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3.5 Landscape
3.5 Landscape
3.5 Landscape
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Metropolitan parks
Weekend and occasional
visits by car or public
transport
District parks
Weekend and occasional
visits by foot, cycle, car and
short bus trips
20 hectares 1.2 km
2 hectares 0.4 km
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60 hectares 3.2 km
or more where the
park is appreciably
larger
Local parks
For pedestrian visitors
Characteristics
Variable wherever
feasible
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150m
40 units / hectare
Low permeability
Large variety of uses
accommodated
High wildlife support
65m
70 units / hectare (more flats)
Good permeability
Medium variety of uses
accommodated
Medium wildlife support
35m
55 units / hectare
High permeability
Low variety of uses
accommodated
Low wildlife support
3.5.5 topography
Work with the earth
Working with the grain of the landscape, in topographical as well as climatic,
hydrological and ecological terms, can have economic benefits as well as
reinforcing the sense of place.
Wherever possible align building footprints, streets, sewers and other
watercourses to follow slope contours. This allows building profiles to grow
out of the ground, minimises cut and fill and enables natural gravity-flow
drainage to be utilised.
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3.5.6 microclimate
Consider the influence of the elements
Design creates microclimate - affecting temperature, sunlight and wind
movement. Careful landscape design can considerably enhance comfort on
exposed sites and aid passive solar design of buildings (see 3.4.1). Taking
account of existing local microclimate also ensures that problems such as
frost-pockets are avoided.
Photovoltaic
panel
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3.5.7 management
Establish future management regime
In many instances, local authorities can no longer cope with the
management and maintenance burden of public realm landscaping. It is
critical that high quality levels can be sustained - and this has a bearing on
both the plants and materials selected. This means designing to reduce the
maintenance burden and allowing for ongoing costs. It also presupposes
that management regimes are set up to take on future maintenance
responsibilities, which can take the form of a Development Trust or a
Management Company.
Each open space should be designed with future
management in mind (Tibbalds Monro)
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