CABE calls for action on urban green spaces and has investigated the relationship between urban green space, inequality, ethnicity, health and wellbeing in the largest study of its kind in England. Community green: using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health examines the impact of the quality of local green spaces on the health and wellbeing of people in six deprived and ethnically diverse areas. It shows that providing good quality local green space is an effective way to tackle inequality. It will be of interest to policymakers and those working in local government, social housing and the voluntary and community sector.
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Low carbon refurbishment of buildings - Management guide
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Start with the park
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Demographics as a driver of change. By Francesca Birks
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Urbanization as a driver of change. By Susan Thomas
Designing the Built Environment
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Getting the big picture right: a guide to large scale urban design
How do we deal with economic, social and environmental challenges that affect the lives of people over large areas and cannot be solved through local action? Getting the big picture right outlines a new approach to large scale urban design that allows people to shape the places they live or work in, and improve their distinctiveness and quality.It will help those organisations and partnerships – often with a mix of public and private partners – tasked with working with local people to prioritise actions and investment.This guide is supported by our step-by-step guide to the large scale urban design process:The workshop-based processPrepare - understand the challengeDesign - develop a spatial strategyImplement - deliver the strategyGood examples of large scale urban designYou can also see the whole process at a glance.Download this publication
from SHEBA on 10 July 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this
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Councillors guide to urban design
Advice and ideas for securing better-designed buildings and spaces, including key design principles and inspiring local examples for leaders, executive and committee members and ward councillors.Download this publication
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Decent homes need decent spaces
An action plan to improve the quality of open spaces within social housing areas, prepared by CABE and the National Housing Federation in partnership with Neighbourhoods Green and over 30 social landlords.Decent homes need decent spaces is about how social landlords can provide more opportunities for people to enjoy the space on their doorsteps, whether they want to relax, experience nature, grow vegetables, play, compete in sport, or just chat with their neighbours.The action plan sets out 10 priorities for change:Commit to quality Involve residentsKnow the big pictureMake the best use of fundingDesign for local peopleDevelop training and skillsMaintain high standardsMake places feel safe Promote healthy living Prepare for climate changeIt is led by CABE and the National Housing Federation with support from social landlords and associated organisations across the country.Download this publication
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Improving the design of new housing: what role for standards?
Setting out CABE's emerging position on housing standards.Improving the design of new housing argues that the current regime of building regulations, planning policy and funding has created a framework for housing quality that is confused, overlapping and sometimes contradictory.CABE believes that this plethora of standards should be replaced by a much simpler national standards framework. This would include minimum design standards for both houses and housing and address the policy principles required to meet our environmental commitments and the basic needs of communities and residents.This report complements the arguments made in Simpler and better: housing design in everyone’s interest and references the technical information contained in Housing standards: evidence and research.Download this publication
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Simpler and better: housing design in everyone's interest
Is it too much to believe that all new homes can be good enough everywhere? Why has this proved so difficult in the past and what can we do to change it?Simpler and better argues for the use of a minimum design standard, giving consumers a guarantee of homes and neighbourhoods that are consistently well designed.It calls for a simpler set of housing standards and the reformulation of planning gain as a community equity share.Further readingHousing standards: evidence and research is a resource that collects the latest research on housing and space standards in one place for the first time.Download this publication
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