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From: "Architexturez." <admin-in@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:27:59 +0530
| from the heart of sustainability-wallah-wallah land!
Sustainable Communities plan failing the environment, task-force warns
(22 November 2005)
The Government's Sustainable Communities Plan marginalises the
environment, urban areas are under threat from poor design, and
high-quality urban renewal is constrained by a confusing plethora of
public sector regeneration bodies.
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"Significantly, all other bodies reported to this board," the report
found. It went on to say that the City of Barcelona delivered a
successful Olympics in 1992 with an equally focused body and that London
should learn from this.
"The lessons for the future are clear: without a small focused decision
making board responsible for strategic decision-making, the delivery of
a high quality environment is at risk in the Thames Gateway."
cont'd....
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=10805&channel=0