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London Borough of Sutton

… and flood protection. Biodiversity is increasingly being shown to have significant positive impacts on physical and mental health. Native trees are important for biodiversity, and the right trees in the right places can improve air quality. 8. Sutton Council Biodiversity Strategy 9. London Borough of Sutton Residents Survey (2019) 10. The urban heat island effect occurs when urban areas are much…

… | 1918 | Sutton’s Environment Strategy It can be difficult to recognise the benefits of green spaces, because they typically do not have an obvious financial value. ‘Natural capital accounting’ is changing this, by estimating a financial value on the benefits green spaces provide, including flood protection, absorbing carbon dioxide, and supporting biodiversity, as well as the benefits…

… and mental wellbeing.11 Sutton has a good amount of green space but not all green spaces have equal benefits. Well-managed chalk grasslands or wetlands offer far more for biodiversity, carbon sequestration and flood protection than large areas of short mown amenity grass with few species. Sutton has lots of small green spaces and we need to improve the links between them. ‘Green corridors’ support…

… developments are designed to minimise all sources of flood risk and the impact on the surrounding area. Sustainable drainage is one way to reduce the impacts of heavy rain. It works by slowing down the flow of water, storing it and releasing it to the drainage network at a later time, to avoid overwhelming drains and causing flooding. This can be done by storage tanks but also planting…

… change) Retain Sustainable Food City status each year. Work with SES Water to help people reduce their daily water use to 138 litres by 2025. Map of the community flood risk associated with a global 2 degree temperature increase. Community flood risk measures where social vulnerability and exposure to flooding coincide in a neighbourhood. Darker colours mean increased risk. Map…