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SDC Reports & Papers

Know your environmental limits: A local leaders’ guide

Date:01/03/2011
Classification:Natural Resources Sustainable Communities Governance Local Government
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Equal Value: Can a major Severn Tidal Power scheme be compatible with enhancing the Natura 2000 Biodiversity Network?

Date:30/11/2010
Classification:Sustainable Communities Energy Natural Resources
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Improving Young People's Lives: The role of the environment in building resilience, responsibility and employment chances

Date:28/10/2010
Classification:Sustainable Communities Education
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Mae'r Dyfodol Yn Lleol - crynodeb Cymraeg

Date:27/07/2010
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Communities Local Government Welsh
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The Future is Local: Empowering communities to improve their neighbourhoods

Date:06/07/2010
Classification:Sustainable Communities Local Government
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Sustainable development: The key to tackling health inequalities

Date:12/02/2010
Classification:Health Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Communities
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Breakthroughs for the twenty-first century

Date:01/07/2009
Classification:Food Sustainable Communities Breakthroughs
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SDC Scotland Climate Challenge Alliance Factsheet

Date:02/06/2008
Classification:Sustainable Communities Climate Change
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SDC Scotland Response The Right Ingredients

Date:14/04/2008
Classification:SDC Response Sustainable Communities Health Food Farming Sustainable Consumption & Production Climate Change
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Sustainable Development in Scotland 2007

Date:04/09/2007
Classification:Education Sustainable Communities Transport SD Strategy Review Housing and Regeneration Health Governance Food Energy Economics Sustainable Consumption & Production Climate Change
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Sustainable Development in Scotland 2007 - Executive Summary

Date:04/09/2007
Classification:Education Sustainable Communities Transport Health Governance Food Energy Economics Sustainable Consumption & Production Climate Change
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Building Houses or Creating Communities? Leaflet

Date:02/07/2007
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Communities
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Cymru Iach Gynaliadwy

Date:31/05/2007
Classification:Sustainable Consumption & Production Food Governance Health Transport Sustainable Communities
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BHCC - Paper 1 - In-depth review of sustainable communities policy

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 2 - Bridging Newcastle Gateshead

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 3 - Elevate East Lancashire

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 4 - Cambridgeshire

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 5 - Barking & Dagenham

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 6 - Stoke

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 7 - Manchester/ Salford

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 8 - Milton Keynes

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 9 - Blackburn

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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BHCC - Paper 10 - Qualitative Householder Research - South Cambridgeshire, Barking and Dagenham

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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Building Houses or Creating Communities?

Date:19/05/2007
Classification:Watchdog Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance
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Healthy Sustainable Wales Toolkit

Date:04/04/2007
Classification:Sustainable Communities Transport Health Governance Food Energy Economics Climate Change
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Faces in da crowd: e-vote results

Date:01/04/2007
Classification:Faith and Sustainable Development Sustainable Communities Education
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Redefining Progress Consultation

Date:26/03/2007
Classification:Sustainable Communities SD Strategy Review Economics
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Stock Take: Delivering improvements in existing housing

Date:20/07/2006
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration
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Celtic Nations Conference Report 2006

Date:15/06/2006
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Health Energy Climate Change
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Code for Sustainable Homes: SDC Response

Date:06/03/2006
Classification:SDC Response Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration
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Nuclear Paper 7: Public Perception and Community Issues

Date:05/03/2006
Classification:Sustainable Communities Energy Climate Change
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The next steps: An independent review of sustainable development in the English regions

Date:28/11/2005
Classification:Local Government Sustainable Communities Governance
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Sustainable development and UK faith groups: Two sides of the same coin?

