Businesses working out of Liverpool serviced offices will surely be pleased to hear that the City Council has teamed up with the University of Liverpool and Mersey Forest to invest almost £3.5 million of Horizon 2020 European funding in green spaces around the metropolis.
Work on new green corridors is set to begin in the new year, with sites earmarked for development including the Jericho Lane/Otterspool areas, the business and commercial district in the city centre and locations within the Baltic Corridor.
The work will include planting trees, bringing in green walls (or vertical gardens, as they’re often called), building rain gardens and urban drainage systems, as well as enhancing pedestrian and cyclist routes around the city.
Living walls are increasingly being seen in cities all over the world and the benefits can be huge. For example, they can reduce urban heat and smog, keep the air clean of pollutants and dust, offset the carbon footprint of fuel emissions and can even act as a soundproofing barrier for buildings. Interestingly, they can also increase real estate value so if this is a concern of yours it might be an idea to try and incorporate some kind of green wall where you live or work.
“The URBAN GreenUP project is a fantastic opportunity to look at what makes an attractive and useful landscape and how people from all walks of life can reconnect with nature. Delivering the URBAN GreenUP project will place Liverpool at the forefront of European research for Nature-Based Solutions,” Dr Ian Mell from the university said..
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