Sustainable development

Environmental planning/land

Architectural Press

Architecture in a climate of change - a guide to sustainable design, 2001
Calling for changes in the way we build, this work presents compelling evidence on human activity being responsible for major climate change and targets the build, design and construction process as being particularly responsible to help halt this increasing change. Designed to promote a creative partnership between the professions, to produce buildings which achieve optimum conditions for their inhabitants whilst making minimum demands on fossil based energy. Covers: Climate Change, People or Nature, Predictions, Renewable technologies - energy from water and solar energy, Low energy techniques for housing, Insulation, Domestic energy, Advanced and Ultra-low energy house, Housing - an unacceptable legacy, Low energy techniques for non-domestic buildings, Ventilation, Energy options, Lighting, Cautionary notes, Beacon buildings, An American perspective, Life cycle Assessment and recycling, Integrated district environmental design, and Emergent technologies and future prospects.
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Association of Metropolitan Authorities

Environment act 1995: a guide for local authorities, 1995
Informs local authorities about the contents of the Act, the new duties and responsibilities it contains and discusses the outstanding issues that will need to be resolved in the future.
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British Standards Institution

BS ISO 14063:2006 Environmental management - Environmental communication - Guidelines and examples, 2006
Gives general principles, policy, strategy and activities relating to both internal and external environmental communication.
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Building Research Establishment

Report 447 Brownfield sites: ground related risks for buildings, 2002
Presents guidance to the ground related risks to the built environment from contaminated land, including risks to: buildings, transport infrastructure, services, gardens and ancillary buildings. Outlines a systematic means of managing the range of risks to the built environment over the lifetime of the building development. Decisions which may be required include: for foundations on a deep fill, whether to adopt a low-cost ground improvement technique in preference to piling, taking into account possible remedial costs within the design life of the building, for foundations where there is a gas migration problem, whether a passive venting system is adequate, for services in contaminated ground, the level of protection required. Principally focused on low-rise buildings, particularly housing. It is seen as complementary to, firstly, the model procedures for the management of contaminated land being developed by DEFRA/Environment Agency and, secondly, the Environment Agency and NHBC (2000) guidance for the safe development of housing on land affected by contamination. These procedures and guidance are briefly described in the text. Guidance is concerned with the technical aspects of building development on brownfield sites rather than with legal issues.
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Chadwick House Group Limited

Derelict land and brownland regeneration, 1998
Intended to assist developers and contractors embarking on a development project. It contains useful information relating to grants and other funding possibilities; a basic explanation of legal terms, the contents of warranties and indemnities, and practical application of the contaminated land regime.
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Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

Policy Position Statement 7 The environment, 1999
The purpose of this Policy Position Statement is to outline the main issues with respect to the Environment in a global, national and local context, having particular regard to matters concerned with water resources and services, and to indicate the implications for and role of CIWEM.
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CIRIA

Publication C630 Sustainable water management in land-use planning, 2006
Looks at the issues of sustainable water management and puts them in context of land-use planning. Considers the planning system in England and Wales, the planning of water resources and waste water planning. Offers guidance and recommendations.
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Special Publication SP 78 Building on derelict land, 1991
Detail guidance is given on the investigation, appraisal, remedial treatment and building on sites which have become derelict, mainly as a result of human activity. The body of the publication is in two parts; Part A outlines the basic principles and procedure of the development of derelict sites and Part B explains in detail the problems posed by derelict sites and how solutions can be approached. The hazards of filled and contaminated sites are discussed with reference to specific industrial past uses, which may be identifiable from historical records. The initial assessment, detailed site investigation, sampling techniques and final appraisal of a derelict site are described. Remedial treatment of filled and contaminated sites is covered and design of foundations, below-ground services, roads and other paving is discussed. The value of monitoring and the importance of contractual aspects are stressed. Detailed guidance is given on matters concerning the safety of site workers and third parties.
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Council for the Protection of Rural England