Date:27/10/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Faith and Sustainable Development Economics
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Sustainable Buildings - The Challenge of Existing Stock

Date:08/08/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Energy Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Consumption & Production Climate Change
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Healthy Futures #3: Buildings and Sustainable Development

Date:23/06/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Health
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Wind Power in the UK

Date:19/05/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Energy Climate Change
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Wind Power: Your Questions Answered

Date:19/05/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Governance Energy Climate Change
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Report back from Sustainable Communities Summit Workshop

Date:15/02/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Energy
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Comments back from the Sustainable Communities Summit Workshop

Date:14/02/2005
Classification:Energy Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Communities
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Sharing the value: a sustainable approach to the modernisation agenda

Date:10/01/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Transport Housing and Regeneration Health Governance Sustainable Consumption & Production
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Datblygu cynaliadwy a grwpiau ffydd y DU: Dwy ochr yr un geiniog? [Faith Report-Welsh]

Date:01/01/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Faith and Sustainable Development Welsh
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Sustainable Public Procurement - a

Date:13/12/2004
Classification:Sustainable Communities Sustainable Consumption & Production
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Proposals for amending Part L of the Building Regulations and implementing the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Date:21/10/2004
Classification:Sustainable Communities Energy
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Towards a Green Jobs Strategy: Opportunities for Business - consultation Response

Date:01/09/2004
Classification:Sustainable Communities Economics Business
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Sustainable communities and sustainable development

Date:03/02/2004
Classification:Sustainable Communities
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Mainstreaming sustainable regeneration - a call to action (Part 2)

Date:01/12/2003
Classification:Sustainable Communities
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Mainstreaming sustainable regeneration - a call to action (Part 1)

Date:01/12/2003
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Climate Change
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Vision for sustainable regeneration, environment & poverty - the missing link

Date:01/10/2002
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Communities
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Planning for the future! SDC response to the Planning Green Paper

Date:01/03/2002
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration
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Consultant Reports

Community Heating Report

Date:02/12/2007
Classification:Energy Climate Change Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Communities
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A Framework for Housing in the London Thames Gateway

Date:05/04/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Transport
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One Future - Different Paths The UK's Shared Framework for Sustainable Development

Date:07/03/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Communications Transport SD Strategy Review Housing and Regeneration Governance Food Farming Energy Economics Sustainable Consumption & Production Climate Change Business
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Developing sustainable procurement as a shared priority - vision to reality

Date:30/04/2004
Classification:Sustainable Communities Governance
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Speeches and articles

Sustainable Public Procurement

Date:13/12/2004
Classification:Sustainable Consumption & Production Sustainable Communities
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Sustainable Development Past and Future: Speech by Jonathon Porritt at the Patrick Geddes Lecture

Date:23/11/2004
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Communities
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Sustainable communities through revitalising and sustaining small towns and regional agriculture

Date:17/09/2004
Classification:Sustainable Communities Food Farming
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Case Studies

Newham Hospital Gateway Surgical Centre

Date:01/02/2007
Classification:Health Sustainable Communities
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Microgeneration in Kirklees

Date:14/11/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Energy
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Newsletters

CCF Newsletter February 2010

Date:01/03/2010
Classification:Climate Change Sustainable Communities
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CCF December 2009 Newsletter

Date:10/12/2009
Classification:Sustainable Communities Climate Change
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CCF November 2009 Newsletter

Date:27/11/2009
Classification:Sustainable Communities Climate Change
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Annual Reports

On the Move: SDC Annual Review 2005

Date:22/12/2005
Classification:Local Government Education Sustainable Communities Transport Housing and Regeneration Health Governance Food Economics Sustainable Consumption & Production Climate Change Business
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Progress: SDC 2004 critique

Date:01/02/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Communications Transport Housing and Regeneration SD Strategy Review Health Governance Food Farming Energy Economics Sustainable Consumption & Production Climate Change Business
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Agenda 2003: Where next for Sustainable Development?

Date:19/02/2003
Classification:Climate Change Sustainable Communities Energy Economics Commission: internal
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Meeting Minutes

Edinburgh Plenary - Thematic Discussion - Green Jobs Strategy

Date:20/10/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities Commission: minutes of meeting Commission: internal
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Other Commission

Cynhadledd Cenhedloedd Celtaidd 2006 (Celtic Nations - Welsh)

Date:15/06/2006
Classification:Sustainable Communities Housing and Regeneration Health Energy Climate Change
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SDC Response to the Revised Building Regulations (Part L)

Date:10/11/2005
Classification:Sustainable Communities SDC Response Housing and Regeneration
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Other Internal Documents

Cynllun Iaith Gymraeg y CDC

Date:03/02/2010
Classification:Commission: internal Communications Sustainable Communities Engagement
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