Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Presents plans for the development of green infrastructure, specifically a network of greenways connecting towns and cities to the countryside throughout Northern Ireland, for the purposes of developing safe traffic-free environment for health, active travel and leisure.
Subjects
- Nature conservation
- Environmental planning/land
- Planning and development
- Natural environment
Publisher History
The Department for Infrastructure (DFI) is one of nine Northern Ireland departments, responsible for: regional strategic planning and development policy; transport strategy and sustainable transport policy; public transport policy and performance; road safety and vehicle regulation policy; provision and maintenance of all public roads; river and sea defence maintenance and the construction of flood alleviation schemes; provision of flood maps and risk information; policy on water and sewerage services among others. Formerly Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department for Regional Development, Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland and Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland, Planning Service.