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behaviour for 5 miles (approx. 8 km) of greenway developed and added to an existing greenway along a river. None of these interventions included any promotion or
marketing campaign of the new trails/greenways.
Case Study: Connswater Community Greenway, Belfast, Northern
Ireland, UK
Developed by the East Belfast Partnership and led by Belfast City Council,
the Connswater Community Greenway provides 9 km of linear park running
along the course of the Connswater, Knock and Loop Rivers. The project,
which cost approximately €47,000,000, was funded through the Big Lottery
Fund, Belfast City Council and the Department for Social Development. The
intervention delivers multiple social and environmental outcomes through the
provision of foot and cycle paths for physical activity, tourism and heritage
trails, hubs for education, and elements of the East Belfast Flood Alleviation
Scheme. Social engagement occurred in parallel with physical changes to the
intervention site. A so-called ‘bottom-up’ approach was applied, which
involved the employment of a full-time community support officer. This project also recognizes that green space interventions are long-term investments
as reflected by the 40-year management and maintenance plan for the greenway that was developed from the outset (Fig. 17.2).
Fig. 17.2 Connswater Community Greenway delivers social and environmental outcomes.
(Image: Connswater Community Greenway Trust)
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behaviour for 5 miles (approx. 8 km) of greenway developed and added to an existing greenway along a river. None of these interventions included any promotion or
marketing campaign of the new trails/greenways.
Case Study: Connswater Community Greenway, Belfast, Northern
Ireland, UK
Developed by the East Belfast Partnership and led by Belfast City Council,
the Connswater Community Greenway provides 9 km of linear park running
along the course of the Connswater, Knock and Loop Rivers. The project,
which cost approximately €47,000,000, was funded through the Big Lottery
Fund, Belfast City Council and the Department for Social Development. The
intervention delivers multiple social and environmental outcomes through the
provision of foot and cycle paths for physical activity, tourism and heritage
trails, hubs for education, and elements of the East Belfast Flood Alleviation
Scheme. Social engagement occurred in parallel with physical changes to the
intervention site. A so-called ‘bottom-up’ approach was applied, which
involved the employment of a full-time community support officer. This project also recognizes that green space interventions are long-term investments
as reflected by the 40-year management and maintenance plan for the greenway that was developed from the outset (Fig. 17.2).
Fig. 17.2 Connswater Community Greenway delivers social and environmental outcomes.
(Image: Connswater Community Greenway Trust)
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