How landscaping increases the value of infrastructure
The landscaping aspect of any project is the final layer - the ultimate icing on the cake. For infrastructure projects, landscaping is crucial in the aesthetic design, softening the urban environment and adding significant value for communities, operators, and users.
While landscaping enhances the visual appeal of infrastructure sites, particularly motorways and rail corridors, making them more attractive to the public and creating a positive image, it also provides many functional and environmental benefits, such as improved air quality, noise reduction, habitat for wildlife, supporting biodiversity and regulating the local climate.?
From a safety perspective, landscaping helps to prevent soil erosion and stabilises slopes. Stormwater management is supported through reduced runoff and promoting infiltration, mitigating the risk of flooding and water pollution. Trees and other vegetation provide shade and wind protection and reduce the urban heat island effect making the surrounding area more comfortable and liveable.?
Importantly, horticulture fosters health and well-being for communities and transport commuters. There is significant research on the positive effects of just looking at greenery while immersing in the open space through exercise and physical activity at surrounding parks further increases well-being.?
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Functional and aesthetically pleasing landscapes balance the natural and built environment making infrastructure sites more attractive and visually appealing. They increase the property value in the surrounding areas and boost the local economy.?
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Glascott Landscape & Civil have helped deliver infrastructure projects for over three decades, including notable projects like Sydney Metro Northwest, Western Sydney Airport's Visitors Centre, WestConnex M4 and M5 Motorways, and various parks and community open space along motorway corridors. We're passionate about our work in helping to build resilient cities where people and nature thrive in a symbiotic environment.
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2 年Agree totally but unfortunately many of these improvements go to muck post handover due to poor standard of maintenance or in some cases non existent maintenance. I hate to see public money spent on these projects and then no proper maintenance programs. A good example of the failure in this area is the landscape works associated with the WestConnex project. The maintenance in some locations has been non existent and all the works completed have been for nothing when you look at their current condition.
Creating healthy and happy communities by enhancing public spaces with green and sustainable solutions is what its all about ????
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2 年Love to see layers of green icing added to the cake of Urban Planning