How can the built environment and nature combat climate change together?
Greening the City: How can the built environment and nature combat climate change together?
Part of the #INGdebates series. Follow @INGmedia for further updates
Finding a way to successfully co-exist with nature has been a long running challenge for our society, particularly in cities, towns and public spaces. The past year has forced us outside, increasing our contact with nature and raising awareness of how we both harm and help the natural world. In the built environment, conversations on sustainability and a ‘green recovery’ have highlighted the need for innovative urban design that contributes to combatting climate change while also providing communities with accessible outdoor provision.
With so many initiatives and approaches, from achieving net zero, ESG and offsetting, to rewilding, green walls and biodiversity net gain: How can the built environment come together to develop sustainable spaces that not only support our wellbeing but also contribute to climate action? What role does green infrastructure have in reconnecting people with nature and by extension place? How can design allow nature and wildlife to flourish? How do we avoid ‘greenwashing’ to deliver meaningful change?
Watch our virtual debate with an expert group of panellists:
(Chair) Leanne Tritton, Managing Director, ING Media,
(@leannetritton)
Simon Pitkeathley, CEO Camden Highline and Camden Town Unlimited,
(@pitkeathley)
James Lord, Landscape Architect and Partner, HTA Design LLP,
(@lordjames)
Charlotte Harris, Director, Harris Bugg,
(@HarrisBugg)
Rachel Fisher, Deputy Director Land Use Policy, DEFRA,
(@RachelAFisher)
*Image credit: HTA Design LLP Cator Park, Kidbrooke Village
