These spaces will achieve this

by encouraging the kinds of behaviour that

contribute towards the success of places in

social, economic and environmental terms.

Green infrastructure planning works at

national, regional and local levels and is an

integral component of building well designed

and sustainable communities. Indeed green

infrastructure plays a key role when master

planning both greenfield and regeneration

sites in a sustainable way.

In addition to all of this we will examine how

green infrastructure can help tackle climate

change and how it can advance developments

which will help to reduce Scotlands carbon

footprint while providing solutions for climate

change adaptation.

SESSION ONE

Introduction to Green Infrastructure

In this opening session we examine what isactually meant by Green Infrastructure and

how this works in practice as a response to

environmental needs and government policy.

SESSION TWO

The Role of Green Infrastructure andecology in Urban Environments

With our second session we will explore therole of the planning system and what Green

Infrastructure can do to tackle climate change

issues such as urban drainage and energy

efficiency.

SESSION THREE

The social and health Implications ofGreen Infrastructure

To close the event we will discuss the

additional, non-environmental impacts on the

communities living with Green Infrastructure.

The key areas we will address will be the

potential health, housing and financial

benefits.

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SESSION 1

Introduction to Green

Infrastructure

9.30 Introduction from the Chair

Lori McElroy A+DS/SUST

9:40 Introduction to Green

Infrastructure

Stuart Watson, Senior

Architect, Scottish

Government

10:00 Scotlands response to

Europes 2020 Biodiversity

Strategy

Architecture and Design

Scotland representative

10:20 Green Infrastructure in

Practice

Duncan McLean, LUC

10:40 Q&A

11:00 Break

SESSION 2

The Role of Green

Infrastructure in UrbanEnvironments andEcology

11:20 Greening Green

infrastructure

Roddy Fairley, Programme

Manager of Biodiversity,

Scottish Natural Heritage

The benefits of greener

infrastructure

Examples of existinginfrastructure

The impact on wildlife and

ecology

11:40 The Role of Planning

in Supporting Green

Infrastructure

Craig McLaren, National

Director, Royal Town

Planning Institute

How can planners an

planning help delivergreen infrastructure

Embedding green

infrastructure into the

planning process

Examples of where

planning is playing a

critical role in delivery

12:00 Green Infrastructure as a

Response to Climate Change

and Development; Nature in

the Built EnvironmentTBC

12:20 Q&A

12:40 Lunch

SESSION 3

The Sustainability and

Human Benefi ts of GreenInfrastructure

13:40 The Sustainability of Green

Infrastructure

Euan Hall, Chief Executive,

The Land Trust

The community and

economic benefits of green

space

Effective management and

maintenance Strategies to reduce

financial burdens

14:00 Healthy Places Mean

Healthy People

Scottish Government

representative (invited)

14:20 Improving Health and

Wellbeing by Creating Child

Friendly Communities

Marguerite Hunter-Blair,Chief Executive, Play

Scotland

The role of a national Play

Strategy in creating play

friendly neighbourhoods

Reflecting on the

Rotterdam Norms

Learning for sustainability

14:40 The Impact of Green

Infrastructure on the Labour

MarketPhilip Ford, Skills Strategy

Manager, Construction Skills

15:00 Q&A

15:20 Closing address from

the Chair

Lori McElroy A+DS/SUST

15:30 Close

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