Greener Manchester – As the City Becomes a Pioneer for Urban Greening, What Value Stands to be Unlocked?
- 13th March 2024
- 14:15—15:15
- The Manchester Stand
Speakers
Kat Hanna
Co-Managing Director, London,
Avison Young
Muyiwa Oki
President,
RIBA
Caroline Simpson
Chief Executive,
Stockport Council
David West
Lead Designer,
Mayfield
Moderator
Stephen O’Malley
Chief Executive,
Civic
Details
From Mayfield Park and Ancoats Green, to ground-breaking blue-green workspace roofs and Europe’s largest living wall, incredible new green spaces are emerging across Manchester.
This session with Civic Engineers will explore how we can build on the transformative work that has already been done and be more ambitious in the delivery of green infrastructure? What cost-benefits will green infrastructure bring to the city, and how can we capture the boost to the regional economy?