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The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) is the UK government’s advisor on architecture, urban design and public space.

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  1. Community green: using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health

    Investigating the relationship between urban green space, inequality, ethnicity, health and wellbeing in the largest study of its kind in England. Community green: using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health examines the impact of the quality of local green spaces on the health and wellbeing of people in six deprived and ethnically diverse areas. It shows that providing good quality local green space is an effective way to tackle inequality. It will be of interest to policymakers and those working in local government, social housing and the voluntary and community sector.

    from CABE on 20 July 2010 | Comment on this

  2. Ordinary places

    A starting point for debate about creating the culture and conditions to help ordinary places to become valued and valuable. Ordinary places asks how people can directly influence the quality of their places. Why don’t all pupils learn about design, to help make sense of the places around them? Why aren’t all architects trained in public engagement, so that they can respond directly to local needs? The report is full of new thinking and ideas that make ordinary, common sense. It is essential reading for anyone interested in getting the best for their place, from politicians and local councils to schools and community groups. Tell us what you think.Download this publication

    from CABE on 30 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  3. Unforgettable lessons

    An introduction to Engaging Places, a project from CABE and English Heritage to encourage the use of buildings and places in teaching and learning. The Engaging Places website is packed with free teaching resources, provides information on hundreds of venues for school visits, lists events and the latest news, and is of interest to teachers, the wider school community, local education authorities and learning providers. Download this publication

    from CABE on 30 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  4. Urban green nation: building the evidence base

    No one knows exactly how many green spaces there are in our urban areas, where they are, who owns them or what condition they are in. Our new report starts to fill this information gap. A CABE Space research project starts to fill the serious green information gap, by compiling and analysing data at a national level.

    from CABE on 12 April 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  5. Green space skills 2009: national employer survey findings

    In July 2009 CABE, in partnership with English Heritage, commissioned Pye-Tait Consulting to carry out research to identify the total size, scope and labour market status of the green space sector in England. Green space skills 2009: national employer survey findings presents the findings of that research.

    from CABE on 10 March 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  6. Homes for our old age: independent living by design

    Featuring 10 case studies of housing schemes for older people, each of which offers inventive design and management solutions linking home and social care. Being at home is what most people want in their old age. People want to retain a choice about where and how they live and to have a say over how they are cared for. They also want to keep their independence and stay connected to local communities and family networks. Homes for our old age features 10 case studies of housing schemes for older people, each of which offers inventive design and management solutions linking home and social care. The report will be of interest to those who commission, design and manage care in residential settings, including local authorities, registered social landlords and health trusts.Download this publication

    from CABE on 21 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  7. Open space strategies: what local authority decision makers need to know

    Leaflet explaining to local authority decision makers what an open space strategy is and the tangible benefits of producing one. Open space strategies: what local authority decision makers need to know is an eight page introduction to the purpose and benefits of open space strategies. It is aimed at people who are new to the concept of open space strategies. This leaflet accompanies another CABE Space publication - Open space strategies: best practice guidance - which reflects the latest thinking on the role of open space in improving the quality of people’s lives and features case studies of recent innovation, progress and success from across England.

    from CABE on 22 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  8. Green Day: a climate change activity kit for schools

    Second edition of the popular activity kit providing ideas and resources for holding a school 'green day', making it a sustainable place in which to learn and play. Green Day is a one-day event for schools about climate change, sustainability and the built environment. It is a fun and flexible way to integrate these themes into lessons and whole-school activities. It should not be an isolated event but aims to act as a springboard to make schools more sustainable in the long term. Green Day is promoted by CABE, the government’s independent advisor on architecture, urban design and public space.

    from CABE on 22 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  9. Future health: sustainable places for health and well-being

    Explaining how good design makes healthy places by bringing together what CABE knows about sustainable, health-promoting design with the latest thinking about individual health and well-being. Drawing on examples and research, Future health shows how good planning can have a positive impact on public health, how health trusts can cut carbon and costs by co-locating services, and how designers can influence people's well-being.Future health will be of interest to health trusts, planners, policymakers and premises providers.Let us know what you think about this publication.Download this publication

    from CABE on 21 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  10. Grey to Green: how we shift funding and skills to green our cities

    Green infrastructure does not receive anything like the investment or management that goes into grey infrastructure. Grey to Green will fuel a debate about whether this is smart, given the dangers of climate change and the opportunities to improve public health. It also reveals the urgent need for more people, with the right skills, to manage the living landscape of our towns and cities. Grey to Green: how we shift funding and skills to green our cities provides fresh ideas and evidence, showing how we could design and manage places in radically different ways.  It will be of interest to anyone involved in greening the built environment, but above all to the people taking decisions about where to commit public money at a local and a national level. More Grey to Green The green information gap: mapping the nation's green spaces calls for a single, shared, information resource – a kind of atlas – to…

    from CABE on 21 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  11. The green information gap: mapping the nation's green spaces

    There is a major gap in the national information about Englands urban green spaces: nobody knows how many there are, where they are, who owns them or what they are like. This makes it difficult to co-ordinate provision, respond to changing social needs or plan for a changing climate.A single, shared, information resource – a kind of atlas – would help piece together the different elements of the nation’s green infrastructure – parks, gardens, allotments, trees, green roofs, cemeteries, woodlands, commons, grasslands, moors and wetlands.The green information gap: mapping the nation's green spaces is a position paper written for policymakers.  It says the new resource could be part of a wider information revolution that makes the most of our nation’s green assets.Why we must map green infrastructure is a single page letter of endorsement from organisations including CABE, Association of Garden Trusts, Black Environment Network, Capacity Global, Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, English…

    from CABE on 21 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  12. Guide to green space apprenticeships

    A good practice guide to help local authorities, landscape contractors and others involved in delivering green space services to plan and manage successful horticulture apprenticeship programmes. Download this publication

    from CABE on 21 January 2010 | Direct link | Comment on this

  13. Hallmarks of a sustainable city

    Hallmarks of a sustainable city sets out the practical and policy responses to climate change that CABE believes are needed to ensure our towns and cities are geniunely sustainable places.

    from CABE on 05 March 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this

  14. Agreeing a procurement strategy

    This client briefing offers supplementary guidance to CABE’s Creating successful masterplans client guide. It outlines how important a long-term procurement strategy is for delivering high-quality development. It sets out how to establish a clear, structured process and how a strong, informed client can achieve this

    from CABE on 01 April 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this

  15. Open space strategies: best practice guidance

    Open space strategies draws on CABE Space’s five-year history of support across England to those producing open space strategies. It reflects the latest thinking on the role of open space in tackling climate change and improving the quality of people’s lives.

    from CABE on 13 May 2009 | Direct link | Comment on this