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	low-impact development: planning and people in a sustainable countryside Simon Fairlie Examines Britain's rural planning system from the bottom up - from the point of view of the planned rather than the planner. Simon Fairlie argues that instead of excluding low-income people from living and working in rural areas, planners should look favourably on proposals for low-impact, environmentally-benign homes and workplaces in the open countryside. By giving people the opportunity to live in the countryside in return for ecological improvements and a commitment to sustainability, the planning system could reinvigorate a land-based economy, create a richer and more diverse rural environment, and facilitate the provision of self-built affordable housing. 194pp more on land & planning Price: £15.00
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	DIY Planning Briefings Published by Chapter 7 This publication is a guide to the planning system for smallholders, family-farmers, woodland managers, low impact builders, caravan dwellers and low-income people seeking to live and work in the countryside. This guide is in loose leaf format, allowing you to add updates yourself (because planning guidance is always changing). This is a fantastic book and comes highly recommended. 100pp more on land & planning Price: £18.00
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	smart growth: from sprawl to sustainability John Reeds This book shows how urban sprawl is unsustainable in an age of climate change and peak oil, and challenges the UK to develop a 'Smart Growth' approach to improve the quality of life in our overcrowded island. People who live in compact traditional towns have far smaller environmental footprints than those who live in sprawling suburbs. So is urban sprawl inevitable? Are there better ways of getting about? And can 60 million people crammed into a land bulging at the seams ever find ways of treating it with respect? Smart Growth argues that we should look for the answer to America - the country that embraced urban sprawl and car dependency on a far grander scale than we ever did. There is much we can learn from its 'Smart Growth' movement, which is successfully arguing for compact cities, rail-based transit systems and restoring communities ruined by decades of self-centred suburban life. 288pp more on land & planning Price: £14.95
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	local sustainable homes: how to make them happen in your community Chris Bird While politicians talk about sustainable housing, thousands of individuals, groups and organisations are busy putting ideas into practice now - pushing the boundaries to cut carbon emissions far beyond government targets. Where are the examples we can all learn from, and how are they bringing sustainable housing closer to reality in our communities? What are the obstacles to making low-carbon housing the 'norm' rather than the rare exception? Which housing associations are building Passivhaus homes for the elderly? Which councils are leading the way? Local Sustainable Homes covers everything from finding land and getting planning permission to installing alternative energy options and sourcing local materials. Projects range from building a roundhouse in the woods to refurbishing council flats in Sheffield, and from developing an eco-cluster in rural Dorset to creating sustainable social housing in Kirklees. 240pp more on land & planning Price: £14.95
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	soil and soul: people versus corporate power (new edition) Alastair McIntosh Scottish writer and campaigner Alastair McIntosh shows how it is still possible for individuals and communities to take on the might of corporate power and emerge victorious. As a founder of the Isle of Eigg Trust, McIntosh helped the beleaguered residents of Eigg to become the first Scottish community ever to clear their laird from his own estate. And plans to turn a majestic Hebridean mountain into a superquarry were overturned after McIntosh persuaded a Native American warrior chief to visit the Isle of Harris and testify at the government inquiry. This book weaves together theology, mythology, economics, ecology, history, poetics and politics as the author journeys towards a radical new philosophy of community, spirit and place. 336pp click on image for contents page more on land & planning Price: £8.99
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