Down to earth: environmental problems associated with soil degradation in the English landscape, 1994
This publication is concerned with; the soil resource; threats to the soil resource and; agricultural policy and the soil resource.
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Sense and sustainability: land use planning and environmentally sustainable development, 1993
This publication is divided into two main parts; principles of sustainable planning and; steps to sustainable planning.
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Land use and forestry, 1989
This publication is divided into the following sections; objectives of forestry policy; assessment of forestry subsidies; securing the environmental interest and; forestry commission structure and status.
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Lost land: land use changes in England 1945 - 1990, 1992
Concern over the loss of countryside to urban development and coniferous afforestation has been at the heart of CPRE's campaigns for the sixty-five years of its existence. This report was commissioned by CPRE to try to quantify these concerns, and to answer the question, 'What has been happening to the land of England since 1945?'
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Regional transport strategies - creating regional transport strategies which reduce car reliance and protect the environment, 2002
Provides a summary of the key aims of a Regional Transport Strategy and the process of writing or revision one. This is based on two Planning Policy Guidance Notes; PPG 11 - Regional Planning and PPG13 - Transport Planning. Also provides policy advice on what CPRE believe should be in a RTS, and campaigning tips on influencing the process.
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Valuing the land: planning for the best and most versatile agricultural land, 2000
Strong protection of agricultural land has been the bedrock of national planning policy for over fifty years. At a time of policy flux, this report reveals how the policy works in practice and identifies the need for a new approach to valuing our land and soil resources.
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Soil: our essential resource, 1998
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Environment in your pocket 2005 - key facts and figures on the environment of the United Kingdom, 2005
Offers information on a wide range of environmental topics and covers almost 60 key data series, with a focus on providing trends over time, including performance against quantified targets and commitments set at the national and international level. Covers: agriculture and the environment; climate change and global atmosphere; air quality; inland water; coastal and marine waters; radioactivity; noise; waste and recycling; land; and wildlife.
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Department of the Environment

Assessment of the effectiveness of derelict land grant in reclaiming land for redevelopment, 1994
Aims to; provide detailed information on the post-reclamation outcome of DLG; to investigate scheme outputs; to consider the cost-effectiveness of the reclamation process and; to assess the performance of DLG.
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Derelict land prevention and the planning system, 1995
Looks at practical ways of reducing the flow of new land becoming derelict and in addition help to reduce costs borne by the public purse.
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Derelict Land Grant Advice Note 1 Derelict land grant policy, 1995
This advice note sets out changes to the priorities and objectives of the Derelict Land Grant Programme.
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Contaminated Land Research Report 4 Sampling strategies for contaminated land, 1994
This report sets out guidance on formulating sampling strategies at sites where contamination is known or suspected to be present. These strategies include the number of sampling points, their location on site, and the depth of samples to be taken.
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Contaminated Land Research Report 5 Information systems for land contamination, 1994
This report provides guidance on the development and management of systems for holding information on land where contamination is known, or suspected, to be present, or which is affected in other ways by contamination.
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Contaminated Land Research Report 6 Prioritisation and categorisation procedure for sites which may be contaminated, 1995
This report sets out a simple but systematic approach to deciding what priority to give to action on a site which may be contaminated.
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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Local air quality management guidance notes: air quality and land use planning, 2000
Advises on the links between air quality and the planning process. Aims to help local authorities develop action plans to deal with specific air quality problems and create strategies to improve air quality generally.
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Circular 02/00 Environmental protection act 1990: part IIA - Contaminated land, 2000
This circular has two functions; firstly it promulgates the statutory guidance which is an essential part of the new regime; secondly, it sets out the way in which the new regime is expected to work, by providing a summary of Government policy in this field, a description of the new regime, a guide to the regulations and a note on the saving provision in the commencement order.
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Earthscan Publications

Environmental design of urban buildings: an integrated approach, 2006
Explains how to overcome challenges in the environmental design of urban buildings, offering guidance on the use of new materials and techniques and on the integration of new philosophies. International experts explore the relationship of building design to the urban setting. Includes a CD-ROM, containing multi-media tools, a library of suppliers and climate data.
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English Nature

Sustainability in practice: planning for environmental sustainability, 1994
This manual concentrates on what is new about planning for sustainability.
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Environment Agency

