Water resilient places – the role of greenspaces and blue-green infrastructure

Programme and Presentations

• Setting the scene - Julie Procter, greenspace scotland | presentation
  
  
• Strategic context: Water Resilient Places – policy framework | David Faichney, Scottish Government
  
  
  
  
• City-scale: Water Resilience and Blue Green Networks in Edinburgh | Julie Waldron, City of Edinburgh Council | presentation
  
  
• Breakout: Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI) - What’s happening around Scotland? - notes below
  
  
• Connecting parks and creating a green-blue corridor - naturalising the Lyne Burn in Dunfermline | Kevin O’Kane, Fife Council | presentation
  
  
• Managing stormwater and improving greenspaces – a new role for St Leonard’s Park in Dundee | Dawn Lochhead, Scottish Water | presentation
  
  
• Raingarden in action at Zetland Park, Falkirk | Rachel Howlett, Green Action Trust | presentation

Notes from workshop discussions 

Summary notes

• Water resilient greenspaces in action – at different scales
• BGI and NBS for water resilient places – what are the opportunities in your area? What support/info/advice/guidance do you need to realise the opportunities for BGI

Quick links

As shared via Chat 

• greenspace scotland - climate resilience publications
• greenspace scotland - climate resilience case studies
• City of Edinburgh Council - Blue Green Network
• Fife Council - Lyne Burn project
• Scottish Water - A Better Way of Managing Storm Water for St Mary’s, Dundee
• Green Action Trust - Zetland Rain Garden
• 10,000 rain gardens project
• Place Standard Tool with a climate lens

Additional resources - shared after the meeting

• Sustainable rainwater management guidance – The City of Edinburgh Council- these resources are designed to be used and adapted by other Councils