Study: Reclaiming Birmingham car parks for trees could unlock £287m benefits

Cecilia Keating
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Birmingham introduced a clean air zone this summer
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Birmingham introduced a clean air zone this summer

Green Alliance analysis aims to quantify benefits of reclaiming less than 20 per cent of the city’s car parking spots for green space

Planting trees in underused parking bays in Birmingham could generate up to £287m in public health and societal benefits by 2050, fresh analysis today from Green Alliance has found. The think tank has...

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