Environment Agency guidance on requirements for land contamination reports, 2005
Discusses the type of information that the Environment Agency requires in order to assess site investigation and remediation reports submitted for sites that have not, and are not likely to be, determined as contaminated land under Part IIA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA90).
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Contaminated Land Research Report 10 Contaminated land exposure assessment (CLEA) model: technical basis and algorithms (includes errata), 2002
Describes the technical principles of the Contaminated Land Exposure Assessment (CLEA) model that has been developed for DEFRA and the Environment Agency, for Research into the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University. The model estimates child and adult exposures to soil contaminants for those potentially living, working and/or playing on contaminated sites over long time periods and has been used to produce the Soil Guideline Values for the United Kingdom. It aims to assist risk assessors to judge whether it is appropriate to use a Soil Guideline Value as part of an assessment for a particular site, taking account of land use, contaminant type and general site conditions. Written for technical professionals who are familiar with assessing and managing the risks to human health from land contamination but who are not necessarily experts in exposure modelling. Describes the principles of the CLEA model and specifically how it is applied to the derivation of Soil Guideline Values.
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Environmental Industries Commission

Exemption of contaminated land for the landfill tax: damaging the environment and the UK's environmental technology and services industry, 1998
This publication covers; the market size for remediation techniques; the regulatory framework; the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution's and the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology's Recommendations; conflicting messages from Government; the environmental case against the exemption and; the environmental technology and services industry's economic case against the exemption.
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Environmental Services Association

Land-use planning for sustainable waste management - how the UK can become more resource efficient, 2004
Sets out key land-use planning issues at national, regional and local levels and suggests how they can be addressed to achieve more sustainable use of resources.
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Forestry Commission

Potential for woodland on urban and industrial wasteland in England and Wales, 2000
Considers the use of woodlands as a means of rehabilitating urban and industrial wastelands, and the availability of such land as a resource for new woodlands in England and Wales.
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BPGLR 1 Soil sampling derelict, underused and neglected land prior to greenspace establishment, 2006
One of a series of guidance notes based on research and practical experience in the restoration of brownfield land for woodland and urban greening after uses. The notes are devised for practitioners and all those responsible for restoring land back to beneficial soft end uses, particularly involving trees and woodland. Focuses on soil sampling.
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Bulletin 110 Reclaiming disturbed land for forestry, 1994
This bulletin has been written to give up-to-date practical advice to people involved in the reclamation of disturbed land who wish to plant trees on the restored site.
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Information Note 44 Opportunities for woodland on contaminated land, 2002
Discusses the potential of trees to remediate contaminated land. Aims to make community foresters, planners and developers aware of: the extent of contaminated land; the viability, implications and benefits of tree establishment on contaminated land; current research that will provide a systematic framework for assessing the feasibility, risks and benefits of tree establishment on contaminated land.
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Guinness Trust Group

Environmental policy - our approach to sustainability, 2001
Details the policy of the Guinness Trust Group, describes their approach to sustainability, identifies some of their initial targets for improvement, gives examples of work they have completed and outlines their plans for the future.
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John Wiley and Sons

Reclamation of contaminated land (modules in environmental science), 2004
Reclamation of Contaminated Land takes into account the different groups involved in contaminated land management and offers a flexible learning approach based on practical experience and research. It presents an overview of the general skills and knowledge required, encompassing both general management and regulatory practice and specific land contamination issues.

Scottish Natural Heritage

SNH Review 28 Sustainable city: natural regeneration of wasteland, 1994
The aim of this report is to demonstrate how natural regeneration can be used as a minimal input technique to aid the restoration of wasteland and to provide guidelines on how natural regeneration could be encouraged. It examines the characteristics of wasteland, details the different types of industrial waste and discusses criteria for deciding when to use natural regeneration as an appropriate reclamation technique.
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Scottish Office

Scottish environment statistics. No. 6 1998, 1998
This publication covers the following areas; population; land; recreation; atmosphere; water; conservation and; radioactivity.
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Towards a strategy for vacant land, 1997
This study was commissioned by the former Scottish Office Environment Department to recommend a strategy for addressing the problem of land which lies vacant in the long term (i.e. beyond the normal time scale of the redevelopment cycle).
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The College of Estate Management

Role of the UK development industry in brownfield regeneration: 2005 research v. 1, 2005
This research report examines the results from the national UK developer interview (carried out in 2004-2005); National Land Use Database (NLUD) analysis (1998-2003) and residential planning permission analysis for Salford/Manchester and Barking and Dagenham (2000-2004) using Estates Gazette Interactive (EGi) data and published information.

