A presentation on the 'Adapting the Landscape' framework prepared for the lower Mersey basin in 2009/10.

1. Manchester and Liverpool City Regions
Final Report
Adapting the Landscape Accelerating Growth across the
Manchester and Liverpool City Regions
Final Report

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GERMANY
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9. Manchester
St. Helens
Liverpool
Warrington
Widnes
Runcorn

10. ACCESS TO
OUTDOORS
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ACTION FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE
Liverpool
FOOD / ENERGY
SECURITY
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13. Mersey Bioregion
Scenario One
Underutilised open land with biomass potential (grades 3 & 4) Known existing potential projects
Underutilised open land with biomass potential (grades 3 & 4) Underutilised open land with food growth potential (grades 1 & potential projects
Known existing potential projects Further 2) Port of Liverpool and Manches
Underutilised open land with food growth potential (grades 1 & 2) Port of Liverpool and Manchesterintensity with biomass potential (grade 3)
Land farmed at a low Ship Canal port investment Wind turbines (wind speeds of 6 to 8 metres economic env
Newlands - new per second)
Land farmed at a low intensity with biomass potential (grade 3) Newlands Existing productive
- new economic environments through woodlandsexisting potential projects
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Port potential projects Recycling / waste management
Existing productive agricultural land (predominantly grade 3)
Underutilised open land with food growth /potential (grades 1 & 2)
Recycling waste management
Land farmed at a low intensity with biomass potential (grade 3) - golf course, quarry,PortNewlands -woodland, etc. environments through woodlands
Other open land use country park, new Manchester Ship Canal portMersey tidal power
of Liverpool and economic investment Wind
Other open land use - golf course, quarry, country park,Land farmed at a low intensity with biomass potential (grade 3)
woodland, etc. Mersey tidal power Newlands - new economic environments through Biomass power generation
woodlands
Increased food production through allotments and community gardens
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Increased food production through allotments and community gardens Biomass power generation
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Settlements
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Settlements Energy from waste
Existing productive agricultural land (predominantly grade 3) Recycling / waste management
Other open land use - golf course, quarry, country park, woodland, etc. Mersey tidal power
Other open land use - golf course, quarry, country park, woodland, etc. Mersey tidal power
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17. shipping terminal
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Canal port investment
Mersey Gateway
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Lifestyle
New employment location
Other open land use – golf
Post-panamax container
course, quarry, cemetery etc
shipping
Settlements terminal
Lower Mersey Basin
Manchester Shipping
and major urban areas
Canal port investment
Housing site of more
than 200 dwellings
Mersey Gateway
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Lifestyle
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18. Lower Mersey Basin
and major urban areas
Lifestyle
Housing site of more
than 200 dwellings
Other open land use – golf
Major mixed-use scheme
course, quarry, cemetery etc
Play Settlements
Lower Mersey Basin
Registered and country parks
and major urban areas
Delamere Forest
Housing
National cycleways site of more
than 200 dwellings
Regional cycleways
Major mixed-use scheme
Mersey waterfront
New leisure destinations
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19. Major mixed-use scheme
Lower Mersey Basin
and major urban areas
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Housing site of more
than 200 Registered and country parks
dwellings
Major mixed-use scheme
Delamere Forest
Play National cycleways
Regional cycleways
Registered and country parks
Delamere Forest waterfront
Mersey
National cycleways destinations
New leisure
from industrial sites
Regional cycleways
Country houses and estates
Mersey waterfront
Country parks on
New leisure destinations sites
former industrial
from industrial sites
Newlands
Country houses and estates
Energy
Country parks on Food

20. Energy Food
Mersey tidal power Existing productive a
Wind farm New forest farms
Areas with wind farm potential
Underutilised and low intensity farmed
open land with biomass potential
Food Environment
Existing productive agricultural land Waste management
New forest farms Urban greening

21. Food Environment
Existing productive agricultural land Waste management
New forest farms Urban greening
Environment Creativity

22. Environment Creativity
Waste management Innovation zone
Urban greening Landscape icons (pub
Innovation cluster
University expansion

23. Creativity Connection
Innovation zone Waterways
Landscape icons (public art) Railways
Innovation cluster Motorways
University expansion

24. Connection
Waterways
Railways
Motorways
18/19

25. Landscape: adapted
Potential outcomes

26. Hartshead Power Station
Possible signature project

27. Signature project - Irwell City Park
Irwell City Park
Possible signature project

28. Signature project - Mosslands Carbon Bank
Mosslands Carbon Bank
Possible signature project

29. Signature project - Lower Gowy Marshes
Lower Gowy Marshes
Possible signature project

30. Signature project - The Dream, St Helens
The Dream, St Helens
Possible signature project

31. Signature project - Greening Fiddlers Ferry
Greening Fiddlers Ferry
Possible signature project

32. Upper Mersey Valley Forest Park
Possible signature project

33. Signature project - Liverpool Riverlands
Liverpool Riverlands
Possible signature project

34. Kings Dock Park
Possible signature project

35. Signature project - The Mersey Observatory
Mersey Observatory
Possible signature project

36. Signature project - Bromborough Pool
Bromborough Pool
Possible signature project

37. Agriculture, food and productivity
Signature theme

38. Signature theme - coppicing, food waste, energy
Energy, biomass, waste
Signature theme

39. DIY Downshifters
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Signature theme

40. Access, proximity and connectivity
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Signature theme

41. Signature theme - greening the city
Greening the City
Signature theme

42. Health & wellbeing
Signature theme

43. Manchester and Liverpool City Regions
Final Report
Adapting the Landscape Accelerating Growth across the
Manchester and Liverpool City Regions
Final Report