Environmental Design and Management

Property Marketing Design and Development

Unit Title: Current Awareness

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All property everywhere obviously has an impact on its surroundings. The question is, is this impact, on its environment, negative and thus not sustainable in that facet? In recent years this notion of sustainability has risen to the forefront of the media and politics. And in every aspect of our lives we are being asked if our actions are sustainable. In other words is what we are doing; Environmentally, Socially and Economically viable for “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” as is the definition that the DEFRA website gives.

As a result of this a number of key government policies have been created also legislation and guidance has also been disseminated to all aspects of the socio-eco makeup of England and Britain. Notably the construction sector has had a huge influx of ‘sustainable’ initiatives in the last decade as construction and demolition account for approximately 32% of annual waste arising in England, according to Richard Read, Hampshire County Council (30th April 2009). Out of these, the Environmental Impact statements maybe considered the archetypal manifestation due to the fact they are meant to measure how the construction project may impact and be impacted by its surroundings. In this information about the environmental effects of a project are “collected, assessed and taken into account in reaching a decision on whether the project should go ahead or not.” As stated in the Environmental impact assessment: guide to procedures.

The Current Awareness Lecture series aimed to provide “added value for your job applications” and “added value for the start of your professional careers” whilst doing all of this under the umbrella of sustainability. The series of lectures each cover a different topic of sustainability in relation to the planning application process, in regards to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). Such as; Archaeology, Sustainable water issues, Highways and Transportation and Contamination, among other things that an Environmental Statement may need to encompass. As a bench mark to be able to measure what I have learnt from this lecture series I will appraise my then current knowledge against the various criteria of a Environmental Impact Assessment.

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In England, history and thus archaeology has a significant role, as Phelps, A., Ashworth, G, J., & Johansson, B, O, H., explained that the UK has “experienced an increase in the global significance of its language and associated cultural productivity. This has rendered UK heritage accessible to, and important for, a world-wide market, with evident consequences for the quantity of conserved structures and monuments, the nature of the interpretation and size of the visitor market. The UK’s history is thus a world leader in heritage tourism.” (2002 p. 13). Our lecture reflected the importance of our history by highlighting ...

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