Green spaces articles
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International Amsterdammers can vote on green spaces plan
None-EU nationals may be excluded from the June 6 EU parliamentary election, but everyone who has lived officially in Amsterdam for at least five years will be able to vote in an advisory referendum about the city’s green spaces. The council policy document on the city’s “hoofdgroenstructuur” runs to 90 pages and outlines which different types of green spaces there are in the Dutch capital and what should be protected, thereby ruling out residential or other development. The city’s current...
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Students credited for innovative green space ap design
Ten talented students from Heworth Grange School, part of Consilium Academies, have been praised for their conceptualisation of an app to help local people access green spaces. The team’s proposal aimed to facilitate access to nearby green spaces for both students and residents in the local community. Their proposal included comprehensive strategies to improve the safety and inclusivity of these spaces, particularly for those with disabilities and those living in urban areas without many...
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MPP Dowie proposes new classification for Ontario's urban green spaces
A local member of provincial Parliament is pushing for a new classification to help protect natural urban areas in Ontario. MPP Andrew Dowie (PC — Windsor-Tecumseh), who is also an assistant to the minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, introduced Bill 193 in the Ontario legislature this week. If passed, the Provincial Parks and […]