Wairau/ Awatere Resource Management Plan 13.5 Anticipated Environmental Results Implementation of the policies and methods in relation to open spaces will result in: • Maintenance of the characteristics which ensure that these open spaces remain highly valued by the community in terms of particular conservation, recreation, and/ or landscape values; • Minimisation of possible conflicts between different types of recreational activities; • Public involvement in determining the 'quality' of public open space and recreational facilities and awareness of the opportunities they provide; • Protection and enhancement of natural, cultural and scenic values, and of the District’s general level of amenity; • Recognition and appreciation of natural heritage values and conservation of indigenous vegetation remnants, freshwater and coastal habitats, where appropriate; • Visual compatibility of open spaces and recreational facilities with their surrounding local area; • Maintenance of the open character of open space as a visual contrast to urban development; • Compatibility of activities associated with open space and recreational facilities with activities in the surrounding local area; • Maintenance and enhancement of local amenity values; • Conservation of the character of public recreation areas and areas of open space; and • Protection of the operational efficiency and safety of the roading network and of the amenity value of streets. 13 - 6