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Green Space - Managing the Future

Government departments, quangos and local authorities are seeing the most severe cuts to public sector budgets seen since the 1920s. Here we chart the, extent and effect of the cuts and how this is changing the way public green space is managed

Cuts And Measures

 

In Depth - Managing the Future

Amenity landscape: The therapeutic role of green space

Amenity landscape: The therapeutic role of green space

27 April 2012

A guide highlighting the role of green space in recuperation should add weight to the battle against budget cuts, practitioners tell Hannah Jordan.

 
 
Amenity - Britain in Bloom on a budget

Amenity - Britain in Bloom on a budget

02 March 2012

Volunteers and business support are key as Britain in Bloom entrants look to make the maximum impact with fewer resources, says Hannah Jordan.

 
 
Green Space Management - How to refocus your service provision

Green Space Management - How to refocus your service provision

06 May 2011

It is now time to look hard at your priorities and learn to do more with less, maintains Sid Sullivan.

 
 
Green Space Management - Managing risk and reputation

Green Space Management - Managing risk and reputation

20 January 2012

Planning a media response is vital to protect your business's reputation, says Sid Sullivan.

 
 
Green Space Management - Take steps to harness volunteers' potential

Green Space Management - Take steps to harness volunteers' potential

18 November 2011

A volunteer strategy adds real value to the service - as well as the participants' CVs, says Sid Sullivan.

 
 
Green Space Management - How to make surveys effective

Green Space Management - How to make surveys effective

04 November 2011

To find out what people want from parks and win funding, you need qualitative data, says Sid Sullivan.

 
 
Green investment

Green investment

02 September 2011

A Merseyside housing body has ambitious plans to transform its green spaces with community help, writes Gavin McEwan.

 
 
Green Space Management - Beware the loss of crucial local knowledge

Green Space Management - Beware the loss of crucial local knowledge

29 July 2011

Park services' memory of the local fabric could be lost as experienced staff are axed, Sid Sullivan warns.

 
 

Green Space Management - Park partnerships key to unlocking finance

26 August 2011

Engaging with development and regeneration will widen park service influence, Sid Sullivan argues.

 
 
How green space managers can manage change in the new world

How green space managers can manage change in the new world

25 March 2011

With budgets now set, green space managers need to review the skills that they will need, how to position the service and which relationships matter, says Sid Sullivan.

 
 
Green Space Management - A park life strategy for planning services

Green Space Management - A park life strategy for planning services

01 July 2011

Positioning your service around the needs of your users will help to protect it, Sid Sullivan advises.

 
 
How to maintain sports pitches in an era of budget cuts

How to maintain sports pitches in an era of budget cuts

17 December 2010

Councils and sports clubs have to provide good playing surfaces even while facing severe cuts. Maureen Keepin reports on the available options.

 
 
CABE guide helps parks survive the spending cuts

CABE guide helps parks survive the spending cuts

28 January 2011

A guide from CABE aims to help green space managers negotiate the public spending cuts, says Gavin McEwan.

 
 
Parks trusts - models of community-run green spaces

Parks trusts - models of community-run green spaces

10 September 2010

Communities taking control of their green spaces is a far from new idea, Jack Sidders discovers.

 
 
How to get the most from hiring out your park

How to get the most from hiring out your park

18 January 2013

The hire of parks requires a marketing plan, a usage strategy and commercial focus, says Sid Sullivan.

 
 

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