Urban Design：Green Dimensions-THE REGION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.pdfVIP

THE REGION AND SUSTAINABLE 4 DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCTION and necessity of grass roots community activity in the development process. ‘Think globally, act locally’, is a catch phrase often The present patchwork of local authorities used in any debate on sustainable outside London does not foster the development. Citizen participation in implementation of sustainable development, development and the political structures nor does it assist in achieving a balanced which sustain it is clearly an essential approach to an integrated transport requirement of local and regional provision for the country. Devolution of government in a sustainable world. It can be power to Scotland, Wales and the suspended argued that the lowest level or assembly for Northern Ireland, together with tier of government should be the local the election of a powerful Mayor of London, community which occupies a clearly does however auger well for a future pattern defined district or quarter of the city. of devolved government that could begin to ‘Community’ in the twenty-first century, tackle the main problems associated with