SmartGrowthUK
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An informal coalition of organisations and individuals interested in promoting the Smart Growth approach in the UK.
Joined May 2015
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth" - Abraham Lincoln "Government of the developers, by the developers, for the developers, shall cause the Earth to perish" - ministers https://t.co/cmPhplakOi
theguardian.com
Exclusive: Leading ecologists say warnings over threat to wildlife have been ignored in drive to build 1.5m new homes
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You forgot to say how many #planniing officers we've lost.
On budget day, here's a timely reminder of the vital public services we've lost over the past 15 years through government cuts.
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While the MSM drip feeds immigration narratives fomenting division and hate, a reminder that the UK is being carved up into feudal corporate governed free zones paid for with public money.
@CommunityPlann1 The United States Geological Survey identifies “Dartmoor in the east to Isles of Scilly in the west” …as one of the top five lithium-enriched granite areas worldwide. Dartmoor is now a part of The Plymouth and South Devon Freeport. The Dartmoor National Park wasn’t even aware
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Biodiversity Not Gain
Developers' bid to remove resident badgers from housing site sparks outrage among Milton Keynes animal lovers The placing of steel mesh over badger setts on a field that is to become a housing development has been branded as cruel and callous by hundreds of protestors. The
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The proposed "Forest City" is a threat to sustainable development, including #FoodSecurity. https://t.co/b6dwRxosAI
theguardian.com
Letter: Jon Reeds of Smart Growth UK says the proposed development in Cambridgeshire’s countryside would see precious farmland destroyed
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Not far to march: Tufton Street to Parliament Square.
March For Power... The government's own report gave clear recommendations for how to solve Britain's energy-cost crisis. They were going to accept them all, but changed their mind at the last minute. We're going to march on Parliament Square to show that the people want cheap
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Hello, neoliberal influencers.
The Rivers Trust's Chief Executive, Mark Lloyd, comments on the several recent published articles that uses misleading figures to deride the vital importance of the fish deterrent needed at EDF’s Hinkley Point C nuclear power station. 🐟 Read the full response below 👇
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So you think people who can see that "Forest City" makes no kind of sense aren't serious? We are deadly serious.
Kind of amazing that every serious person we've talked to about this so far has said "yes, this makes sense" Sometimes they have reservations as to if it's possible in modern Britain (we're going to make it possible), but they all agree something like it should happen.
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People are all too well aware that builders might be willing to put up lots of high-price houses in #NewTowns, but they won't pay for even basic facilities like shops or doctors' surgeries. #viability
https://t.co/JI6WJwatIh
pbctoday.co.uk
Moving to new towns is still an unpopular idea among the British population, finds a new poll by YouGov, with 62% not liking the idea
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What does it mean when a community’s future is decided in a spreadsheet? 🧮 Our latest report from the Aylesham Centre Inquiry looks at Day 3, when “viability” took centre stage and Peckham’s future was priced in profit margins, benchmark land values and “maximum reasonable”
conserveconnect.news
On Day 3 of the Aylesham Centre Inquiry, “viability” takes centre stage as profit, land value and clearance are recast as public good – and Peckham’s future is priced in spreadsheets.
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Presumably the livid coloured atmosphere due to the climate damage caused by aviation.
There is a new colour in the sky of Dubai. Discover the new era of travel at the Dubai Airshow.
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I listened to the debate and it was depressing. Peers defeated on amendments to safeguard nature as Planning and Infrastructure Bill nears final stages | https://t.co/KW06NCblkL
cieem.net
The Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management promotes the highest standards of practice for the benefit of nature and society
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It's not that we ignore your answers, Mr Malik, we just find them unconvincing & still believe your Forest City idea is basically impractical & extremely unsustainable. We understand your frustration at that outcome, but we've long campaigned on these issuses & understand them.
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Save the date! @CommunityPlann1 WEBINAR with special guest @EuropeanPowell. We will discuss how forest cities, quite apart from being a bad idea, disguise something sinister... Next Thursday, 4th December, at 1.30pm. (Don't worry if you can't make it, it will be on YouTube.)
youtube.com
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A free zone, such as a freeport, SEZ, or charter city, has separate laws and regulations from the host country. They are carve-outs that compete for profit, subsidised with public money (State aid). Deregulated zones hand over governance powers, land, tax breaks, licenses to
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Learning from Europe: How to deliver world class transport https://t.co/LeoX1CIZFf via @f_i_transport
integratedtransport.org.uk
Watch FIT's latest webinar and hear from a series of experts about what we can learn from Europe and how we can deliver world class transport in the UK based on best practice examples from the...
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Meanwhile, in England, there's a proposal to build a city of one million people around a village accurately named Westley Waterless. #WaterSecurity #FoodSecurity
Tehran is going to be evacuated and the capital city moved as it is running out of water largely because of climate change. 'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media,
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💬Have your say on the Network North Wales vision This is an opportunity for communities and businesses to feedback on the vision and public transport in the region. The engagement period is now open and will run until Friday 30 January 👇 https://t.co/JlAcAEDr2O
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He's banging on about 'well-connected, but doesn't seem to understand what it is. So we've helped him @CommunityPlann1
We’re giving well-connected homes around train stations the green light ✅ Learning from places around the world where homes and transport links go hand in hand 🤝 We're building the homes this country needs 🏘️
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So we're going to make it worse...
The statutory consultee system is not working effectively. We have today published a consultation on a package of reforms that will ensure it facilitates confident and timely decision making 👇🏻 https://t.co/9NyFyiJyaQ
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Today's reminder for the neoliberal influencers pushing accelerated development on low-lying areas in the East of England: #SeaLevelRise of several metres is forecast.
Humanity has been blessed with a very stable sea level for ~7,000 years, and coastal cities have flourished. A return to the rapid sea level rise at the end of the last glacial would literally reshape the map.
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