Built Environment

Food Assembly: a community-driven food sharing system in Europe

There are now 900 Food Assemblies across Europe, helping urban communities connect with farmers and cut out supermarkets. Nithin Coca reports on their rise.

The first ‘Ruche’ or Food Assembly, took place in La Fauga in France, near the city of Toulouse, in September 2011.

Built Environment Housing

How to… turn a home into a power station

Built Environment

Planning for a cloudburst: how places adapt to extreme weather

Built Environment Communities

How to… create a green active travel route in a city

Built Environment

Councils in the driving seat over air quality

Built Environment Communities

Spend summer holidays ‘future-proofing’, charity urges

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Community project is first to store energy communally

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Community energy projects stall in the wake of subsidy cuts

Built Environment Local Government

Oxford council calls for extra powers to tackle air pollution

Oxford council has accused the government of ignoring statistics about air pollution and called for local authorities to be given extra powers to tackle the growing problem.

Built Environment Housing

Making eco homes affordable

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National targets needed to tackle food waste

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What an Icelandic volcano can teach us about rapid social change

Built Environment

Zero carbon Britain: making it happen

Built Environment Manchester

Pay-as-you-feel restaurant to get permanent base in Manchester

Built Environment Local Government

A combined approach to clean air

Built Environment Communities

How to… develop food growing on a housing estate