Land use and spatial planning

CEP has considerable experience of promoting sustainable development through adopting an integrated and participatory approach to spatial planning and land use management. 

Example projects include:

Consolidation of analytical approaches for green infrastructure and ecosystem assessment. For the European Environment Agency (EEA). 2015.

Evaluation of the Land Use Strategy (LUS) forestry focused sub-regional pilot studies. For Forestry Commission Scotland. 2014 – 2015.

Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP) Sustainability Appraisal of the spatial plan for recovery and growth. For the GBSLEP. 2014 – 2015.

Land Use Strategy: Delivery evaluation project (with the University of Strathclyde). For the Scottish Government. 2012 – 2014.

The natural environment and the proposed National Planning Framework for England. For the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). 2010 – 2011.

Territorial cohesion and the environment – the environmental attributes of: territories and green infrastructure; and territorial cohesion and EU water policy (with Milieu). For the European Environment Agency (EEA). 2010.