CABE Launches Sustainable Cities

Dealing with climate change is the most pressing sustainability challenge facing us in the UK.

Going low carbon can deliver progress on other crucial fronts such as energy security, affordable homes, new jobs and regeneration.

So CABE has launched a major new initiative, Sustainable Cities, for the people responsible for planning, designing and managing towns and cities.

Sustainable Cities is the result of a two year research programme, working with the English Core Cities and a team of 30 experts.

Making towns and cities low carbon is not impossibly complicated - but it does mean seeing the bigger picture to make the right decision.

Biomass boilers or combined heat and power? How do you balance high density living with more green, natural space? How do you work out energy demand and supply over the next 20 years?

The website cuts through confusion, by offering clear priorities for action.

It highlights the places that are getting it right.

Uniquely, the site asks what urban design and management can do better to address climate change.

It looks at key themes, such as water, transport and energy, across a range of spatial scales including the neighbourhood, city and regional scale.

Sustainable Cities aims to help towns and cities avoid the risk of unintended consequences.