Trees need to play a more important role in town planning, said architect and masterplanner Sir Terry Farrell upon his appointment as trustee of The Trees and Design Action Group (TDAG).
Sir Terry Farrell claims the value of trees, and the many benefits that these can deliver well beyond the usual qualities of amenity, should play a more important part of a landscape led masterplanning approach.
“Urban trees, as the largest living organisms found in cities, play an essential role in shaping local landscapes and providing life-critical services as part of the green-grey-blue infrastructure mix that sustainable places require," Sir Terry Farrel said.
"If this role is to be maintained and enhanced over the remainder of the 21st century and beyond, then a strategic approach is required. Urban trees should not be considered on a ‘tree by tree’ basis but rather in terms of overall urban trees populations, such that every urban tree contributes to the ‘urban forest’.”
The Trees and Design Action Group was formed in 2007 to increase awareness of the role of trees in the built environment throughout the UK and set out its ambitions in a 10 Point Action Plan (.pdf) that continues to guide its work.
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