Policy statements
Background
The Landscape Institute publishes position statements on public policy areas in which the profession has a key role to play.
Why invest in landscape? (2011)
A campaign booklet demonstrating how landscape architects have:
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increased footfall to local business by creating places where people want to spend time;
- increased the sale and rental values of private housing and commercial property;
- optimised the full potential of a housing site for a developer;
- cut development costs through intelligent use of existing landscape features and innovative use of construction waste; and
-put the built and natural environment at the heart of the regeneration process.
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Making it home:
the power of landscape to create good housing (2010)
Aiming to inspire everyone in the business of creating homes and communities to adopt an integrated landscape approach, this policy statement sets out the LI's ten point plan for housing.
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Green infrastructure:
connected and multifunctional landscapes (2009)
We believe that multifunctional and connected green infrastructure must be afforded the same priority as more conventional infrastructure; a priority it rightly deserves given its critical role in addressing a wide range of pressing environmental, social and economic challenges.
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Landscape architecture and the challenge of climate change (2008)
As we confront growing social, environmental and economic concern over the use of our natural resources and the development of sustainable resources, there has never been a more important time to highlight the role of the landscape profession. This Position Statement aims to outline the role of the profession in dealing with both climate change adaptation and mitigation. Find out more | Download.(pdf)
