Sustainable Environment
Sustainable Environment is one of the 5 themes for the Buckinghamshire family of Sustainable Community Strategies. You will be able to track progress in Buckinghamshire on this theme here.
What are aiming to achieve by 2026?
Buckinghamshire’s environment is a high priority for residents and it is clear that we need to protect and enhance our surroundings. This includes not just the valued green spaces in our rural areas and market towns, but the urban landscape which provides the daily backdrop to a third of residents’ lives.
The challenge is to preserve and strengthen the quality of the environment in the face of considerable pressures on the County, so that it can provide optimum support for the health and well-being of the population.
As the County has a high carbon footprint, a clear focus is to reduce carbon emissions and ensure a sustainable approach to environment issues. This would include, for example, encouraging the development of zero carbon buildings.
Making the best use of resources and energy and reducing and recycling domestic and commercial waste, will bring benefits both locally and globally.
Growth in the north and the strategic importance of our two main centres of Aylesbury and High Wycombe means we need to improve north-south transport links. Also, improvements to the rail network across the north of the County, as part of the East West Rail project, will improve access within and beyond our borders. Across the County, connectivity will be improved through a careful balance of measures. These include public transport improvements (including in rural areas), reducing the need to travel and ongoing improvements to road maintenance.
We aim to:
- Tackle climate change
- Enhance and protect local environment
- Reduce waste, re-use resources, increase recycling and energy
recovery - Efficiently manage and maintain the transport network
How will we do this?
As the website is developed, we will communicate examples of how a Sustainable Environment is being promoted in Buckinghamshire.
For more information call 01296 387831 or email bsp@buckscc.gov.uk
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