On the brink: UK-wide HLF study warns of impending threats to parks gains

摘要

Nearly half of UK councils are considering selling off or otherwise disposing of the management of green spaces under their control, while public demand for parks is at a record high, research by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has found.In its much-anticipated The State of UK Public Parks 2014 Renaissance to risk? the HLF has described a picture of a public parks landscape largely in good health but now teetering on the brink of serious decline, thanks to ongoing funding cuts.