Huge swathes of West and North Dublin have virtually no tree cover

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-Vital they are involved in the decision making process. Councils should make it easy for citizens to be part of the decision making process.

-citizens should be able to nominate

The new ‘licence to vegetalise’ allows Parisians to play a greater role in the plan: if a Parisian wants to green a public space in front of their building, and if there is no competing urban interest, this ‘license’ authorises citizens to move forward and propose a plan to redevelop the space. They will then receive help from the city’s parks department in terms of choosing the right species and set up.

https://news.hackney.gov.uk/residents-asked-to-help-water-new-street-trees-as-borough-hits-2500-mark/

All suburbs should be leafy suburbs

 

Not all green spaces are equal

In neighbourhoods with a tree canopy of 30 percent or more, adults had 31 percent lower odds of developing psychological distress, and 33 percent lower odds of rating their general health as "fair" or "poor" over six years.

Urban green spaces with open grass rather than a tree canopy did not deliver the same benefits.

https://phys.org/tags/tree+canopy/

https://www.ucd.ie/newsandopinion/news/2016/feb/29/affluentareasofdublincityhavemoretreesandgreenspaces/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316441902_Dublin_Tree_Canopy_Study_Final_Report

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