Archive

Region urged to plant trees

23 November 2007

Yorkshire and the Humber will need to plant more trees to cope with rising temperatures as a result of climate change, the Forestry Commission has warned.

In search of space

23 November 2007

Most regions are taking active steps to develop networks of green spaces for urban residents.

Renewables gain funding

23 November 2007

The East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA) has injected £265,000 into a project to help communities in the region run green energy co-operatives.

Prioritising car clubs in housing schemes

23 November 2007

Property consultancy Atisreal on how car clubs can have a greater impact.

Green gridlock

23 November 2007

Ideas for green spaces in the Thames Gateway are ambitious. But there are serious questions over integration and funding.

'Floating' homes may beat floods in East, says report

23 November 2007

Houses that can either float or are built on stilts will need to be among the solutions for coping with rising sea levels in Eastern England, according to a new report.

David vs Goliath

By Karen Buck

23 November 2007

Councils will still make the decisions on many significant projects.

And when the levees break?

23 November 2007

The summer's floods in the Severn Valley highlighted the dangers of building housing on flood plains. So is it really sensible to be building so many new homes in the low- lying Thames Gateway? Jon Neale reports.

Cities pledge climate work

16 November 2007

Three city-wide climate change action plans are set to go ahead after the government pledged £250,000 for them last week.

Protection deal for North-West parks

16 November 2007

Eight regional parks designed to boost the economy in the North-West by making it a better place to work and live will be "better protected" following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between countryside watchdog Natural England and two of the region's public bodies.