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Green Belts: more than lines on a map

Natural England and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) have published Green Belts: a Greener Future. The first major survey of the environmental state of Green Belt land and the benefits it provides for people and wildlife.
Helen Phillips, Natural England’s Chief Executive, said: “By containing urban sprawl, the Green Belt has been a great [...]

Scotland releases simplified Planning Policy

The Scottish Government recently launched a simplified planning document which replaces 17 separate planning policies. The new document sets out planning policy on topics such as housing, wind farms, flooding and the natural and built environment.
Also published today is a circular updating guidance on the criteria and processes when developers are required to make a [...]

Private vs Public Money for Parks

New York Times recently published When Parks Must Rely on Private Money by DIANE CARDWELL concerning the struggles of cities to fund the construction and maintenance of parks throughout the USA. Many parks are funded through selling of land or revenues generated by carparks or taxes from new nearby developments and others are funded by [...]

New Dean at University of Calgary

Nancy Pollock-Ellwand has been appointed Dean of Faculty of Environmental Design (EVDS) at the University of Calgary. Recently, she was the chair of the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, at the University of Adelaide, Australia for the past three years. A graduate in architecture from the University of Manitoba and graduate in [...]

Nuszer Kopatz Urban Design Associates Joins Stanley Consultants

Nuszer Kopatz Urban Design Associates has joined Stanley Consultants, a large consulting engineering firms based in Denver. Stanley Consultants is a multi-disciplined firm that provides engineering, environmental and construction services throughout the United States and around the world.
Nuszer Kopatz, founded in 1991 by Mark Nuszer and Mark Kopatz, is a land planning, landscape architecture and [...]

U.S. Green Building Council Approves Sustainability Studies Courses Offered by UC Berkeley Extension

UC Berkeley Extension recently announced its new designation as a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Education Provider. USGBC sets the standards for the green building industry in the United States and abroad through its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System certification program. UC Berkeley Extension is the first continuing education [...]

Green Shed Design Competition

Pandora Park Community Garden Society (Vancouver) has announced Green Shed: Pandora Park Community Garden Design Competition. An international design competition open to students and professional architects, landscape architects, builders, engineers, gardeners and designers.
The goal of this international competition is to generate buildable designs for a storage shed and outdoor common space for a new [...]

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