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  • Castle Boulevard trees in Park Rock, NottinghamDo street trees have a future?

    18 January 2010
    A symposium at University College London on 12 May on the case for and against street trees.

  • Old Rough, Kirkby, Merseyside.Making the switch from Grey to Green

    11 November 2009
    CABE is calling for a switch in public spending from grey projects, like road building and heavy engineering projects, to green schemes like street trees, parks, green roofs and waterways.

  • Edward T McMahonGreen inspiration from America

    20 August 2009
    Watch the video presentations given by Edward McMahon and William McDonough at the ParkCity conference.

  • The consultationGovernment launches consultation on strengthening local democracy

    29 July 2009
    A new consultation explores whether local government has the powers it needs to meet today’s challenges, including climate change.

  • Heavy rain on London BridgeNew climate projections will help towns and cities adapt

    23 June 2009
    The latest climate projections for the UK – UKCP09 - provide an important new resource for local authorities to underpin their strategic and spatial planning.

  • Millennium Square, Leeds Leeds on frontline of local climate response

    8 June 2009
    Cities will put sustainability at the heart of everything they do, insists Leeds City Council’s joint leader Richard Brett – but he says they need the freedom and the resources to get on with the job.

  • Hammerson’s head of sustainability, Paul EdwardsBusiness case made for sustainable design

    15 May 2009
    Hammerson PLC is one of Europe’s leading developers and commercial real estate managers. One of the company’s guiding principles for promoting long-term growth is the adoption of sustainable practices company-wide. How much difference is this making in practice?

  • Majora CarterWarrior Princess

    17 April 2009
    Majora Carter, activist and founder of Sustainable South Bronx, a non-profit environmental justice organisation. She was behind the creation of the first new waterfront park in South Bronx for 60 years, and is a leading promoter of green jobs.

  • Explorer footsteps feature in new campaign

    8 April 2009
    It is 100 years since Shackleton’s expedition to the South Pole. His ad in The Times read: ‘MEN WANTED for a hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honour and recognition in case of success’.

  • Hallmarks of a sustainable city

    8 April 2009
    CABE’s new report is the distillation of the two-year research programme behind this website.

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