Role of the UK development industry in brownfield regeneration: 2005 research v. 2, 2005
This report contains contextual and background information on the Thames Gateway and Greater Manchester. The aim is to give an overview of the socio-economic characteristics of the sub-regional case study areas, and to provide detailed information on the amount and type of brownfield land in each sub-regional area, and also within the relevant local authority areas.

Town and Country Planning Association

Urban housing capacity and the sustainable city 1: the costs of reclaiming derelict sites, 1998
This project has six main themes; the cost of reclaiming derelict sites; design solutions for increasing urban capacity; monitoring, evaluation and appraisal of urban housing development; institutional arrangements for maximising capacity; legal and liability issues preventing urban housing development and; the wider picture: barriers to and critical success factors for, urban renewal.
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Transport Research Laboratory

Land use and transport interactions, 1991
This report summarises the main findings of the International Study Group on Land Use/Transport Interactions (ISGLUTI). This collaborative study was set up by the Transport and Road Research Laboratory in the early 1980s to examine the performance of available land use/transport models and to assess the longer term impacts of urban policies.
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Tree Council

Wasteland to woodland: turning a liability into an asset, 1994
This leaflet provides guidelines for turning a wasteland into woodland. Information is provided on soil, woodland maintenance; financial aid, and groundwork.
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WIT Press

Brownfields: prevention, assessment, rehabilitation and development of brownfield sites (transactions on ecology and the environment), 2006
Focuses upon the problems facing the public and private sectors and the engineering and scientific communities, in terms of the decrease of available new land for development purposes.Looks at long term plans for the productive re-use of properties that have been abandoned or lie idle, in order to satisfy current needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own requirements.

Worldwatch Institute

Paper 105 Shaping cities: the environmental and human dimensions, 1991
This publication is divided into seven main parts; urban planning around the globe; transport's missing link; building energy; protecting water; room enough for all; humane cities and; groundwork for urban land use policy.
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Environmental protection

Building Research Establishment

Report 342 Environment, competitiveness and profitability - environmental management in the construction products sector, 1998
This report brings together several successful case studies and practical advice to allow industry to be better placed to put into practice the key elements of environmental management.
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Chadwick House Group Limited

Environmental impact assessment in the UK, 2000
Contains a description of the European Directive on EIA (85/337/EEC), an explanation of the development of the directive, and consideration of the regulations implemented up to the present day and their interpretation in the courts.
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Chartered Institute of Building

Technical Information Sheet 139 Environmental assessment and the developer, 1991
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CIRIA

Special Publication SP 126 Environmental assessment: good practice, 1996
This publication is based on presentations made at the Conference on Good Practice in Environmental Assessment, organised by the Construction Industry Environmental Forum on 7th September 1995.
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Council for the Protection of Rural England

Transport and the environment, 1992
This publication is divided into ten main parts; introduction; collision course; the institutional framework; environmental effects - the department of transport's view; land use and planning policy; freight; technological change; economic analysis; conclusion and; CPRE's proposals for the revised PPG13 - transport and the environment.
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Future harvests: economics of farming and the environment, 1990
This report examines the impact of farming on the environment and proposes reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy which would help to ensure the development of environmentally sustainable agricultural systems which would protect and enhance the European countryside.
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Hidden depths of water privatisation: water privatisation and the planning system, 1989
This report emphasises the special role that water authorities currently play in managing their own land and in advising the planning system.
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Environmental assessment and planning: extension of application, 1992
This response is in two parts. The first addresses some of the general EA regulation issues associated with existing procedures raised in the latter part of the consultation paper. The second forms the main body of the response and addresses the substance of the proposed provisions under section 15.
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Plans and the environment, 1991
Plans and the environment. Annex to draft Planning Policy Guidance note 12. Response by the Council for the Protection of Rural England.
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Environmental impact assessment, 2004
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) can help ensure the environmental implications of new development are explored before planning decisions are made. This leaflet provides introductory guidance on deciding whether EIA is needed, what an environmental statement should cover and the procedures to be followed.
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Review of England's waste strategy - environmental report under the 'SEA' directive (includes appendices), 2006
Forms part of the consultation on proposals for a revised waste strategy for England, which aims to reflect on existing policies and delivery mechanisms, and to consult on proposals for a revised waste strategy for England.
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Department of the Environment

