11 Amendments of Urszula KRUPA related to 2018/2764(RSP)
Amendment 2 #
Recital A
A. whereas Green Infrastructure is understood as a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas with other anthropogenic elements in the environmental features designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services, while incorporating green spaces and other physical featureselements of the geographic environment in rural and urban settings11; _________________ 11 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52013 DC0249
Amendment 6 #
Recital B
B. whereas 72% of the European population live in cities, towns and suburburban areas, and the share of the urban population continues to grow and could reach 80% in 202012; whereas these figures increase the importance of greener citiescities, in which green spaces will occupy an increasing area, in tackling major challenges that our planet is faced with; _________________ 12 https://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/analysin g-and-managing-urban-growth
Amendment 13 #
Recital D
D. whereas green infrastructure, provides ecosystem services that are crucial to our wellbeing, production of urban food, water circulation and retention, the regulation of temperature, the prevention of extreme weather phenomena, the support of biodiversity, including pollinators, improving nutrient cycles and aesthetic, exercise and, wellbeing benefits for its inhabitants and enhancing the value of landscapes, and provides motivation for physical activity;
Amendment 18 #
Recital E
E. whereas green infrastructure helps to reduce the amount of atmospheric CO2 through direct carbon sequestration, reductions in water and wastewater pumping and treatment, the associated energy demands, and reductions in building energy use and in building emissions, by cmontrolling theitoring climate elements, in particular extreme temperatures and precipitation;
Amendment 30 #
Recital G
G. whereas a planted soil and permeable pavements will help water retention and combat urban runoffs better than, unlike asphalt and concrete, which form a layer that is impermeable for rainwater;
Amendment 37 #
Recital I
I. whereas plants purify the air by filtering out the small particles and producing oxygen; whereas the quality of air in our cities has become one of the biggest health challenges we are faced with in Europe today; whereas cleaner air would improve the quality of life of millions of asthma and airways disease sufferers, inhalation allergy and other airways disease sufferers; whereas urban development plans can make a major contribution to the success of this enterprise;
Amendment 43 #
Recital K
K. whereas green infrastructure offers an access to nature for those who would not otherwise be able to enjoy it or who might otherwise find it more difficult to engage with the nature, such as children and the ageing population; whereas it also offers a place to walk pets;
Amendment 55 #
Recital P
P. whereas citizens need to be engaged and empowered in urban planning and when green infrastructure is designed, taking into account the local environmental, social, cultural, economic and technological features;
Amendment 58 #
Recital Q
Q. whereas land use and urbansupervision of land use structure and spatial planning are within the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 61 #
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the impact that greener citiescities, in which green spaces will occupy an increasing area, can have in achieving the goals that were set out in the Paris agreement; underlines the environmental importance greener cities can have in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly with regard to better use of water and soil resources, as well as the potential for improving biodiversity in the urban environment; and the wellbeing of people living in urban areas;
Amendment 98 #
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to act as moderators in the establishment of short- and long-term strategies for developing green spaces in urban areas and to streamline spatial development plans;