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To foster an appreciation of and responsibility
for the unique aspects of local natural, built and cultural environment.
· Promote introduction of environmental management practices and standards.
· Reduce environmental impacts arising from enterprise/community development.
· Identify and audit key components of local environmental quality.
· Promote landscape management and land use policy.
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Manage,
develop and promote local cultural environmental and heritage resources.
· Develop the Eco-labelling concept as the core development driver in the Lee Valley.
· Use financial development supports as a means of achieving conservation and environmental objectives.
· Use local heritage and culture to foster pride in local landscape and farming traditions.
· Recognition of environmental quality as aid to economic development.
· Restoration of key components of local environment and landscape ( dry stone walling, paint finishes, hedging, etc)
- Introduce environmental auditing and monitoring for Fuchsia Brand participants
- Identify threats to the local environment arising from economic growth/prosperity
- Develop a community greening initiative to enhance landscaping, commercial and residential premises, signage, litter and recycling
- Devise and deliver an ecology programme for primary schools
- Develop “Eco-counselling” service to provide information resource and mentor facility for local enterprise and communities
- Develop a conservation strategy to assist the preservation of habitats, streetscapes, vistas and local architectural integrity
- Link development incentives to quality criteria in the preservation and enhancement of the local environment
- Establish demonstration projects relating to sustainable building design and conservation.
- Document the key features, buildings, structures and landscapes that confer the regions unique identity.
- Develop “pocket parks”,( green/sedentary or hard/active) using incidental parcels of open space created through development of new roads, housing, industrial development, derelict sites, etc
- Promote landscape and heritage restoration by developing the region’s local industrial heritage such as railways, creameries, mills, mines, quarries etc. for visitor/community/amenity use.
- Promote a road/landscape enhancement initiative through selective planting of broadleaf and wildflower species.
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Develop a landscape/woodland gallery as interface between natural
environment and local artistic tradition
- Number of habitats or landscapes enhanced or preserved
- Number of enterprises meeting defined environmental standards
- Number/proportion of individuals, enterprises and community bodies assisted through formal eco-counselling
- Number/Proportion of development projects /initiatives containing environmental dimension
- Number of buildings/structures developed from demonstration models and sustainable designs
- Number of development initiatives assisted in sourcing of alternative public/private funding
- Number of key structures, distinctive buildings, etc. preserved or enhanced
- Derelict sites or buildings developed or enhanced
