Briefing: The State of Public Parks

Policy product type
Briefing tailored for LGiU Ireland from LGiU content
Published date
November 24, 2016
Author
Ruth Bradshaw, LGIU Associate
Issues Covered
  • enhancing nature
  • green spaces
  • public parks
Categories
Culture and sport, Health, public health, adult social care, Infrastructure, transport, traffic enforcement, Planning, place-shaping, neighbourhood planning, Regeneration, Sustainability, climate change and the environment

There have been significant cuts to local authority budgets for the upkeep of Ireland’s green spaces. The UK faces the same problem, and this briefing will examine the findings of a British report and explore alternative approaches that local authorities there are adopting for the management of parks.

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