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British integrated engineering firm demonstrating benefits of NBS in Manchester

Buro Happold, an integrated consulting engineering and advising firm based in the UK, demonstrates the multiple benefits to people and nature that can be gained by implementing NBS in urban spaces. 

In this project, a "formerly derelict" area in central Manchester has been developed into a public park and will include other adjacent buildings and facilities in the future. Increasing urban green space provides many benefits to biodiversity, as well as mitigating the urban heat island effect and improving air quality, preventing flooding, and providing recreational opportunities to residents. 

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