News: Dearne Valley Eco-vision published

Consultants at urban regeneration experts, Urbed have published the Dearne Valley Eco-vision.

Developed by the Dearne Valley Special Board, the vision would see the Dearne Valley reimagined as an eco-valley.

Features include new transport links, developing environmental technologies, efficient and sustainable land use and strong communities, with purpose, identity and cohesion.

In the Foreword local MP, John Healey states that: "This is a project which could once again place the Dearne on the national map. The eco vision will see a move to a high quality, low carbon environment bringing new jobs and leading technologies and techniques to tackle climate change. There will be opportunities for everyone in the Dearne to become involved."

The vision incorporates a new "lean green economic model" based on growing and managing natural assets through forestry, conservation and tourism and developing a new low carbon infrastructure through new energy and eco-building services.

URBED website
Rotherham

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