Eco-towns and Urban Extensions

DESCRIPTION

This workshop will look at some of the challenges and commercial opportunities afforded by the renewed interest in eco-towns and urban extensions.

STRUCTURE

Topics covered will include:
• Latest government thinking on eco-towns and urban extensions
• Lessons from the past
• Lessons from abroad (Vauban - Malmo - Stockholm - Rotterdam)
• Just more housing, or truly sustainable communities?
   • Designing in community involvement
   • Opportunity to develop new forms of governance
• Innovation in the new towns
   • Infrastructure
   • Transport
   • Materials
   • Land acquisition
   • Finance structures
   • Waste
   • Energy

This will be followed by an open discussion.

SPEAKER

David Lock
Director, David Lock Associates and Chair of the Town and Country Planning Association

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