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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 [...]

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 [...]

Gateway Arch International Design Competition UPDATE

With the January 26 deadline looming for firms to register their interest in the international design competition and 90 firms already registering interest, the CityArchRiver 2015 Foundation announced the members of the competition jury. The jury consisting of landscape architects, architects, urban designers, critics, curators and a former Deputy Director of the National Park Service [...]

Viñoly unveils Brooklyn riverfront design

Building.co.uk reports
Mixed-income New York housing scheme with four acres of public green space and riverfront esplanade goes for public review.
Rafael Viñoly Architects’ design for the New Domino, a projected integrating mixed-income housing with public green space and a riverfront esplanade in New York’s Brooklyn, has entered the public review process.
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Montreal Gazette interviews Aurèle Cardinal

Aurèle Cardinal co-founder of Cardinal Hardy, a firm based in Montreal that has changed the face of the city and its landscape over the last 15 years. The Montreal Gazette interviews architect and urban planner Aurèle Cardinal about Dubai, Montreal, urban space and planning, suburbia and the rebuilding of Bonaventure Expressway.
Read the interesting interview at [...]

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