Trees in hard landscapes - getting it right in Greater Manchester

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Trees in hard landscapes - getting it right in Greater Manchester

By Red Rose Forest

Date and time

Thursday, January 29, 2015 · 1:45 - 5pm GMT

Location

The Manchester Museum

Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom

Description

A planner, a civil engineer and an arboriculturist will discuss how Greater Manchester can meet its sustainable growth ambitions using urban trees to deliver multiple benefits and returns on investment. The event will discuss the opportunities to deliver a sustainable integrated infrastructure as explored in the Trees and Design Action Group’s new publication ‘Trees in Hard Landscapes: A Guide for Delivery’.

These include above and below ground solutions for traffic calming; sustainable transport; surface water management; high street regeneration and climate change adaptation.

This event will be chaired by Cllr Derek Antrobus, Assistant Mayor for Strategic Planning at Salford City Council, Chair of the NW Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, Chair of the Red Rose Forest Partnership, member of the GM Planning and Housing Commission and member of the GM Natural Capital Group.

This event is endorsed by CIHT for CPD and the Landscape Institute will accept the event for CPD with attendees completing their own CPD records.

The programme is as follows;

1:45pm

Doors open

2:00pm

Introduction - Greater Manchester’s urban forest and what it could deliver for the city region

Cllr Derek Antrobus

2:15pm

An introduction to Trees in Hard Landscapes: A Guide for Delivery

Anne Jaluzot, Green Infrastructure Planning Consultant

2:30pm

An civil engineers’ perspective on the renewed role for street trees

Stephen O’Malley, Director, Civic Engineers

2:50pm

An arboriculturists’ perspective on the need for improved collaboration for effective working with trees.

Jeremy Barrell, Managing Director, Barrell Tree Consultancy

3:10pm

Refreshment break

3:30pm

More details on what Trees in Hard Landscapes: A Guide for Delivery has to offer

Anne Jaluzot

4:00pm

Q & A looking at two key questions

(i) In your view, what are the main blockers/opportunities urban trees are facing in Greater Manchester?

(ii) How can we put the document to use to respond to this?

All – facilitated by Jeremy Barrell

4:45pm

Potential next steps to develop Greater Manchester's urban forest and to maximise its benefits for the city region

Cllr Derek Antrobus and Tony Hothersall, Red Rose Forest

5:00pm

Close

This event is kindly being supported by The Manchester Museum

FAQs

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

If you have any queries regarding this event please contact Anne Carpenter at Red Rose Forest on 0161 872 1660 or anne@redroseforest.co.uk

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