How do we keep the UK running in the context of an increasingly insecure environment? The answer lies where human endeavour meets the environment: in developing sustainable infrastructure.
The March edition of environmental SCIENTIST digs into the infrastructure we need to meet targets for housing, green energy provision, and sustainable transport. This edition gets to the heart of the key constraints facing UK infrastructure in a time of policy upheaval and climate change, and explores new opportunities for innovation, development, and progress.
Contributors detail case studies of successful, nature-inclusive housing, look at the latest innovations in sustainable building materials, ask how our energy needs could be met by a new approach to nuclear, and examine how we can improve policies on waste infrastructure. Without shying away from the numerous challenges that UK infrastructure faces – including ageing and insufficient water systems, complex housing stocks, and fragmented public transport policies – articles in this issue propose how we can take advantage of opportunities to build better, more resilient, and more future-friendly infrastructure.
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