Glossary Terms

Urban Greening Factor

UGF is a tool used to improve the provision of green infrastructure and increase the level of greening in urban environments. It enables major developments to demonstrate how they have included urban greening as a fundamental element of site and building design.

Vista

An enclosed view, usually a long and narrow one

Visual clutter

The uncoordinated arrangement of street furniture, signs and other features.

Wayfinding

Better wayfinding means improving the ease with which people can navigate themselves to, from and within a place or development.

Wheeling

Wheeling refers to use of wheeled mobility aids, such as wheelchairs mobility scooters and walking frames. Wheeling is a term that many, but not all, disabled people identify with. It also includes prams, buggies and other modes of transport which may travel on footways, at speeds similar to walking. It excludes cycles and e-scooters.

Permeable paving options