Environmental protection (prescribed processes and substances) regulations - a consolidated version, 1994
This document is intended for those who need to use the prescribed processes and substances regulations. It contains a consolidated version of the original regulations, which incorporates all six sets of amendments.
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Your permitted development rights and environmental assessment, 1995
This booklet explains the new arrangements that apply environmental assessment to permitted development in England and Wales.
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Environmental assessment: a guide to the procedures, 1990
Provides advice on the action which local planning authorities need to take to ensure that developments within Simplified Planning Zones (SPZs) and Enterprise Zones (EZs) are subject to environmental assessment where necessary.
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UK environmental foresight project. Vol 1. Preparing for the future, 1993
This first volume describes the national Foresight workshop conducted as part of the project and explores other countries' environmental planning and foresight activities.
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UK environmental foresight project. Vol 2. Road transport and the environment: the future agenda in the UK, 1993
This volume assesses an important part of the future transport-related environmental agenda for the UK - air pollution.
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UK environment, 1992
This publication covers; climate; air quality and pollution; the global atmosphere; soil; land use and land cover; inland water resources and abstraction; inland water quality and pollution; the marine environment; coast erosion, flooding and sea level change; wildlife; waste and recycling; noise; radioactivity; environment and health; pressures on the environment; public attitudes and; expenditure on the environment.
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UK environmental foresight project. Vol 3. The future road transport noise agenda in the UK, 1993
This volume explores the UK's road transport noise problem and potential responses to the problem.
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Environmental Action Guide Advisory Note 1 Guide to published advice on green building and estate management, 1993
This publication is divided into six main parts; buildings - environmental issues; design and construction; building services/maintenance - environmental issues; buildings - management issues; guidance by local authorities and; other guidance on building design and management.
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Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Guidelines for environmental risk assessment and management, 2000
These guidelines describe general principles and provide case studies to demonstrate how environmental risk assessment and management processes can be applied across a diverse range of activities.
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Environmental impact assessment: a guide to procedures, 2000
Explains how European Community (EC) requirements for the environmental impact assessment of major projects have been incorporated into consent procedures in the UK and is intended primarily for developers and their advisers.
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Earthscan Publications

Practice of strategic environmental assessment, 1996
This publication aims to provide a unique analysis of SEAs. It includes case studies which are discussed in three sections; sectoral SEAs, SEAs of land-use plans and SEAs of policies.
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English Nature

Environmental assessment: English Nature's role and a guide to best practice, 1995
This publication is divided into 11 main sections; preliminary procedures; site appraisal; establishing the need for EA; scoping; baseline studies; predicting and assessing impacts; impact mitigation; preliminary environmental statement; formal consultation; decision and; post development appraisal.
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Nature conservation in environmental assessment, 1994
The aim of this handbook is to provide guidance to developers, local authorities and others involved in the process of Environmental Assessment on the treatment of nature conservation issues.
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Strategic environmental assessment and nature conservation, 1996
This report suggests a range of practical approaches that may help someone who is preparing or reviewing an SEA to do so more effectively.
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English Partnerships

Space for growth, 1999
This handbook gives clear, practical advice on how to facilitate environmental quality. It demonstrates by example that high quality sustainable development is achievable.
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European Commission

Strategic environmental assessment: existing methodology, 1994
This study is in two parts; an inventory and an analysis of experiences with SEA by means of a literature survey, desk study and interviews and; a brief overview of successful methodologies specific to the strategic level.
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Legislation - UK

