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Page Aim The aim of this page is to aid participatory democracy through the provision of resolutions for LSPs, Councils, Citizen Panels and VCOs. Page Contents Local Strategy Themes Four of the website pages are arranged according to common Sustainable Community Strategy themes: Helpful Books, Model Strategy Audit, Model Community Strategy and Model Resolutions. This is to help monitor SCS processes and inform other participation in local decision making. Unsustainability Are the area’s SCSs, LSPs, Citizen’s Panels and other participation processes addressing global unsustainability at the local level? Participation Are local communities using participation opportunities to influence decision making? Community SCS Community themes include such topics as social inclusion, young and old, ethnic and cultural diversity, narrowing the gap, VCO involvement. Are ESD and participation factors brought into a consideration of all these? Community Safety The theme addresses crime and disorder issues– but does the SCS consider what causes are attributable to factors outside of the process remit? Education Strategies may look at topics such as lifelong learning, citizenship and student led initiatives – but what about ESD? Health Does the local SCS address any of the numerous social causes of ill health? Economics The SCS Economics theme can embrace employment, town centres, regeneration. But does it tackle such concerns as ethical consumerism, SCP, the social economy? Environment In this section of Strategies bring together natural environment concerns such as; access to green space, habitat and species biodiversity, pollution, maintaining and increasing natural features, urban trees. Also built environment concerns including housing, planning and development, infrastructure, sprawl. But to what extent does this Strategy look at the impacts of global environmental decline upon local communities, or indeed, how local communities can reduce their environmental footprint? Transport Does the SCS consider such topics as: road calming, buses, trains, passenger information giving, integrated transport initiatives, cycling, pedestrian issues, freight, air travel, parking, car sharing, how communities pay for the costs arising from private car use? Waste Strategies look at waste, recycling, disposal facilities and provisions. But do they consider such issues as packaging and the construction industry? Climate Change and Energy Strategies customarily look at topics such as energy conservation schemes, but why ignore the development of local renewable sources, the possible local impacts of climate change and peak oil, planning for energy descent and transition, etc? Page Updates Please send Sustainability Links any existing Local Strategic Partnership, Council or any other resolutions you would like to bring to the attention of all those working on S&P and LSP processes elsewhere.
Unsustainability Transition Local Authority Somerset County Council, 2008. This Council: Acknowledges all the work done by communities in Somerset on Transition Towns and that the independence of the Transition Movement is key to its grassroots appeal.
LSP Sustainability Mission Statement North East Lincolnshire LSP “To develop and establish with the community both a sustainable vision for (the area) and the means to achieve it.”
LSP Sustainability Policy Nuneaton & Bedworth LSP The Partnership Team recognises its responsibility to the sustainable future of Nuneaton and Bedworth and its inhabitants. Member organisations of the Partnership will ensure that al joint activities and partnership working will endeavour to ensure a good quality of life for all. They will protect the environment and environmental resources; key considerations will be the need to:
The Partnership team is committed to actions being undertaken within the group to address the Nottingham Declaration on Climate Change. Under the Community Plan the eight theme groups will formally adopt the above policy, monitor and review the progress of the theme groups in relation to the policy on a quarterly basis and report back to the Partnership team and the Community Forum. Nuneaton and Bedworth LSP Sustainable Development This statement was published by Coventry Voluntary Action (when it was Coventry Voluntary Services Council). Versions of it could be devised by other infrastructure organisations and promoted through their affiliates. It could also be considered for adoption by areas’ LSPs. Sustainable Development: meeting the needs of the people today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. CVSC is committed to: 1. Minimising waste and resource use:
2. Procurement:
3. Monitoring progress:
Participation
Please send Sustainability Links any existing Local Strategic Partnership, Citizen’s Panel or Council resolutions you would like to bring to the attention of all those working on S&P and LSP processes elsewhere.
Herefordshire Third Sector Assembly Herefordshire TSA facilitates voluntary sector representation within Herefordshire Partnership and other bodies by:
Herefordshire TSA supports voluntary sector representatives to represent the VCS on Herefordshire Partnership and other bodies by:
Herefordshire TSA makes good commuication possible as it:
Herefordshire Partnership and other statutory Partners use the TSA to:
The VCS value the work of the TSA. They attend events and meetings organised by the TSA because they know they will find out tiely, relevant information and be able to network with colleagues. Third Sector Assembly Development As the Herefordshire agreement indicates, TSAs enable VCOs to increase their influence in local, regional and national policy making and practice. Two significant aspects of this are:
In Coventry the TSA proposal was discussed at a public workshop. It was then developed through feedback to the sector which invited applications from VCO members wishing to become members of a city Cohort. This Cohort is intended to become a representative selection of the city's third sector and is being establised for consultation on any concerns that will be raised by a wider TSA membership. Development of Coventry's TSA has been facilitated by the LIO through funding from the subregional Infrastructure Consortium.
Community Sustainable Communities Sustainable Communities Act review The Sustainable Communities Act became law on 23 October 2007. Its provisions were not mandatory, the Act merely gave councils the power to decide whether to opt in and establish Citizens Panels. The LGA had to be informed of their initial decisions by 31 July 2009. As councils may review these decisions, this motion is included to show the sort of resolution LSPs, TSAs and VCOs can pass in order to urge their local councils to opt in to the Act in response to local community support. This organisation: a) Expresses its concern at;
b) And notes that this combination of factors increases people’s feelings of exclusion and lack of involvement, and so; c) Supports measures to reverse this process and d) Supports the concept of local sustainability as envisaged in the Sustainable Communities Bill, namely;
e) And accordingly resolves to support the Sustainable Communities Bill which;
f) Further resolves;
Based on the draft local authority resolution circulated by Local Works
Community Safety
Education
Health
Economics Fairtrade Area Status This Local Strategic Partnership actively supports and promotes the concept of Fairtrade – ensuring that producers from developing countries get affair price for their goods and labour. The Partnership resolves to:
Based on standard Fairtrade Area Status Council resolution
Environment
Transport
Waste
Climate Change and Energy See the site’s Best Practice and Policy Making page for more information.
Nottingham Declaration This Partnership recognises that Climate Change is likely to be one of the key drivers of change within our community this century. We acknowledge that:
We welcome the:
We commit our Partnership to:
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Further information See www.nottinghamdeclaration.org.uk and the local authority climate change forum on www.communities.idea.gov.uk/welcome.do Local authority members and officers can also phone 0870 241 2089 for an information pack.
petroleum club Full time members of the petroleum club include oil industry fat cats, the leaders of oil rich nations and the drivers of urban gas guzzlers, and many more of us become temporary collaborators when we travel by air or lounge beneath patio heaters. Nevertheless, membership is exclusive. Not only is access to such short-sighted, resource-greedy activities denied the majority world, but long term our involvement in them also robs future generations of the precious oil needed to manufacture such commonplace items as paint, antihistamines, deodorant, shampoo, toothbrushes, tights, hairspray, sunglasses, DVDs and CDs, fertilisers and asprins. See the Glossary page
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