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245 4 _aThe challenge of sustainability
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490 _aRICS Business
_vFebruary 2005, 12-13(2)
520 _aQuestions whether the private sector can rise to the challenge of helping to create truly sustainable development within Britain's designated growth areas. The public sector, even with its awareness of the extra value that sustainability and the eco-homes initiative will deliver, is also under pressure to meet volume demand with finite budgets. Also introduces "Mind the gap: tackling social polarisation through balanced communities" (J128354), the RICS report on increasing social polarisation in Britain in the context of creating sustainable communities. Provides a case study of a sustainable urban community, Grand Union Village in Greenford, west London and points to the work of the RICS Sustainability Group.
590 _aABS
650 _aSOCIAL HOUSING
650 _aAffordable housing
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650 _aPOLARISATION
650 _aSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
690 _aHOUSING
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