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Atlantic Gateway Parklands
Richard Tracey - Interim Project Director
The Landscape for Prosperity
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1. Accelerating Growth
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I want to see the Atlantic Gateway go from being a brilliant concept to a transforming reality
George Osborne Chancellor of the Exchequer
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Atlantic Gateway investment area
Atlantic Gateway Connectivity
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Atlantic Gateway Investment Priorities
1. Liverpool2 2. Liverpool Waters 3. Wirral Waters: 4. Liverpool J L Airport 5. Ince Park 6. 3MG 7. Mersey Gateway 8. Sci-Tech Daresbury 9. Omega 10. Warrington Waters 11. Northern Hub 12. Port Salford 13. MediaCityUK 14. Airport City 15. HS2
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International Comparators
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City growth
© Arup Conurbations of Great Britain
Rebalancing the economy
Drivers for Cities The proposition
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Cheshire & Warrington LNP!
GM Natural Capital Group (LNP)!
Nature Connected !!
Partnership Geography
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2. Atlantic Gateway Parklands
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Landscape character assessment Landscape character areas
The Evidence Base Landscape character
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The Evidence Base Topography and views
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The Evidence Base Adapting the Landscape Strategy, 2009
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The Context
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The Evidence Base Case study: Children’s Health Park – Alder Hey, Liverpool
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3. Parklands PLACE and Projects
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Parklands PLACE
Green infrastructure benefits © Arup
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Green infrastructure benefits © Arup
Parklands PLACE
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Landscape for Prosperity
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Parklands PLACE The Landscape for Prosperity will be delivered through
'Planned Landscapes and Creative Environments'
Strategic Environmental Initiatives A direct link to the key Atlantic Gateway economic assets and delivery within the first 3–5 years of the Parklands initiative.
Emergent Environmental Assets
Natural assets that will act as a competitive advantage in attracting and retaining talent and investment.
Strategic Flood Defence Existing Landscape Assets The critical natural assets up-stream of key developments through Green Infrastructure and natural capital investments.
Transformational partner initiatives which will create a landscape which is liveable and investment ready.
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives Irwell River Park
Salford Meadows Bridge, winning design by Tonkin Liu with Arup Salford Meadows Bridge, winning design by Tonkin Liu with Arup
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives Port Salford Greenway
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives Great Manchester Wetlands
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Visualisation of Mersey Gateway Bridge Pinch point analysis
Strategic Environmental Initiatives Mersey Gateway Nature Park
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives Bridgewater Way (Daresbury)
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives GreenPrint for Growth
GreenPrint for Growth strategic framework (Parkinson Inc)
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
GreenPrint for Growth
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
In the beginning a big blank Everton Park
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
It all starts with a park, Everton Park ..... a park which will
use beauty as a competitive advantage
to attract wealth, talent and investment.
from Bruce Mau, 2010
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
Prepared by James Corner Field Operation, 2012
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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Everton Park – 800 years of history in one view
Image by Mark Loudon www.markloudon.com
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
Sky Pier, Liverpool
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Strategic Environmental Initiatives
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4. Next Steps
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Parklands Recommendations
Delivering the Landscape for Prosperity demands a generational timescale. Our recommendations are:
To Investors All developments should contribute to GI and environmental improvement – AG’s CEF is an exemplar
For planning & economic development
Natural Accelerate the pace of collaboration and innovation
To the UK Government To the Third & Environmental Sectors Support AG Parklands as a special initiative of national importance by aligning government agencies to its delivery
The vital importance of natural capital and environmental quality must be mainstreamed
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The issue of sustainability is here to stay
Armed with wealth and the best of
health, in the future when all’s well