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Planbetter is a joint initiative of An Taisce, Friends of the Earth, Friends of the Irish Environment and FEASTA (Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability).
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Crypto link to slurry spreading – academic paper
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No Comments“A seasonal peak is observed in cryptosporidiosis in the late spring and early summer months. These peaks coincide with the lambing and calving season, and with the spreading of agricultural... -
Social isolation, crime and other social ills strongly associated with the absence of green spaces, trees and good design
Posted on August 17, 2010 | No Comments“A long series of studies across several countries, beginning in San Francisco in 1969, shows unequivocally that communities become weaker as the volume of traffic on their streets increases.” Other... -
Imposing minimum parking charges at retail centres and daily minimum rates for car parks in urban centres
Posted on August 10, 2010 | No CommentsJ. Nix1 and A. McKenna2 Co-ordinator of PlanBetter, a joint policy initiative of An Taisce, Friends of the Earth, Friends of the Irish Environment and FEASTA, the foundation for the... -
Report on environmental representation at local council level
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsSome key recommendations are outlined below. See the full document for context: “The following recommendations are based on suggestions by environmental representatives for the comprehensive modification of SPCs in how... -
Positive Energy: Creative community responses to peak oil and climate change, Findhorn, Scotland, 2008
Posted on March 24, 2009 | No CommentsPositive Energy: Creative community responses to peak oil and climate change, Findhorn, Scotland, 2008 Conference Report 22 – 28 March, 2008. Findhorn, Scotland Davie Philip, Education Coordinator, Cultivate Centre Thanks... -
Intensive Course on Planning Law. Strategic Infrastructure
Posted on December 10, 2008 | No CommentsA pdf of course notes is available. You must be a member of Planbetter to access this document. To register please contact James J Nix. Intensive Course on Planning Law... -
James Nix discusses the IEN submission to the Department of Transport’s project on sustainable transport
Posted on September 26, 2008 | No CommentsJames Nix discusses the IEN submission to the Department of Transport’s project on sustainable transport -
Vision 2020 Transport proposal
Posted on June 3, 2008 | No CommentsContents Executive summary This document was compiled by a coalition of environment NGOs working under the auspices of the Environment (Ecological) NGOS Core Funding Secretariat The concept of transport as... -
Sustainable transport planning
Posted on April 24, 2008 | No CommentsJames Nix, EENGOCF coordinator, outlines the main areas of EENCOCF’s common transport policy, and the collaborative process used to create it.
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