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Resources

greenspace scotland has developed a wide range of resources including guidance, research, statistics and funding sources.

If you've got a question about getting involved with your local greenspace, check out Your community greenspace

If the publication or resource you are looking for is not available please contact [email protected]

Audits, Strategy and Quality

Open space standards and greenspace quality guide

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  • Developing Open Space Standards - web resource, June 2013
  • Developing Open Space Standards - supplementary report, June 2013
  • Developing greenspace standards: framework and pathfinder projects - interim report, January 2012
  • Open space audits and strategies, review of practice in Scotland, September 2010
  • Greenspace quality – a guide to assessment, planning and strategic development, 2008
  • Greenspace quality – a guide to assessment, planning and strategic development (summary), 2008

Published: 19th January, 2021

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Better Outside

Using our spaces more to provide examples, ideas, inspiration and resources for taking indoor activities outside.

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  • Introduction and Contents
  • Art, Culture & Heritage Outside
  • Taking Cinema Outdoors
  • Free Range Community Centres
  • Let's Keep Growing
  • Outdoor Play & Learning
  • Employability & Skills
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Youth Work al Fresco
  • Technical Resources

  • Full Resource Park

  • Better Outside Ideas Source Book - If you would like a copy of the Better Outside Ideas Source Book please contact [email protected]

Published: 10th January, 2021

Updated: 15th December, 2023

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Climate Change

Adapting greenspaces to meet climate change challenges

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  • Lyne Burn Project case study - June 2024
  • Weathering Change - Summary Report, 2018
  • Weathering Change - Full Report, 2018

  • Park Power report, March 2016

  • Central Glasgow Urban Greening Case Study, June 2014

  • Five Streets programme report, October 2013
  • Five Streets report George Street, September 2013
  • Five Streets report Saracen Street, September 2013

  • Dunfermline Public Park - climate change park report, August 2013

  • Hazlehead Park - climate change park report, February 2013
  • Hazlehead Climate Change Park - update, December 2016

  • Retrofitting urban parks to deliver climate change action - all resource sheets, June 2012
  • Typical park image 'Before' and 'After' climate change action

  • Developing the role of greenspace in climate change mitigation and adaptation, July 2011

Published: 28th April, 2018

Updated: 3rd June, 2024

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Community Placemaking

Reports from placemaking projects

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  • Barrhead Green Network - a placemaking approach to developing a green network
  • Dunfermline Town Centre - a placemaking approach driven by greenspace and public spaces led and facilitated by young people
  • Transforming Rex Park and Lyneburn corridor greenspaces - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, July 2016
  • Transforming Forth's greenspaces - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, July 2016
  • Learning Case Study - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, Dunfermline July 2016
  • Learning Case Study - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, Forth July 2016
  • Learning Case Study - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, Lambhill July 2016
  • Community Placemaking - investigating the impact, review report, March 2013
  • Westfield, West Lothian, community placemaking report, April 2012
  • Westfield community placemaking report summary, April 2012
  • Ruchazie, Glasgow, placemaking report, April 2012
  • Ruchazie placemaking report summary, April 2012
  • Rothesay Town Centre placemaking report, September 2010
  • Ardrishaig placemaking report, December 2009
  • Lochside and Summerville, Dumfries placemaking report, November 2009
  • Tarbolton placemaking report, May 2008
  • Lochside, Ayr placemaking report, April 2008

Published: 26th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Greenspace Mapping

The State of Scotland's greenspace

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  • Third State of Scotland's Greenspace Report (2018)
  • Second State of Scotland's Greenspace Report (2012)

Published: 24th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Growing Spaces

Our Growing Community publications and Local Food Growing Strategy learning notes

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Developing Local Food Growing Strategies - series of learning notes

  • Learning Note 1: A proposed process
  • Learning Note 2: Site assessment matrix
  • Learning Note 3: Dig in Falkirk
  • Learning Note 4: East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Learning Note 5: Aberdeen City Council

Using OS Greenspace to find potential land for community growing and allotments

Our Growing Community

  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - full set of guidance notes
  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - poster
  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - how to use this pack
  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - community growing matrix
  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - community growing approaches - an overview
  • Community Growing in Scotland 2011

