Paying for parks

There is increasing recognition of the value of well-designed, managed and resourced parks and green spaces. Yet finding funding, in particular long-term revenue funding, remains a significant challenge.

Paying for parks: eight models for funding urban green spaces sets out the main funding mechanisms for green spaces, in the UK and abroad. 

It is a useful reference for parks and green space managers and regeneration professionals, as well as a call for a strategic rethink about how we resource these valuable assets.