Advice for regions and subregions
Advice for sustainable design and management at the subregional scale.
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
Preparing a green infrastructure strategyGreen infrastructure strategies should provide an over-arching vision for managing all green and blue spaces in an area.
Tags: green infrastructure, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Developing regional and sub-regional sustainable transport networksPublic transport, walking and cycling networks are vital to connect towns, cities and sub-regions.
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Developing city scale sustainable transport networksBetter public transport, walking and cycling provision help reduce carbon emissions in cities.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns
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.
Tags: energy, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Providing a sustainable street networkStreet networks should support better bus connections and safer provision for cyclists, to encourage a shift to modes of transport other than the private car.
Tags: public space, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Planning for sustainable water managementWater management plans can help to reduce water use, for example by introducing high water efficiency standards for new and refurbished buildings.
Tags: water, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Choosing low carbon and renewable technologiesThis page provides an initial overview of technologies to reduce carbon emissions.
Tags: energy, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods, buildings and spaces
Spatial waste planningLocal authorities are responsible for the location and design of facilities for sustainable waste collection and treatment.
Tags: waste, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Using green infrastructure to alleviate flood riskGreen infrastructure networks can be used to reduce surface water run-off and store flood water.
Tags: green infrastructure, public space, water, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Establishing surface water management plansLocal authorities should use surface water management plans to manage flood risk, by creating more natural, sustainable drainage systems.
Tags: water, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Encouraging low carbon vehicle technologies and fuelsThe take up of more efficient vehicles and alternative fuels is vital to reduce CO2 emissions from the transport sector.
Tags: energy, national level, transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Maximising access to public open spaceEasy access to quality green space improves quality of life for people living in towns and cities.
Tags: public space, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Joint waste planning and managementLocal authorities can join together to form a statutory joint waste disposal authority.
Tags: waste, regions and subregions
Reconciling waste to energy with recyclingWaste to energy and recycling both have a part to play in sustainable waste management.
Tags: energy, waste, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Managing trafficTraffic demand management includes measures such as controlled parking, lower speed limits and greater use of information and communication technologies (ICT).
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns
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
Protecting floodplainsCatchment flood management plans and strategic flood risk assessments should protect floodplains.
Tags: green infrastructure, water, regions and subregions
Growing food in towns and citiesFood production, processing and transportation is responsible for 8% of the average person's carbon (and 23% of their ecological) footprint. We can reduce this by using green space in towns and cities to grow our own fruit and veg.
Tags: green infrastructure, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Choosing waste to energy technologiesThere are three main waste to energy processes: incineration, anaerobic digestion and gasification and pyrolysis.
Tags: energy, waste, regions and subregions, cities and towns
Managing water demand within a river catchmentGreen infrastructure can be used to manage water supply and distribution.
Tags: water, regions and subregions
Making water use policyThe Government wants to reduce water consumption by 20 per cent per person by 2030.
Tags: national level, water, regions and subregions
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.
Tags: green infrastructure, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Establishing flood risk strategiesCoastlines, rivers and catchments often form or cross boundaries and therefore need to be planned for and approached strategically.
Tags: water, regions and subregions
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.
Tags: energy, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods, buildings and spaces
Reducing emissions from freightFreight distribution strategies are needed at the regional level to encourage modal shift and more efficient operations. These will involve partnership working between private and public sectors.
Tags: transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns
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.
Tags: energy, regions and subregions, 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.
Tags: public space, transport, regions and subregions, cities and towns, neighbourhoods
Re-circulating materials between construction sitesInitiatives and networks are required to support the re-use and re-circulation of materials between construction site projects – large and small.
Tags: waste, regions and subregions, cities and towns
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