Advice for neighbourhoods
Advice for sustainable design and management at the neighbourhood scale.
Exploring community waste management Voluntary and community groups are increasingly taking the lead on reducing, reusing, recyling and composting waste.
Tags: waste, neighbourhoods
Co-ordinating urban and transport planningBuilding at high densities in places accessible to public transport, and concentrating development in existing urban areas, encourages sustainable travel.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods, buildings and spaces
Funding energy effiency programmesGovernment incentives, grants and programmes help authorities reduce demand for energy.
Tags: energy, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Future-proofing energy demandsWe should design buildings and energy strategies with enough flexibility to respond to changing technologies and ways we use energy.
Tags: energy, cities and towns, neighbourhoods, buildings and spaces
Integrating green space into existing urban areasIn built-up urban areas it is often difficult to create significant new green spaces. This makes thinking creatively and making the best of use of existing green areas especially important.
Tags: green infrastructure, public space, neighbourhoods
Creating green spaces in new developmentA well-designed park or green space can be the making of a new development.
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Thinking differently - the energy hierarchyThe three Rs of the European waste minimisation hierarchy - reduce, reuse, recycle - can be applied across sustainable development, particularly to energy.
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Using thermal masterplanningThermal masterplanning helps neighbourhoods to use energy more efficiently and avoid wasting heat.
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Improving street design and layoutWell-designed streets encourage walking and cycling.
Tags: public space, transport, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Designing for sustainable water useBuildings and neighbourhoods need to use water more efficiently.
Tags: water, neighbourhoods, buildings and spaces
Improving the energy performance of existing homesAccording to the Sustainable Development Commission, energy used in existing homes accounts for 27 per cent of all UK emissions and around 85 per cent of the existing stock will still be in use in 2050.
Tags: energy, cities and towns, neighbourhoods, buildings and spaces
Choosing low carbon and renewable technologiesThis page provides an initial overview of technologies to reduce carbon emissions.
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Using green infrastructure to alleviate flood riskGreen infrastructure networks can be used to reduce surface water run-off and store flood water.
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Establishing local networks for energy supply / combined heat and power Remote power plants are inefficient, with over 60 per cent of the energy from fossil fuels being lost through transmission and waste heat before the electricity reaches our buildings.
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Making spaces more comfortableDesigners, planners and managers should make public spaces more comfortable in a changing climate, for example by increasing shade and shelter.
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Integrating transportLow carbon travel requires very effective city-wide integration between different modes of transport.
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Managing urban treesTrees are an essential part of our towns and cities. We must plan for their long term management.
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Coping with waste in high-density environmentsUnderground waste storage, vacuum waste collection systems and reverse vending machines provide space for managing waste in high density neighbourhoods.
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Reconciling waste to energy with recyclingWaste to energy and recycling both have a part to play in sustainable waste management.
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Reducing energy use in new buildingsInnovative building design can maximise energy efficiency at the same time as creating a high-quality urban environment.
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Developing an open space strategyOpen space strategies helps to coordinate management and make the most of all green and open spaces in an area. Climate change will make this increasingly important.
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Integrating waste infrastructure into new developmentsNew neighbourhoods and major urban extensions provide excellent opportunities to integrate facilities for sustainable waste management. This should be recognised at the planning stage.
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Integrating sustainable drainage systems into planning and designSustainable drainage systems (SuDS) should form an integral part of neighbourhood and site planning.
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Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS)Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) manage surface water run-off in a way that stimulates natural drainage systems.
Tags: water, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Designing public spaces from sustainable resourcesPlanners and designers can minimise carbon emissions by using low carbon construction materials from sustainable sources in the design of public space. think about how choice of materials and adaptation to climate change
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Building waste to energy plants in urban areasWaste to energy facilities have been successfully integrated into major European and British cities.
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Creating a public space networkA network of attractive public spaces and routes will connect places together and support walking and cycling.
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Reducing the demand for waterEducating consumers about how to conserve water can significantly reduce consumption.
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Using green spaces as wildlife habitatGreen spaces can provide great wildlife habitat and enhance biodiversity.
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Establishing wildlife corridorsNatural corridors (such as rivers and disused railway lines) should be protected from development.
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Water management in public spacesPublic space needs to be considered in the context of wider issues of water management.
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Preserving wetlands and habitatsExisting wetlands provide natural sites for surface water management and treatment and are therefore important assets for the future.
Tags: water, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Using green infrastructure to combat climate changeGreen infrastructure – plants, green spaces and water – can help to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and help places adapt to the effects of climate change.
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Choosing low-energy lifestylesWhile significant energy reductions can be achieved through the way we design our cities and the buildings within them, how we live our lives is also a key factor in reducing energy use.
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Creating new patterns of ownership (ESCOs and MUSCOs)National renewable energy targets for 2020 provide significant opportunities for new patterns of ownership of energy generation and delivery systems.
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Ground and air generated heatThe ground and air around a development site can be used as a source of heat for new buildings via a heat pump
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Building in solar technologiesSolar technologies can generate either electricity – from photovoltaic cell panels, or hot water – from solar thermal panels.
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Using wind powerWind power has normally been regarded as a technology primarily for rural areas but technological and design advances increasingly mean that it can also be integrated into urban fringe locations.
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Collecting wood fuelIf managed properly, English forestry could provide the heat requirements for approximately 500,000 homes and electricity for 1,000,000 homes.
Tags: energy, green infrastructure, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Implementing road pricing and chargingThere is a range of pricing policy instruments that vary in specification and, potentially, performance. These include road user charging schemes and private parking charge schemes.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Controlling parkingParking control is often a very under-utilised tool for managing the demand for travel. An area-wide parking strategy can be used to restrict parking supply and/or increase charging levels.
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'Smarter choice' soft measuresSmarter choices are techniques for influencing people’s travel behaviour towards more sustainable options, such as encouraging school, workplace and individualised travel planning.
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Devising a waste collection strategyAn effective waste collection strategy is critical. It should outline how, where and with what frequency waste is collected.
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Co-locating waste management facilitiesCo-locating different waste management facilities such as sorting, re-processing and re-manufacturing can deliver benefits including a reduction in transport distances.
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Using SUDS to manage pollutantsSustainable drainage systems (SUDS) offer a useful mechanism for managing pollutants on-site and removing the burden for treatment in the wider water system.
Tags: water, neighbourhoods
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