Statutory Instruments SI 1991/836 Environmental protection (amendment of regulations) regulations 1991, 1991
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Statutory Instruments SI 1992/2617 Environmental protection act 1990 (modification of section 112) regulations 1992, 1992
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Scottish Executive Environment Group

Paper 2004/12 (Consultation) Strategic environmental assessment - a consultation on the proposed environmental assessment (Scotland) bill, 2004
Seeks views on the implementation of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in Scotland in the form of legislation.
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Scottish Office

Scottish environment statistics. No. 6 1998, 1998
This publication covers the following areas; population; land; recreation; atmosphere; water; conservation and; radioactivity.
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Steel Construction Institute

Publication 199 Environmental assessment of steel piling, 1999
This publication outlines the environmental issues concerning piling and substructures and the potential advantages that steel substructures offer. It looks in particular at retaining walls and bearing piles, and focuses mainly on the construction and demolition stages of a substructure's life. A brief appraisal of the factors relating to an embodied energy assessment is included.
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United Nations Environmental Programme

Environmental Impact Assessment: issues, trends and practice, 1996
The main objective of this report is to enhance the capacity of countries, particularly developing countries and countries in transition to market economies, to devise suitable country specific environmental impact assessment (EIA) guidelines and to address emerging issues facing the use of EIA to achieve sustainable development.
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Welsh Office

Technical Advice Notes (Wales) 17 Environmental assessment, 1998
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WWF-UK

Environmental measures: indicators for the UK environment, 1994
This report makes a positive and timely contribution to the debate about the development of indicators and their value in assessing policy and performance.
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Green gauge: indicators for the state of the UK environment, 1994
Green gauge is an initiative which intends to provide indicators which measure, simplify and communicate key facts about the UK environment.
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European planning

Audit Commission

Urban regeneration and economic development: the European Community dimension, 1991
This paper reviews the EC perspective and provides a checklist of key questions for local authorities, to address the impact of Europe on their economic development activities.
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Chadwick House Group Limited

Environmental liabilities. European developments, 2000
Provides an explanation of what is involved in the debate over European initiatives regarding environmental liability. It looks at the view of the European Commission's need for sustainability, which requires a mix of economic, voluntary and regulatory instruments.
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Council of Europe

Outlook for sustainable development and its implications on regional/spatial planning, 1993
This programme is carried out in a framework of seminars centred on the quest for solutions best able to provide lasting and balanced responses to the different aspects of the numerous challenges facing European society with the approach of the year 2000.
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Strategies for sustainable development in urban regions in Europe, 1994
Presented by the Norwegian Minister of Environment at the 10th session of the European Conference of Ministers responsible for Regional Planning (CEMAT). Oslo, 6-7th September 1994.
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European Commission

Biomass : green energy for Europe, 2005

European Environment Agency

Environment in the European Union at the turn of the century, 1999
Up to now what has been missing has been an assessment of whether the actual economic, sectoral and environmental policies over the next decade or so will bring improvements, or whether there are trends and developments pushing us off target and seriously challenging substantial progress. This report is designed to address this issue, providing information on the current state and future trends that is of direct use for deciding on sound and effective measures to really improve and protect the environment and to move towards more sustainable development.
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European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Innovations for the improvement of the urban environment: a European overview, 1993
Gives an overview of urban innovative projects in all EC member states.
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Land use management and environmental improvement in cities, 1992
Proceedings of a European Workshop, Lisbon, 6-8 May 1992.
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External works and landscaping

