Sustainable Urban Development

Economic planning

Ensuring that people are provided with employment.

Environmental planning

Ensuring that resources are not wasted and the environment is protected for future generations.

Green roofs

Roofs of buildings covered by vegetation that are often used to harvest rainwater.

Green space

An unbuilt area that provides a natural and free recreational space, as well as a habitat for wildlife.

Integrated Transport System (ITS)

Different forms of transport are linked together to make it easy to transfer from one to another.

Renewable energy sources

A resource that cannot be exhausted, e.g. wind, solar and tidal energy.

Social planning

Ensuring that people's social needs are met, such as affordable housing.

Solar energy

The sun's energy exploited by solar panels, collectors or cells to heat water or air or to generate electricity.

Sustainable energy supply

Energy that can potentially be used well into the future without harming future generations.

Sustainable water supply

Meeting the present-day need for safe, reliable and affordable water without reducing supply for future generations.

Urban sustainability

A city organised to create minimal damage to the environment, a sound economic base, a fair allocation of resources, secure jobs, a strong sense of community and local people involved in decision-making.