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Glasgow City Region

Greenspace in Glasgow City Region local authorities
greenpace perc urban GCRThe chart above compares greenspace and publicly accessible greenspace as a percentage of urban areas across the Glasgow City Region local authorities. In these local authorities, greenspace accounts for 53%-64% of the urban area, but when publicly accessible greenspace is solely considered it only makes up 32%-50% of the urban area. East Renfrewshire has the lowest percentage of publicly accessible greenspace (31.7%), while North Lanarkshire has the highest percentage (50.3%).

Greenspace per 1,000 people in Glasgow City Region local authorities
greenpace per 1000 GCRGlasgow has the smallest area of greenspace and publicly accessible greenspace per 1,000 people in the Glasgow City Region, while North Lanarkshire has the largest area of greenspace and publicly accessible greenspace per 1,000 people.

Notes

Publicly accessible greenspace is defined as all greenspace excluding private gardens.

The charts presented above come from the Third State of Scotland’s Greenspace Report published in 2018.

Further reading under ‘Greenspace’