Built Environment

We need a broad definition of community energy

There’s a standard local newspaper photo emerging which will come up if you search for ‘community energy’ on the internet. It’s of a group of happy people surrounding their renewable energy installation, often waving their share certificates and looking jolly pleased with themselves.

Built Environment Communities Regeneration

New fund supports innovation in public parks

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It may be sustainable, but is it resilient?

Built Environment Economic Development

Book review: Designing Resilient Cities – A guide to good practice

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Book review: How local resilience creates sustainable societies

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Sustainability in austerity

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Green Deal needs to be fronted by people we trust

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Amid the autumn freeze, will transport get the economy moving?

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Taking the measurement of wellbeing

Ensuring the development industry takes account of its social and environmental impact will take a major cultural shift. That’s why nailing down a way to measure wellbeing is all-important, argues Ivan Tennant

A year has passed since the prime minster brought ‘wellbeing’ centre stage. Since then, there has been a flurry of activity at both the national level, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) is busy developing a method of measurement, and the international, with the OECD producing in October 2011 their report entitled How’s Life that presents theirs.