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SDC Reports & Papers

National Infrastructure - Embedding sustainable development in decision making

Date:01/03/2011
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Governance Natural Resources
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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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Sustainable development: The key to tackling health inequalities

Date:12/02/2010
Classification:Health Housing and Regeneration Sustainable Communities
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The Planning Reform Bill - SDC Response

Date:09/12/2007
Classification:Local Government Housing and Regeneration
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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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Building Houses or Creating Communities? Leaflet

Date:02/07/2007
Classification:Housing and Regeneration 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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SDC Response to the DTI Review of the Strategy for Sustainable Construction

Date:24/08/2006
Classification:Housing and Regeneration
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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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Meeting the Challenge: Energy policy for the 21st century

Date:07/05/2006
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Energy Climate Change
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Barker Review of Land Use Planning: SDC Response

Date:28/03/2006
Classification:Local Government SDC Response Housing and Regeneration
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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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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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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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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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Policies for sustainable consumption (SDC report)

Date:17/09/2003
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Economics Sustainable Consumption & Production
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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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Neighbourhood Renewal and the Sustainable Development Agenda

Date:21/09/2001
Classification: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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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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Speeches and articles

DTI Sustainable Construction Strategy Stakeholder Event - SDC Presentation

Date:19/03/2006
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Business
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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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Case Studies

Drum Housing Association Generation Homes Project

Date:03/01/2008
Classification:Housing and Regeneration
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The Parity Projects Rehabilitation Programme

Date:01/01/2008
Classification:Housing and Regeneration
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Nottingham Eco-home details

Date:28/11/2007
Classification:Housing and Regeneration
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Barts and the London NHS Trust regenerating the local area

Date:09/12/2005
Classification:Housing and Regeneration Health
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Microgeneration in Kirklees

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

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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