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Posted on: 1 July 2011
By: mackene
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a summary of the work of the Sustainable Urban Neighbourhoods Network (SUNN) which is considering whether it is possible to meet the nation’s growing need for affordable new homes while adapting to change and meeting environmental needs. Focusing on ‘urban extensions’ to existing towns and cities, this summary draws on case studies to provide recommendations about the best way for Britain’s house builders and developers to create sustainable new communities. It highlights the need to focus on strategic spatial planning, better urban design and leaner construction, and recommends areas to be considered, including options for creative finance that address high land costs and reduce construction costs, the relationship between transport engineering and creating public spaces in new communities, long-term stewardship models and localism and the role of parish councils.
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