The Sustainability Framework
backWe have produced this framework to ensure that sustainable development principles underpin the plans and projects developed as part of Elevate East Lancashire, the Housing Market Restructuring (HMR) Pathfinder programme.
The framework consists of the following sections:
Introduction
Chapter 1
Achieving a sustainable implementation process
Chapter 2
Enhancing sustainable qualities by supporting the local economy
Chapter 3
Enhancing sustainable qualities by using land efficiently
Chapter 4
Enhancing sustainable qualities by sustainable urban design
Chapter 5
Sustainable energy
Chapter 6
Enhancing sustainable qualities by biodiversity and green space
Chapter 7
Enhancing sustainable qualities by water management
Chapter 8
Enhancing sustainable qualities by demolition and construction management
Chapter 9
Enhancing sustainable qualities by using ICT
Accompanying documents and downloads
Complete Sustainability Framework in MS Word (308Kb)
Download Complete Sustainability Framework in PDF format (196Kb)
Guide to the Framework (PDF - 684Kb).
This is the accompanying Guide to the Framework. The guide is designed to foster commitment to sustainable development across the pathfinder. It sets out the importance of sustainability, key objectives and how to achieve them.
Sustainability Checklist (PDF - 307Kb)
The checklist has been produced in order to ensure that the whole Pathfinder is working to a common set of sustainability principles and that these are applied consistently.
