The document discusses innovative approaches to parks, including innovative places, uses, environments, funding, and management of parks. It provides examples of parks that demonstrate these innovations, such as Duisburg Nord in Germany, which transformed a former industrial site into a public park, and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, which reused the site of the 2012 Olympics. The presentation argues that innovation is needed in parks to address funding challenges and keep parks relevant.

1. Peter Neal HLF/NESTA Presentation 04/07/2012
We know the value of parks
Innovate
before it’s too late
Rethinking Parks
NESTA / HLF Innovation Day
Peter Neal 4 July 2012
And, we can calculate their financial return But how do we pay for parks?
1 Traditional local authority funding
2 Multi‐agency public sector funding
3 Taxation initiatives
4 Planning and development opportunities
5 Bonds and commercial finance
6 Income‐generating opportunities
7 Endowments
8 Voluntary sector involvement
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2. Peter Neal HLF/NESTA Presentation 04/07/2012
Innovative
Places
Duisburg Nord, Emscher Landscahaftspark Ørestad Syd, Copenhagen
Greenwich Ecology Park Camley Street Nature Park
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3. Peter Neal HLF/NESTA Presentation 04/07/2012
Innovative
Uses
BaNanna Park, Copenhagen Amager Fælled, Copenhagen
Amager Fælled, Copenhagen Parc de la Crapaudine, Nantes
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4. Peter Neal HLF/NESTA Presentation 04/07/2012
Innovative
Environments
Millennium Parklands, Sydney
Emerald Necklace, Boston Beam River Park, Dagenham
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford ODA / Anthony Charlton Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford
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5. Peter Neal HLF/NESTA Presentation 04/07/2012
Innovative End Slide
Funding
Jubilee Gardens, London Queen’s Square, Bristol
River Crane Park, Hounslow
Luisenpark, Manheim www.2012gardens.co.uk
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6. Peter Neal HLF/NESTA Presentation 04/07/2012
Innovative
Management
Emscher Landschafts Park
Northala Fields, Ealing
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