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MAKING SPACES
For more than a year , COVID-19 has been disruptive to all our lives , with the repeated lockdowns and periods of isolation affecting people in varied ways , and this has resulted in an increased appreciation of the outdoors and in the expansion and redevelopment of urban spaces to better suit the changing world .
A survey by Natural England demonstrated that 89 % of adults agree that green and natural spaces are good for mental health and general wellbeing , with demands for public spaces particularly prominent among the lower earners , who are less likely to have a home garden or to live close to parks and other outdoor recreation , a problem only enhanced by travel restrictions and lockdowns .
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Utilising our urban and retail spaces , repurposing them to make quality social and green spaces everywhere we can , is among the most important tasks our government faces today .
“ The environment , after all , is where we all meet , where we all have a mutual interest . It is the one thing that all of us share .” – Lady Bird Johnson
It ’ s a testament to the the councils , planners , landscape architects and associated industries , that many areas of the UK have been ahead of this problem .
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