Ambitions to re-brand Greater London as a national park sounds like a gimmick, but organisers say it could benefit businesses and the city’s growing population
In London, one in seven children has not visited a green space in the last year and many more enjoy that pleasure just once a year. It is a form of environmental inequality with the poorest children most likely to suffer from what has now been dubbed “nature deficit disorder”. Schemes to connect young Londoners to nature are reportedly failing, having reached just 4% of those aged 11 or younger in the capital.
These statistics, and more like them, are forcing environmental campaigners and businesses to ask searching questions about what kind of place London might become in the next three decades. With city populations rising exponentially, what quality of life can its residents expect if they become so disconnected with the natural world?
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