Amenity Diversity

An Environmental Sustainability Indicator. Brief Description: This explores the availability of a range of amenity areas within a geographic area. A range of sub-categories are included which specify the particular amenity area.Relevance to sustainability: Having a diverse amenity in which to live, work and play provides the potential for greater outdoor activity, increasing the health and well-being of a community. A diverse amenity environment can also be engaged with as a learning environment and as a way for humans to arguably re-engage with nature. A greener environment, especially within urban and city areas, provides a cooling control in these heat islands.Unit of Measure: A range of categories could be included, for example:Area (hectare) of: Amenity grassland; Woodland; Total vegetation (e.g. parks); Allotments; Water surface (e.g. lakes).Length (km) of hedgerow.Number of street trees.The overall measure could be aggregated into a rating system (1 - 10), or each sub-indicator is reported as a single item.