Links

Links to a range of useful sustainable development and related websites are provided below. These sites provide a plethora of information on the background to, need for, and means of delivering sustainable development principally within a UK context.

• Communities & Local Government

  Government Department aims to foster prosperous and cohesive communities, offering a safe, healthy and sustainable environment for all. Information about activities and policies.

• Good Homes Alliance

  The Good Homes Alliance (GHA) is a group of housing developers, building professionals and other industry supporters whose aim is to close the gap between aspiration and reality by showing how to build and monitor good homes which are sustainable in the broadest sense.

• Low Carbon Buildings Programme

  The programme provides grants for the installation of microgeneration technologies in a range of buildings to include households, community organisations, public, private and the non-profit sectors.

• Planning Portal

  Government gateway to planning information throughout the UK. Provides information on plans, appeals, applications, contact details, research areas.

• Renewables Advisory Board

  The Renewables Advisory Board (RAB) provides advice to Government on a wide range of renewable energy issues. It aims to provide impartial and authoritative advice on policies, programmes and measures to improve understanding of the obstacles and opportunities for the development and deployment of renewable technologies in the UK over the next 20 years.

• Sustainable Development Commission

  The Government’s independent watchdog on sustainable development

• UK Govt. Sustainable Development

  Reporting on UK progress towards sustainable development, and providing guidance on how to pursue a more sustainable future.