Studies show that high quality Landscape and Ecological design within new developments can increase property values by as much as 34%.
The Landscape Institute’s recent article, Profitable Places: why housebuilders invest in landscape, explores the ways in which house builders can significantly increase the value and desirability of their properties by investing in good quality landscape schemes. For centuries, Landscape Architects and designers have recognised the value of landscape within our towns and cities; from Olmstead’s design for Central Park to the Garden Cities of Ebenezer Howard. This article examines the value that current house buyers place on open space and quality landscapes, and how this is reflected in house prices; with some house prices proven to increase by as much as a third where there were views of a park from the property. The paper examines five case studies to show how this has been implemented successfully and significantly increased the value of the development. To access a copy of the full article, click here. Nature’s Benefits to Health, Wealth and Security The evidence that access to open space and semi-natural areas improves health is just one of the many facts discussed in the new book from Tony Juniper ‘What nature does for Britain’. From the peat bogs and woodlands that help to secure our water supply, to the bees and soils that produce most of the food we eat, Britain is rich in ‘natural capital’. Through vivid first-hand accounts, Juniper takes readers on a journey to a different Britain from the one many assume we inhabit, not a country where nature is worthless or an impediment to progress, but the real Britain, the one where we are supported by nature, wildlife and natural systems at almost every turn.
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