Greening without borders, for greening private gardens in a public-private approach

GwB is an experimental public-private approach to raising and greening as much land as possible by targeting private gardens in a collective-action green infrastructure project. Piloted in a deprived port neighbourhood, an innovative, integrated model creates social and economic opportunities through the greening of 4 large communal spaces and 90 individual gardens. A community cooperative entity is designed to offer green skills and employment opportunities to 95 residents and deliver shared-use projects to the wider community in the rehabilitated green spaces. The project is underpinned and sustained by an innovative green fund designed to incentivise further greening of the neighbourhood. Greening Without Borders aims to change the way cities and individuals take action to increase both environmental and social resilience in a neighbourhood.