Sustainable Communities - London Flashcards
Aims of sustainable communities
Prosperous
Decent homes for sale/rent at prices people can afford
Safeguard green + Open space
Enjoy well-designed, accessible + pleasant living + working environment
Are effectively + fairly governed with strong sense of community
Needs for sustainable communities
Urgent need for affordable homes across London to accommodate growing pop + ↓ homelessness
Workers (key to delivery of capital’s services) must be able to afford homes
Who is incharge?
Gov Office for London (GOL) is working with Greater London Authority (GLA), local authorities + relevant agencies to achieve these aims
Examples
Holly Street Estate redevelopment , Hackney
Coin Street Community Builders
Greenwich Millennium Village
What the the Holly Street Estate redevelopment involve
New neighbourhood of small streets, small blocks of flats + brick-built houses with roof gardens
Sports/community centre
Elderly persons’ day centre + HC
What also did HSER aim to do?
Remove fear of crime, improve security + improve mental/physical health among residents = ↓ pressure on HC
Coin Steeet Community Builders
social enterprise that has built social housing + commercial developments e.g. OXO Tower Wharf
Describe the CSCB
Its 4 housing developments = run by ‘fully mutual’ cooperatives + provide 220 affordable homes for people in housing need
Greenwich Millennium Village
being developed on brownfield site + is part of larger Greenwich Peninsula development
Describe the GMV
Sustainability, energy efficiency, waste management and quality in design +construction are key features
What has GMV built?
Millennium Primary School + Health Centre in the village = providing education, training, healthcare, crèche + other community facilities on one site
GMV issues
Most houses sell for hugely inflated prices e.g. £200,000
Large distance from rest of Greenwich, most locals never set foot
Residents seem isolated from locals
Over 5 yrs how many houses did the GMV build?
1,377 homes being built
