Eco-towns: Living a greener future

http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/ecotownsgreenerfuture

thanks to scout report for this item:
“The Brits usually have some fine ideas about town planning, and some of their innovations (such as the creation of enterprise zones) have jumped across the pond in past decades. This recent 57-page paper released in April
2008 looks at the potential of so-called “eco-towns”. Eco-towns are intended to be “a combined response to three challenges: climate change, the need for more sustainable living and the need to increase housing supply.” The paper contains five separate chapters which provide an introduction to the potential benefits of eco-towns and how the British government will continue to evaluate various development proposals for such forms of habitation. The report also contains five appendices which detail how the planning of such towns will work throughout Britain. Overall, it’s a compelling read, and those in the fields of urban planning or sustainable development will want to forward this report to their colleagues and associates”