LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEWS

Recognising the importance of green spaces 03 September 2009

Recognising the importance of green spaces

Local authorities are under pressure from central government to provide sufficient space for housing to meet the country’s growing demand, while at the same time there is increasing awareness of the need for green spaces within densely populated areas.

Maximising the potential of Anaerobic Digestion
06 April 2009

Maximising the potential of Anaerobic Digestion

With both Government policy and public opinion increasingly focused on waste management issues, ADAS is constantly drawing upon its long history of scientific and technical expertise in areas such as that of anaerobic digestion, in order to develop and deploy new waste disposal systems with multiple benefits for both industry and the public sector.

New research cuts the carbon footprint of recycling
02 March 2009

New research cuts the carbon footprint of recycling

Research by leading environmental consultancy ADAS has revealed that councils could adopt recycling measures which are much more efficient and have a lower carbon footprint as part of measures to tackle climate change.

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OTHER LOCAL GOV ARTICLES

Great Crested Newts will soon be on the move!
11 February 2010

Great Crested Newts will soon be on the move!

The end of this icy cold winter and some recent rainfall will kick start the emergence of Great Crested Newts and migration across land to a suitable breeding pond.

Ecological advice to highway planners
07 January 2010

Ecological advice to highway planners

Traffic using the busy port of Heysham in Lancashire has to travel 16 miles along local roads to join the M6. This bottleneck prompted Lancashire County Council to develop plans...

Town planning
25 November 2009

Town planning

The Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 requires all Local Planning Authorities to prepare Local Development Frameworks to replace the old Local Plan system. The purpose of this change is...

A Rough Guide to The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
24 November 2009

A Rough Guide to The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

The Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act came into force in November 2000 and made provision for the right of public access to certain types of land, amended the...

Trees in Towns
15 October 2009

Trees in Towns

The ‘Trees in Towns II’ Report, researched and compiled by ADAS and Myerscough College, is the most comprehensive study of England’s urban trees.