Sustainable Places (formerly Sustainable Cities) gives expert advice on planning, designing and managing a sustainable place. It includes clear priorities for action alongside expert advice on effective leadership for your neighbourhood, town or city.
Read what you can do for energy, waste, water, transport, green infrastructure and public space.
Putting sustainability centre stage10 December 2010
CABE's Sustainable Places programme has helped people take practical action to tackle climate change. We asked Andy Nolan from Sheffield City Council to explain how he has been involved in the programme, and what Sheffield is doing to become a more sustainable city.
Sowing the seeds of green infrastructure27 September 2010
From protecting local green spaces and designing eco-friendly buildings, through to creating a green space network, there are lots of ways to put green infrastructure into the heart of the places where we live.
No trees, no future25 August 2010
As towns and cities become wetter and warmer as a result of climate change, trees are increasingly important to the places where we live. With their numbers in decline, we need to act now to preserve adequate levels of tree coverage.
Inspiring schools28 July 2010
Making a school sustainable is partly about the smart application of technology. But it’s also about the ethos and ambitions of a school.
Blue planet or green globe?13 July 2010
Inspirational examples of how villages, towns and cities around the world are becoming greener and cleaner.
CABE and Urban Practitioners
with the cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield
