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Category Archives: land use
Andy Burnham urged to act against government’s proposed planning system changes
from the Meteor Open letter calls on Andy Burnham, and the leaders of the conurbation’s ten boroughs, to “intervene” in the government’s plans to change the UK planning system, which the campaigners call an “emergency for communities and local authorities … Continue reading
Posted in land use, news, Planning
Tagged Andy Burnham, Permitted Development, Planning, The Meteor
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Imagining an alternative future for Greater Manchester
By Mark Burton and Carolyn Kagan reposted from Greater Manchester Housing Action website, 11 March, 2020 For some years now, Greater Manchester has been trying to agree a grand plan for land use: the Spatial Framework. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), … Continue reading
Event: A People’s Spatial Framework, January 23
A People’s Spatial Framework Thursday, January 23, 2020 6:30 PM – 8:30 We’ll be imagining an alternative Spatial Framework that serves the people while protecting the green space. Click for Venue and booking details via Eventbrite For some years now, … Continue reading
Posted in events, land use, Policies for the City Region
Tagged bioregion, city region, Greater Manchester, Planning, re-localisation, Spatial Framework
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How Green is My City? A Response to Manchester City Council leader’s blog post.
Response to Manchester City Council leader’s blog post: How Green is My City Mark Burton (Submitted as a comment on Manchester City Council website and annotated here with links. Comments appear to be disabled on the Leader’s blog, although the … Continue reading
Retrofitting suburbia
Retrofitting suburbia by Charlotte Allen A recent session of the SSM Reading Group discussed two articles by the Australian author and permaculture pioneer David Holmgren: ‘Retrofitting the suburbs’ 1and ‘A History from the future’2. Although we were a small group, … Continue reading
Posted in energy, event reports, Greater Manchester, land use, re-localisation
Tagged David Holmgren, energy, energy descent, food, Garden Cities, Greater Manchester, permaculture, retrosuburbia, spatial
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We need a A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework
A Social-Ecological Spatial Framework for a Viable Greater Manchester. update: 3 July, 2018: Indeed, as anticipated, the new draft has been delayed again to accommodate the new population projections from the Office of National Statistics. These project 9.37% population growth … Continue reading
Local action on climate change and flood prevention.
Our outgoing collective member, Judith Emanuel writes: “I spent a wonderful day planting a hazel tree coppice in the Calderdale valley organised by an inspirational organisation Treesponsibility, which is based in Hebden Bridge. So lovely to be out in a beautiful … Continue reading
Posted in Greater Manchester City Region, land use, news
Tagged bioregion, community, floods, projects, resilience, trees
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Greater Manchester: Towards a retrofit Garden City?
Greater Manchester: Towards a retrofit Garden City? We have been critical of recent plans in Greater Manchester1 but what might a better approach look like? At our latest conversation event we considered the idea of making the city region more … Continue reading