Case Studies

  • Alloa Allotments Association Keilarsbrae, Sauchie
  • Menstrie Primary School Garden
  • Ochil Community Garden Ben Cleuch Centre, Tillicoultry
  • Tullibody Community Garden Carseview, Tullibody

Published: 22nd April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Health

Greenspace and health research, outcomes framework and health impact assessment, green health prescribing and health estate audits

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  • Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace and Health Strategic Framework
  • North Ayrshire Green Health Framework

  • Biodiversity & Climate Change Audit of the NHS Lothian green estate - Technical report
  • Biodiversity & Climate Change Audit of the NHS Lothian green estate - Summary report

  • Green Health Prescribing: its role in Lothian’s COVID-19 recovery - Full Report
  • Green Health Prescribing: its role in Lothian’s COVID recovery - Briefing

  • Greenspace and health outcomes framework, February 2010
  • Health impact assessment of greenspace – a guide, June 2008
  • The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review, October 2007
  • The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review, summary, October 2007

Published: 20th April, 2018

Updated: 22nd August, 2024

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Outcome Planning and Evaluation

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  • Greenspace and health outcomes framework, February 2010
  • The greenspace LEAP framework, flyer, 2005
  • The greenspace LEAP framework, guide, 2005

Published: 18th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Policy Connections

Making the links between policy and greenspace

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  • Making the links, greenspace for a more successful and sustainable Scotland, March 2009
  • Towards a mentally flourishing Scotland – the role of greenspace. Network seminar summary and consultation response, February 2008
  • Does the view improve your quality of life, brochure, 2007

Published: 16th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Research and Surveys

Reports from greenspace research and surveys

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  • Greenspace Use and Attitude Survey 2017 - Full Report
  • Greenspace Use and Attitude Survey 2017 - Executive Summary

  • State of UK's Public Parks 2016 (external link)
  • State of UK's Public Parks 2014 (external link)

  • Scotland’s People and Nature Survey 2013-14 - Urban greenspace findings
  • greenspace scotland - omnibus survey, 2011
  • greenspace scotland – omnibus survey, August 2007
  • greenspace scotland – omnibus survey, January 2005
  • Second State of Scotland's Greenspace Report, 2012
  • State of Scotland’s greenspace, 2009
  • greenspace scotland – omnibus survey, 2009
  • Public views on Scotland’s greenspace (2004-2009), briefing note, 2009
  • greenspace and quality of life: a critical literature review, August 2008
  • greenspace and quality of life: a critical literature review, executive summary, August 2008
  • The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review, October 2007
  • The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review, summary, October 2007

  • demonstrating the links - action research on greenspaces, briefing note, 2008

Published: 14th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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SROI

Social Return on Investment

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  • Capturing the changes that count - a review of greenspace scotland's SROI programmes and projects, November 2013
  • Collation of SROI study outcomes - greenspace scotland, November 2013
  • Social Return on Investment, working with community groups, report, 2011
  • Social Return on Investment, in simple terms, briefing note, 2011
  • Greenspace is good…and we’ve proved it, programme summary report, 2011
  • Greenspace is good…and we’ve proved it, summary report, 2011

Published: 12th April, 2018

Updated: 27th May, 2024

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Stalled Spaces

Delivering community and environmental benefits through temporary greenspace

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  • Stalled spaces – delivering community and environmental benefits through temporary greenspace, October 2010

Published: 10th April, 2018

Updated: 23rd January, 2019

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Young Placechangers

Reports and toolkits for greenspace scotland’s Young Placechangers programme

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  • Young Placechangers in Action
  • Young Placechangers Toolkit

  • This Must be Our Place – 0. Introduction
  • This Must be Our Place – 1. The place you’re in
  • This Must be Our Place – 2. Encounters in our place, go public
  • This Must be Our Place – 3. The politics of what makes a place
  • This Must be Our Place – 4. Green interventions in our place

  • Young Placechangers Evaluation report

Published: 31st March, 2018

Updated: 12th January, 2022

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