Green and blue infrastructure network benefits

The city has a variety of open spaces, both public and private, many of which have the potential to be connected to form an integrated green and blue infrastructure network capable of serving many functions and delivering significant benefits for Belfast. This incorporates other green and blue infrastructure, such as paths and greenways, rivers and water bodies, nature sites, key civic spaces and woodlands and street trees in a network that would provide benefits for recreation and sports, tourism, visual amenity, biodiversity, ecosystem services, active transport network, flood prevention, health and wellbeing. It will help to build sustainable and resilient communities, in mitigating the impacts of environmental change, promoting a healthy living agenda and safeguarding biodiversity.