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SDC Reports & Papers

Fairness in a Car Dependent Society

Date:21/03/2011
Classification:Transport
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Gweithredu'n Gallach

Date:05/03/2010
Classification:Transport Climate Change Business Welsh
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Smarter Moves: How Information Communications Technology can promote Sustainable Mobility

Date:25/01/2010
Classification:Transport
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GCDA SDAP Assessment

Date:14/01/2010
Classification:Watchdog Transport
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Sustainable Development: Third Annual Assessment of progress by the Scottish Government

Date:02/12/2009
Classification:Transport Health Governance Energy Economics Climate Change
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SDC Submission to Regional Development Committee Inquiry into sustainable transport

Date:04/09/2009
Classification:Transport Governance
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SDC's response to DfTs A Safer Way: Consultation

Date:17/07/2009
Classification:Transport SDC Response
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SDC Scotland's letter to Transport, Infrastructure and Climate Change Committee

Date:08/07/2009
Classification:Governance Transport
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SDC's Commentary on JMP's 2009 report: A Review of Government Travel

Date:26/06/2009
Classification:Watchdog Transport
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SDC response to Delivering a Sustainable Transport System:

Date:22/06/2009
Classification:Transport
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Can we break the holding pattern? Hugh Raven

Date:17/07/2008
Classification:Transport
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Newid y patrwm cylchdroi

Date:22/05/2008
Classification:Transport Climate Change Business
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Stakeholder Assessment of Aviation

Date:20/05/2008
Classification:Transport
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Breaking the holding pattern - Annex 3

Date:20/05/2008
Classification:Transport
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Breaking the holding pattern - Executive Summary

Date:20/05/2008
Classification:Transport
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SDC position on Biofuels

Date:12/05/2008
Classification:Transport
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A Response to the NATA Refresh Consultation

Date:24/04/2008
Classification:Transport
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Transcript and attendee list from Workshop 2 - 28th February 2008

Date:31/03/2008
Classification:Transport
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Stakeholder Assessment on Aviation 13 December 2007

Date:18/02/2008
Classification:Transport
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Stakeholder Assessment on Aviation - Workshop 30 January 2008

Date:18/02/2008
Classification:Transport
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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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Cymru Iach Gynaliadwy

Date:31/05/2007
Classification:Sustainable Consumption & Production Food Governance Health Transport Sustainable Communities
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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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Wales Transport Strategy - SDC Consultation Response

Date:02/04/2007
Classification:SDC Response Transport Energy Climate Change
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Strategaeth Drafnidiaeth Cymru - Ymateb y CDC

Date:02/04/2007
Classification:Climate Change Energy Transport SDC Response
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Strategaeth Drafnidiaeth Cymru

Date:02/04/2007
Classification:Climate Change Energy Transport
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Healthy Futures #5: Sustainable Transport and Active Travel

Date:05/02/2007
Classification:Transport Health
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Reducing Carbon Emissions from Transport: SDC Submission to EAC

Date:07/09/2006
Classification:Transport Climate Change
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Biofuels and the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation

Date:22/06/2006
Classification:Transport Energy
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SDC Submission to The Eddington Transport Study

Date:08/03/2006
Classification:SDC Response Transport Economics
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Aviation and Social Exclusion

Date:13/01/2006
Classification:Transport
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Changes in VED - modelling

Date:19/09/2005
Classification:Transport Climate Change
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Climate Change Programme Review: SDC Submission - Full Version

Date:12/05/2005
Classification:SDC Response Transport Energy Climate Change Business
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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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Missed Opportunity - A summary critique of the air transport white paper: The future of air transport

Date:17/06/2004
Classification:Transport Climate Change
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Aviation and the environment, using economic instruments (SDC report)

Date:03/07/2003
Classification:Transport Energy Climate Change
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UK Climate Change Programme: a policy audit (SDC report)

Date:12/02/2003
Classification:Transport Energy Climate Change
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Air transport & sustainable development - a submission from the SDC

Date:01/11/2002
Classification:Transport Climate Change
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Summary of findings of SDC visit to the regions

Date:01/01/2002
Classification:Transport Energy Climate Change
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Sustainability indicators for waste, energy and travel for Scotland

Date:01/10/2001
Classification:Transport Energy
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Aviation and sustainable development

Date:01/04/2001
Classification:Transport Climate Change
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Consultant Reports

JMP Executive summary: A Review of Government Travel

Date:26/06/2009
Classification:Watchdog Transport
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JPM Main Report: A Review of Government Travel

Date:26/06/2009
Classification:Watchdog Transport
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JMP Appendices: A Review of Government Travel

Date:26/06/2009
Classification:Watchdog Transport
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Literature Review on air freight growth

Date:20/09/2007
Classification:Transport Economics
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Public Engagement on Aviation Taxes

Date:20/09/2007
Classification:Engagement Transport
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The potential for high speed rail in the UK and an assessment of its environmental benefits

Date:20/09/2007
Classification:Transport
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The Impact of Airports on the Regional Economies

Date:19/09/2007
Classification:Transport Economics
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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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Policy audit of UK Climate Change Policies and Programmes (Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management report)

Date:12/02/2003
Classification:Transport Energy Climate Change
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dCARB-uk Low carbon spaces: area-based carbon emission reduction - a scoping study

Date:02/06/2002
Classification:Transport Energy Climate Change
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Case Studies

Safe Routes to Healthcare

Date:25/05/2005
Classification:Transport Health
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Addenbrooke's Hospital Travel Plan

Date:15/11/2004
Classification:Transport Health
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Annual Reports

Symud ymlaen - Adolygiad 2005 - 2006 [On the move-Welsh]

Date:11/02/2006
Classification:Transport Housing and Regeneration Health Energy Economics Sustainable Consumption & Production Climate Change Business
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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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Other Commission

Northern Ireland Green New Deal

Date:09/11/2009
Classification:Transport Governance Energy Economics Business
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