‘Pink planning’ offers a new way to accelerate housing growth
Britain’s stymied housing sector is finally showing signs of life. After years of paralysis, there are encouraging indicators of a
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Regeneration
We must collaborate to ensure the environment doesn’t become an afterthought
Cutbacks across local government have put environmental services under pressure when they are needed most. That’s why collaboration is the
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Mayor warns councils need more support to protect green spaces
A recent High Court judgement has ‘weakened’ national policy on the protection of green spaces, the mayor of Salford has
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Mitigating the impact of Shanghai’s rapid growth
It’s one of the world’s largest cities and can amaze and appal in equal measure. But there are signs Shanghai
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The retrofitting conundrum
Making our existing housing stock more energy efficient through retrofitting will be vital to reducing carbon emissions and tackling fuel
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Sustainable buildings aren’t simply about being seen to be green
Sustainability should be integral to the design of public sector developments. But that doesn’t mean adding green technology for the
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‘Unrealistic’ housing targets are ramping up the pressure on green belt
If green belt should only be developed in exceptional circumstances, why has England seen a 25% rise in planned housing
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Councils ‘eroding’ green belt under government pressure, says campaign
There are over a quarter of a million houses planned to be built on the green belt despite the government’s
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Genuinely smart cities strive to integrate
When it comes to city ambitions for sustainability it often seems the concept of a ‘smart city’ is falling between
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Five cities, 55 projects: mapping ‘good’ local economics in the UK
New Start, CLES and the New Economics Foundation, with funding from the Friends Provident Foundation, are travelling the UK during
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