Communities and Local Government
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- Communities and neighbourhoods
- Sustainable communities
- Cleaner safer greener communities
- Parks and urban green spaces
Parks and urban green spaces
Good quality, well-designed parks and green spaces make a critical contribution to our neighbourhoods, towns and cities and to people's quality of life and play an important role in creating a sense of place.
The Government recognises the need for a diverse network of green spaces that meet a variety of needs and we are working across Government, agencies and partners to ensure that such environments are fit-for-purpose: clean, safe, attractive and well-maintained. Quality green spaces have been shown to:
- support the local economy, making neighbourhoods more desirable
- enhance physical and mental health
- benefit children and young people
- reduce crime and fear of crime
- support social cohesion
- aid movement between other spaces
- protect biodiversity and enhance the environment.
Our vision is for a renaissance of England's green spaces, so that by 2008 the majority of local areas in England have at least one quality green space - with a Green Flag Award to prove it - and over 75% of people are satisfied with their green spaces.
