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Comment 2011 Seven steps from ghost town to host town Monday, Julian Dobson, February 7 2010 "A rural kind of urbanism", March 22 topic, place 2009 Eco-towns must be genuinely sustainable and the standards that are being proposed for them should be part of all urban development, Natural England, July 20 topic 2008 New Start editorial January 23 2008 Events have a nasty habit of unravelling the best-laid plans. Anyone who still thinks property development is the yellow brick road to regeneration is probably still looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. 2007 New Start editorial December 12 2007 Why Aldershot? Why should the home of the Parachute Regiment suddenly be touted as the future of Britain’s cities? New Start editorial June 20 2007 Those who remember Michael Heseltine of old won’t be surprised at some of the thinking to emerge from the Tory task group on cities. UK urban policy "too timid", Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution / Saving our cities, CPRE, March 6 Urban land wasted says CPRE research, February 27 / Spatial planning news UK and comment Your comment - Contribute via our Forums or a comment type article, or on any article via its talk page - click on 'talk' link at top of page

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Newcastle, assessed by Forum for the Future as top amongst Britain’s most sustainable cities for the second year running, and Leicester, in second place, are outpacing rivals Brighton, Bristol and London. "But all five have set themselves ambitious targets and are guided by long-term visions of how to improve life for their citizens by reducing their impact on the environment and seizing new opportunities in the green economy." 18 Oct place

2009

• Forum for the Future's 2009 ranking puts Newcastle top in their league table of "Britain’s most sustainable cities", 19 Nov place

• England to get its first 'sustainable travel city', May 13 topic

2007

• Brighton and Hove rated as the most sustainable city in Britain, by Forum for the Future, October 20 The UK’s 20 largest cities were assessed according to three criteria – their ‘environmental impact', ‘quality of life’ and ‘future proofing’. Brighton and Hove as the most sustainable city is followed by Edinburgh in second place and Bristol in third. Liverpool comes bottom of the list, after Hull in 18th place and Birmingham in 19th. Forum for the Future intend to measure these indicators year-on-year.

• Bristol urban beach set to open on Saturday 21 July.

• London’s gardens are vanishing, The Wildlife Trusts, May 30 / Urban focus

• Social flowering in Chelsea - transforming urban green spaces, Natural England, May 18 / Biodiversity UK news

2006

• Work starts on Manchester’s first urban water park, March 23 / Manchester
• "Birmingham and Manchester need mayors with tax and spend powers", says thinktank, ippr press release, February 22
• 'Cities need families' but lack of suitable homes may hinder plans to revive urban areas, January 18
• City centres should stay ‘young, free and single’, January 11

2005

• Living Streets welcomes plans for a London Beach next summer, November 2

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