{"id":4012,"date":"2026-02-13T17:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T17:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/?page_id=4012"},"modified":"2026-02-15T12:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T12:10:51","slug":"toolkit-urban-gardens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/?page_id=4012","title":{"rendered":"Toolkit &#8211; Urban Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4012\" class=\"elementor elementor-4012\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d02cdc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d02cdc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3db4628\" data-id=\"3db4628\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0d7fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c0d7fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"background: #466122; color: white;\">URBAN GARDENS<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9c5c9 elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"ae9c5c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Who<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1834\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1834\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Why<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" aria-expanded=\"false\">About<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1831\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1831\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\"><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4016\" src=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/urban-gardens-1-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/urban-gardens-1-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/urban-gardens-1.avif 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p style=\"color: black; font-size: 18pt;\">Urban gardens are located in public spaces and involve people living in the neighbourhood coming together to grow produce and\/or maintain the garden.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Who<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1832\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1832\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\"><p style=\"color: black; font-size: 18pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4017 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/urban-gardens-2Volunteers-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/urban-gardens-2Volunteers-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/urban-gardens-2Volunteers.avif 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Community groups interested in developing and maintaining a community garden.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1833\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1833\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><div style=\"display: flex; gap: 1em;\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2716 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-of-Asian-volunteering-for-planting-a-tree-in-the-park-300x119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"504\" height=\"196\" \/><\/p><p>Relevant local community projects and leaders could be invited to collaborate to develop and run an urban garden. \u00a0Assistance could be given by a park charity or local authority \u00a0with the planning, designing and implementation of the project.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1834\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Why<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1834\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1834\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2726 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-Books-in-the-Park-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-Books-in-the-Park-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hosting.northumbria.ac.uk\/urbangreenspacegovernance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Holding-Books-in-the-Park.avif 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Park charities and local authorities can engage with existing or new community projects through sharing resources i.e. staff, volunteers, money, ideas and time. By taking a step back and supporting the project and not running it, long-lasting relationships with the community can be formed to help improve parks and green spaces.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62279ae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62279ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Overview of the Engagement Tool\/Innovation:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\">Urban gardens\u00a0are located in public spaces and involve people living in the neighbourhood coming<br \/>together to grow produce and\/or maintain the garden.\u00a0Park charities and<br \/>local authorities can collaborate with and support these communities in this<br \/>endeavour e.g. by sharing expertise, resources and volunteers. \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Role in decision-making:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;\">Citizens and volunteers can have significant scope for shaping urban green spaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e679b1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e679b1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d22214\" data-id=\"7d22214\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d9704 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d9704\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Empowering \u2013 <\/strong>These are public led and orientated projects and as such provide citizens and volunteers scope for shaping urban green spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3714a09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3714a09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133b357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"133b357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-88e3475 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88e3475\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-91dd352\" data-id=\"91dd352\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f212b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f212b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1\" class=\"KaEeLN comp-l7gg6e1q1\"><div class=\"\" data-mesh-id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1inlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\"><div data-mesh-id=\"comp-l7gg6e1q1inlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\"><div id=\"comp-l7gg6e1s1\" class=\"Z_l5lU ku3DBC zQ9jDz qvSjx3 Vq6kJx comp-l7gg6e1s1 wixui-rich-text\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\"><p class=\"font_7 wixui-rich-text__text\"><strong>Hard to reach groups <\/strong>\u2013 groups who tend to participate can be from low-income communities.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbb2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fbb2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7702319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7702319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-118a4b3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118a4b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b57bf5\" data-id=\"7b57bf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed3736 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ed3736\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suitable for: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">This method would be suitable for small scale projects that can be easily managed by local communities and groups. It would also be good for community engagement and relationship building with collaborating organisations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edcc36a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edcc36a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28e2117\" data-id=\"28e2117\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9eec20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9eec20\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dce625e\" data-id=\"dce625e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-419546d\" data-id=\"419546d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3d046f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3d046f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Resources needed:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Resources \u2013<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"> resources would differ from project to project.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Staff and time <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u2013 staff and volunteer time and support could be provided.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e61552 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e61552\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7734cf2\" data-id=\"7734cf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1862e0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1862e0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"font-style: inherit; 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font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">Encourages the development of more green spaces.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5749d4\" data-id=\"a5749d4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d248c59 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d248c59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: normal;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; 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text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;\">Sources, good practice and case studies:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Nemoto, E. 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