Glossary
Active Travel Active Travel is travelling by walking or cycling. Walking or cycling as part of a commute is considered active travel. Affordable Housing Owner-occupied or shared ownership housing provided at a price below the market value. Appropriate Assessment (AA) An ecological assessment of the likely impact of any plan, programme, or project on the conservation objectives of Special Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation, European Sites (formerly Natura 2000 sites) protected by Irish and European law. Biodiversity The variety of plants and animals that makes up the natural environment, including species richness, ecosystem complexity and genetic variation. Blueways A network of multi-activity recreational trails based on or alongside lakes, canals and rivers. Bring Site An area where glass, aluminium cans, paper and cardboard, etc. can be deposited for recycling. Circular Economy In a circular economy, waste and resource use are minimised; the value of products and materials is maintained for as long as possible through good design, durability and repair; and when a product has reached the end of its life, its parts are used again and again to create further useful products. Climate Change The long-term change in temperature and weather over an extended period, typically decades or longer. Comparison Retail Retail goods category includes clothing and footwear; furniture, furnishing and household equipment (excluding non-durable household goods); medical and pharmaceutical products, therapeutic appliances and equipment; educational and recreation equipment; excluding wholesale retail of the above.
Convenience Retail Retail goods category includes food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, tobacco and nondurable household goods, excluding wholesale retail of the above. Cork Metropolitan Area Cork City including the urban towns of Ballincollig, Blarney, Glanmire and Tower, and the wider surrounding area including the towns of Carrigaline, Carrigtwohill Cobh, Glounthaune and Midleton together with smaller settlements and countryside areas within this catchment. Curtilage The parcel of land immediately associated with a building or structure and which is (or was) in use for the purposes of the building or structure. Density Residential density means the number of homes within a given area of land, usually one hectare. Density (Gross) A gross density measure is used to determine how many homes are on any given area of land or development site, and this measure is widely used to estimate the overall land areas required to provide a given number of homes in a city, town, neighbourhood or development site. Density (Net) A net density measure is more refined than a gross density measure and is usually applied to a specific development site. It only includes those areas of a site which will be developed for housing and directly associated uses such as access roads, gardens and incidental open space, but does not include distributor roads, schools, neighbourhood centres or strategic infrastructure such as large public open spaces. Dwellings Per Hectare (DPH) This is a measure of residential density that tells us how many dwellings are provided on one hectare of land, in order to provide a means to compare the efficiency of the land use.
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