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The Human Nature Places Foundation has convened a group of experts and practitioners to explore ‘How Shall We Live?’
“Our aim is to reconsider the role of large new settlements — including New Towns — in a modern, sustainable economy and society. We do so with the understanding that the second quarter of the twentyfirst century presents an entirely new constellation of environmental, social, and economic imperatives. Against this backdrop, we propose strategies, plans, infrastructures and designs that respond thoughtfully and ambitiously with the long future in mind.”
The report explores two questions:
Contents:
Place Missions & New Imperatives
How Shall We Live?
A Pattern Language of Place
Wild at Heart: A New Landscape of Living
It Takes a Village: A Network of Commons
Genius Loci
Connectivity, Active & Sustainable Travel
Darwin’s Sandwalk & The Better Everyday
Growing a Place
A Place to Start Out in Life & a Place to Stay
Radically Affordable, Radically Better
Disruptive Delivery: Think Slow, Act Fast and… Mend Things
The Whole Place: Remarkable Outcomes
Author: The Human Nature Places Foundation
Publication date: April 2025
Find out more: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7326216852156604417/
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The LETI Circular Economy Summary is the first publication from the LETI Circular Economy Workstream. This will be followed by a Circular Economy Primer which aims to explore circularity concepts in the built environment in more detail.
Author: LETI
Publication date: April 2022
More information: https://www.leti.london/circulareconomy1pager
The Mayor has set out his vision of London transitioning to a circular economy in the draft London Plan and his Environment Strategy. The Design for a Circular Economy Primer has been written to help support organisations in the built environment sector understand how they can embed circular economy principles into their projects and design processes.
As part of the Mayor’s Good Growth by Design programme, our Regeneration, Environment and Planning teams have been working with the Mayor’s Design Advocates and the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB) and others, to conduct a research inquiry, supporting the development of technical guidance for the draft London Plan policy SI7, ‘Reducing waste and supporting the circular economy’.
The Primer is a summary of the direction the technical guidance will take.
Author: Mayor of London
Publication date: October 2019
Together with its members, UKGBC has produced a circular economy guidance for construction clients, which provides comprehensive practical guidance to support construction clients who want to ask for circular principles in their project briefs for non-domestic built assets.
Author: UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)
Publication date: April 2019
Further information: www.ukgbc.org
As major engines for economic growth, cities can drive the circular economy agenda forward to unlock economic, environmental, and social benefits. Alongside Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate objectives, the transition to a circular economy will support city leaders as they deliver against their priorities, which include housing, mobility, and economic development.
The Circular Economy in Cities is a suite of resources for urban policymakers and change-makers.
Circular Economy in Cities focuses on opportunities in three key urban systems – buildings, mobility, and products – and looks at how city governments can work to enable a circular economy transition. The project addresses questions such as:
Author: Ellen Macarthur Foundation
Publication date: March 2019
Clarion Housing’s Circular Economy Strategy for regeneration established three fundamental principles: building in layers, social value and the waste hierarchy, which emerged following extensive literature review, research into industry best practice and engagement with Clarion and the Merton Regeneration Project teams.
Author: Clarion Housing
Publication date: May 2018
The Mayor of London is taking a range of actions to improve the environment now, setting London on the path to create a better future.
The state of London’s environment affects everyone who lives in and visits the city – it helps Londoners to stay healthy, makes London a good place to work and keeps the city functioning from day to day.
In many ways London’s environment is improving, but it still faces a host of challenges. Toxic air, noise pollution, threats to our green spaces, and the adverse effects of climate change – they all pose major risks to the health and wellbeing of Londoners.
We need to act now to tackle the most urgent environmental challenges facing our city, as well as safeguard London’s environment over the longer term. We need to ensure that London is greener, cleaner and ready for the future.
This is the first strategy to bring together approaches to every aspect of London’s environment, integrating the following areas:
Author: Mayor of London
Publication date: May 2018
Further information: https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/environment/london-environment-strategy
