Green Infrastructure - Useful links and research

Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Scottish Biodiversity Strategy: 2020 Challenge

Scotland's Biodiversity: A Route Map To 2020

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

UK National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA)

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity

NatureScot - What benefits does nature provide us?

Biodiversity Scotland - Restoring Ecosystems

Ecological Coherence Definitions in Policy and Practice (Catchpole)

Forest Research – Forest habitat network in Scotland

Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011

NatureScot – Non-Native Species

Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme

ClimateXChange – Examples of ‘no-regret’, ‘low-regret’ and ‘win-win’ adaptation actions

EU Water Framework Directive

River Basin Management Planning Framework

SEPA – Greening our cities by restoring urban rivers

SEPA’s Water Environment Fund (WEF)

EU National Emission Ceilings Directive (NECD)

UK Air Quality Strategy for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Air Quality in Scotland

EU Clean Air Policy Package

Forest Research – Benefits of Green Infrastructure

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Trees & Sustainable Urban Air Quality

SEPA – Green is the New Grey

Low Emission Strategy for Scotland

Scottish Soil Framework

Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

Heat island effect will double cities cost for tackling global warming 

Hedges found to absorb pollution better than trees in “street canyons” 

Building greener cities: nine benefits of urban trees

Delivery of ecosystem services by urban forests

Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015

Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016

Christie Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services

Kilbrandon Lecture – Sir Harry Burns: Healthier Lives: Better Futures

Scottish Community Action Plan – Celebrating Success: Inspiring Change

National Standards for Community Engagement

Scottish Community Development Centre - Useful summary of Community Empowerment Bill

Equality Evidence Toolkit for Public Authorities

Learning, Evaluation and Planning (LEAP)

International Association for Public Participation – Core Values

Mapping economic potential in North East Glasgow - Exploring the case for Asset Based Community Development 

Community Resilience to Climate Change 

Developing the role of community groups in local climate resilience

Community-led regeneration

Achieving a Sustainable Future: Regeneration Strategy

Play Strategy for Scotland: Our Action Plan

The Early Years Framework

Let's Get Scotland Walking: The National Walking Strategy

All Our Futures: Planning for a Scotland with an Ageing Population

Curriculum for Excellence Through Outdoor Learning

Financing urban adaptation to climate change 

National Outcome – Healthier Lives

Good Places, Better Health – A New Approach to Environment and Health in Scotland (Implementation Plan)

Equally Well – Report of the Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities

NHS Health Scotland: A Fairer Healthier Scotland

Equally Well Review 2010: Report by the Ministerial Task Force on implementing Equally Well, the Early Years Framework and Achieving Our Potential

The Scottish Health Survey 2014: Volume 1: Main Report

A More Active Scotland - Building a Legacy from the Commonwealth Games

Let’s Make Scotland More Active: A strategy for physical activity

Community Health Exchange – Health Inequalities In the Community (HIIC)

The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare - Transforming Mental Health and Dementia Provision with the Natural Environment

Designing good mental health into cities: the next frontier for urban design 

Urban greenspaces trigger beneficial changes in the brains of adults 

Doses of Neighbourhood Nature: The Benefits for Mental Health of Living with Nature  

Climate change takes a toll on mental health 

How Climate Change Affects Your Health (Infographic) 

NHS Health Scotland – Socio-Economic Inequalities

The National Performance Framework (NPF)

The Scottish Government’s Economic Strategy

The National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3)

Scottish Planning Policy (SPP)

Green Infrastructure: Design and Placemaking

Creating Places - a policy statement on architecture and place for Scotland

Active Scotland Delivery Plan

Scotland’s Greenspace Map

Architecture & Design Scotland

Scotland’s Regeneration Forum (SURF)

Ecosystems Knowledge Network – summaries of policy and research

• Natural Capital - An introduction

• Natural Capital Accounting

• Spatial Planning

• Economic Value of Ecosystem Services

• Green Infrastructure and Green Networks

• Health & Wellbeing

• Involving People - Community Dialogue

Stalled Spaces Scotland

Stalled Spaces Scotland Toolkit 

Adaptation and Resilience in the Context of Change (ARCC) Network

Green Infrastructure Resource Library (GIRL) 

The Scottish Health Survey 2014: Volume 1: Main Report - References and notes

Snapshots of nature-based solutions in 18 cities

Urban Nature Atlas

Multi-functional benefits of nature based solutions

Building with Nature