Claire McVeigh, Senior Executive Planner, and Kevin Halpenny, Senior Parks Superintendent (Fingal County Council) introduce the Unheard Voices challenge.

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Unheard Voices
Briefing Event
Claire McVeigh, Senior Executive Planner
Kevin Halpenny, Senior Parks Superintendent 16th May 2018
Planning and Strategic Infrastructure

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5. 01/
Engage in projects
with optimism
Work with people
of different
perspectives and
backgrounds
Ask questions and
listen for the needs
of the end user
Search for hidden
insights in
conversations
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05/
Look broad and
wide for initial
inspiration
Develop many
ideas and don’t be
precious with them
Think big, start
small, scale fast
Nurture failure and
mistakes
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09/
Allow processes to
produce outcomes
Work quick and
dirty to try many
Iterations of an
idea
Prototype Implement
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2 test bed locations
• Mulhuddart in Fingal County Council
• Selected city centre area & suburban area in
Cork City Council
Planning and Strategic Infrastructure
Department

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Green Infrastructure Planning
Tolka Valley, Dublin 15
(Mulhuddart Area)
KEVIN HALPENNY
Senior Parks Superintendent
May 2018
Dept. Name

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Green Infrastructure Definition
Dept. Name
• Green Infrastructure is a tool for providing ecological, economic, cultural
and social benefits through nature based solutionsnature based solutionsnature based solutionsnature based solutions, in an urban/peri-
urban environment.
• Nature-based solutions to societal challenges may be defined as
solutions that are inspired and supported by nature, which are costsolutions that are inspired and supported by nature, which are costsolutions that are inspired and supported by nature, which are costsolutions that are inspired and supported by nature, which are cost----
effective, simultaneously providing environmental, social and economiceffective, simultaneously providing environmental, social and economiceffective, simultaneously providing environmental, social and economiceffective, simultaneously providing environmental, social and economic
benefits which help build resilience.benefits which help build resilience.benefits which help build resilience.benefits which help build resilience.
• Green Infrastructure helps understand the goods, services and benefits
nature offers human society (natures contributions to people), and helps
mobilise investments that sustain and enhance these benefits.
AAAA network of seminetwork of seminetwork of seminetwork of semi----natural areas, novel ecosystems andnatural areas, novel ecosystems andnatural areas, novel ecosystems andnatural areas, novel ecosystems and
green space that delivers ecosystem goods, services andgreen space that delivers ecosystem goods, services andgreen space that delivers ecosystem goods, services andgreen space that delivers ecosystem goods, services and
benefits that underpin human wellbenefits that underpin human wellbenefits that underpin human wellbenefits that underpin human well----being and quality of lifebeing and quality of lifebeing and quality of lifebeing and quality of life

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Green Infrastructure & NBS Examples
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• Green infrastructure can provide multiple functionsmultiple functionsmultiple functionsmultiple functions
and benefits on the same spatial area. These functions
can be
1.1.1.1. EEEEnvironmentalnvironmentalnvironmentalnvironmental (e.g. managing water flows; adapting to
climate change)
2. SocialSocialSocialSocial (e.g. health benefits; walking, cycling running
routes),
3.3.3.3. CCCCulturalulturalulturalultural (e.g. spiritual renewal; sense of place)
4.4.4.4. EconomicEconomicEconomicEconomic (e.g. supplying jobs; raising property prices).
(Hard engineering structures - grey infrastructure - is still
needed, but can often be reinforced with nature-based
solutions through green infrastructure.)

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Dev. Plan Objectives
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Objective MULHUDDART 3
Improve and promote links between the
Tolka Valley Park, Blanchardstown Centre
and Mulhuddart Village.
GIM 29 Prepare and Implement a Master
Plan for the Tolka Valley Park

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Tolka Valley, Dublin
Dept. Name

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Tolka Valley Regional Park
Dept. Name
Mulhuddart

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Pobal Deprivation Indices
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Mulhuddart Dublin 15
Demographic Profile
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• Rapid GrowthRapid GrowthRapid GrowthRapid Growth
• Large Young Population almost 50% <25Large Young Population almost 50% <25Large Young Population almost 50% <25Large Young Population almost 50% <25
Years OldYears OldYears OldYears Old
• High % Non Irish BornHigh % Non Irish BornHigh % Non Irish BornHigh % Non Irish Born
• High % Unemployment and with lowerHigh % Unemployment and with lowerHigh % Unemployment and with lowerHigh % Unemployment and with lower
levels of formal educationlevels of formal educationlevels of formal educationlevels of formal education

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