Arboricultural Association

Trenching and trees, 1994
A code of practice for digging trenches near to tree roots.
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Guidance Note 7 Tree surveys: a guide to good practice, 2005
This publication covers; tree surveys, tree inspections and diagnosis of faults, and includes diagnosis tables.
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Leaflet 1 Trees for small gardens, 2000
Covers the selection, planting times and types of trees suitable for small gardens.
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Leaflet 2 Guide to tree planting, 2000
Covers buying trees, planting, and aftercare.
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Leaflet 3 Young tree maintenance, 2000
Covers firming up, mulching, watering, pruning, weeding, and hand weeding.
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Leaflet 4 Tree management, 1991
Covers hazards to trees, life expectancy of trees, pruning and tree surgery, thinning and felling, management plans, typical costs, and timber values.
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Leaflet 5 Evergreen hedges, 1991
Covers types of hedges, rates of growth, planting, formative pruning, retraining overgrown hedges, regular trimming, and diseases.
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Leaflet 6 Tree roots, 1991
This leaflet gives information on tree roots.
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Leaflet 7 Thinning groups of trees, 1991
Covers; reasons for thinning, how to thin, when to thin and how often, neglected groups of trees, and timber values.
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Leaflet 8 Mature tree maintenance, 2000
Covers; the need for maintenance; inspection, pruning, wound treatment and decay, cable bracing, some preventative measures, and some points on safety.
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Leaflet 9 Protection of trees on development sites. Part 1 - Drawing board, 1997
This leaflet gives advice regarding the protection of trees on development sites at the beginning of a construction project.
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Guidance Note 1 Trees and bats. 2nd edition, 2002
Provides information and advice to Local Authority Arboricultural officers within the U. K. in respect of bats, their conservation, and habitat management. Looks at life history, bats and the law, biodiversity action plans, surveying, statutory consultation, planning issues, local liaison, training and licence requirements, tree pruning, felling, woodland maintenance and habitat improvement.

Leaflet 10 Protection of trees on development sites. Part 2 - On site, 1997
This leaflet gives advice regarding the protection of trees on site.
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Leaflet 11 Trees: excavation and highway maintenance, including trenching, kerbing, surfacing and entrance crossings, 1997
This leaflet gives advice on protecting tree roots when carrying out excavation and highway maintenance, including trenching, kerbing, surfacing and entrance crossings.
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Arboriculture Research Note 120/94 Pre-view cable TV routes, 1994
Urban areas of Britain are currently being serviced with a network for the supply of cable television. In many instances, the service is being buried in pavements; this can result in severance of tree roots. This Note reviews the legal framework under which the cable TV companies are operating.

Arboriculture Research Note 36/97 Tree roots and underground pipes, 1997
Advises on how to recognise and avoid problems, regarding tree roots and underground pipes.

Guidance Note 3 Planting and managing amenity woodlands (revised edition), 2006
The planting and management of woodlands in Britain has suffered numerous changes over the past two centuries. This booklet is intended to provide a basic introduction to woodland planting and management where the primary objective is amenity.
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British Standards Institution

BS 3998:1989 Recommendations for tree work (AMD 6459), 1989
Recommendations for the planning and undertaking of work relating to safety, sterilization of tools, tree wounds, decay and pruning, bracing, tree nutrition and repair work to roots and bark.
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BS 4043:1989 Transplanting root-balled trees, 1989
Recommends techniques for transplanting trees, including those which have been prepared for transplanting and those which have not.
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Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers

Environmental considerations for exterior lighting, 1998
This publication covers; environmental factors, design considerations, choice of lighting levels, and specific lighting applications.
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Lighting Guides LG 6 Outdoor environment, 1992
This guide deals with many technical and aesthetic aspects which are likely to be of interest to users and specifiers of lighting equipment in outdoor situations. The aim of the Task Group has been to offer relatively simple ideas to avoid homogenised lighting solutions by presenting the basic visual problems and individual characteristics of a wide range of outdoor lighting applications.
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CIRIA

Publication C646 Wildlife fencing design guide, 2006
Looks at roadside fencing, including responsibilities, types, boundary fencing for motorways, trunk roads and country highways, fencing on existing roads and environmental assessment. Offers advice on developing a wildlife fencing strategy including planning and the whole design process. The physical aspects of fencing are also examined, such as support structures, construction, specification, materials, installation, safety, maintenance and monitoring.
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Interpave, Precast Concrete Paving and Kerb Association

Sustainable paving: concrete block permeable pavements for sustainable drainage systems, 2004
Relates to Concrete Block Permeable Pavements (CBPPs); one of the main techniques for Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDs). They provide a structural pavement whilst allowing water to pass straight into the pavement construction for temporary storage and dispersal into the ground or for collection.
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