{ "culture": "en-GB", "name": "", "guid": "", "catalogPath": "", "snippet": "This layer indicates the minimum extent of space needed along rivers (i.e. riparian buffer widths), scaled to channel width, to support natural river functioning and provide a wide range of benefits such as filtering out pollutants in rainfall run-off and from the air; stabilising river banks against erosion; slowing floodwaters; storing carbon; and protecting and improving biodiversity, including by creating habitats for river animals and plants in the river and on the riverbanks; acting as a source of food for river animals; and providing shade to protect against river overheating in the summer.", "description": "

The Riparian Corridor GIS layer<\/SPAN> <\/SPAN>is a buffer zone <\/SPAN>that extends from the banks of<\/SPAN> <\/SPAN>all <\/SPAN>natural watercourses in Scotland. <\/SPAN>T<\/SPAN>he Riparian Corridor buffer <\/SPAN>has 3 size categories: 10 m 15 m, and 30 m. The size of buffer <\/SPAN>is <\/SPAN>determined by the width each watercourse<\/SPAN>; channels less than 2 m wide having a corridor of 10m, 2 m to 15 m wide, 15 m and greater than 15 m wide, 30 m applied to each bank. <\/SPAN>In<\/SPAN> total<\/SPAN>, the riparian <\/SPAN>corridor<\/SPAN> buffer zone<\/SPAN> <\/SPAN>adds <\/SPAN>20 m, 30 m or 60 m<\/SPAN> to the width of each river channel.<\/SPAN><\/P><\/DIV><\/DIV><\/DIV>", "summary": "This layer indicates the minimum extent of space needed along rivers (i.e. riparian buffer widths), scaled to channel width, to support natural river functioning and provide a wide range of benefits such as filtering out pollutants in rainfall run-off and from the air; stabilising river banks against erosion; slowing floodwaters; storing carbon; and protecting and improving biodiversity, including by creating habitats for river animals and plants in the river and on the riverbanks; acting as a source of food for river animals; and providing shade to protect against river overheating in the summer.", "title": "Recommended Riparian Corridor", "tags": [ "Riparian vegetation", "Riparian Corridor", "Nature recovery", "River network", "Blue-Green networks", "Buffer", "Biodiversity", "Vegetation", "Connectivity", "Scotland" ], "type": "", "typeKeywords": [], "thumbnail": "", "url": "", "minScale": 5000000, "maxScale": 5000, "spatialReference": "", "accessInformation": "The mapped network of natural watercourses and the following attributes were derived from the Ordnance Survey National Geographic Database, Water Link layer: Shape, toid, geometry_source, description, watertype, physicallevel, physicalcontainment, capturespecification, catchmentid, width, gradient, nameid, name1_text, geometry_length.", "licenseInfo": "