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Physical and mental health and wellbeing
Community cohesion and identity
Biodiversity and access to nature
Climate change and the environment
3 What challenges are facing the parks sector?
Competing demands and tensions between park users
The impact of funding reductions
Access to revenue and capital funding
Unequal distribution of parks and green spaces
Access to green spaces in deprived areas
United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11.
Impact on children and young people
Impact on people with disabilities
4 How can we secure a sustainable future for parks?
Innovation and alternative approaches
A statutory duty to provide and maintain parks
Parks and green space strategies
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
7 February 2017