Publications & Research
- Regional Sustainability Framework
- Regional Waste Management Strategy
- Regional Waste Management Statement
- Regional Minerals Strategy
- Energy Strategy
Ecological Footprint
If everyone in the world lived the lifestyle we lead in the South East then we would need three-and-a-half planets to support us. We are currently consuming more than our 'fair share' of the earth's natural resources and the 'route map' below identifies actions that can help to stabilise and then reduce the South East's Ecological Footprint. The research has been developed in conjunction with SEEDA and WWF, to help the region develop sustainably in the future.
Reducing the South East's Ecological Footprint and carbon emissions: a route map (executive summary) - 1.65 MB
Reducing the South East's Ecological Footprint and carbon emissions: a route map (main document) - 4.70 MB
Reducing the South East's Ecological Footprint and carbon emissions: a route map (appendicies) - 356 KB
Rapid Sustainability Appraisal
This report explains how a Rapid Sustainability Appraisal (RSA) can be carried out for Community Strategies (including Community Plans, Sustainable Community Strategies etc) and Local Area Agreements. RSA is different from the formal, comprehensive sustainability appraisal process used for Development Plan Documents or Regional Spatial Strategies: it is less focused on alternatives, less evidence-based, and much quicker.
Guide to Rapid Sustainability Appraisal of Community Strategies - 418 KB
Water Supply and Demand
The Environment Agency and the South East region's water companies have provided advice to the Assembly on water supply and demand. This has involved development of a range of scenarios for different levels of growth, water efficiency, and development of new water resources over the next 20-25 years. The report is informing the development and appraisal of policies and spatial options of the draft South East Plan.
Water Resources - Environment Agency commentary to the Assembly on draft SE Plan housing provision (May 2006) - 3.79 MB
Water Resources Report (April 2005) - 4.80 MB
Water Supply and Demand Report - 11.0 MB
This version of the Technical Report and Map were issued by the Environment Agency on 11 October 2006 and supersede previous versions posted on the Regional Assembly website:
Creating a Better Place: Planning Water Quality and Growth in the South East V11 (October 2006) - 118 KB
Creating a Better Place: Planning Water Quality and Growth in the South East - Map V11 (October 2006) - 1.99 MB
Climate Change
Adapting to climate change impacts on water management: A Guide for Planners
Developed by the Regional Assembly, as part of the ESPACE project, the Planners' Guide to adapting to climate change impacts on the water environment has been designed as an electronic resource, available to download below.
It answers key questions about adapting to climate change, and contains ten case-studies along with many short examples to illustrate important principles. The focus of the Guide is a menu of adaptation options which should be considered for inclusion in development plans, policy documents and developments in the region.
Planners Adaptation Guide - 2.50 MB
Appendix - 1.63 MB
Leaflet - 124 KB
Carbon Trajectories
The Assembly has produced carbon trajectories to explore the potential to achieve carbon dioxide reduction targets set out in the South East Plan and the Climate Change Bill. The trajectories primarily focus on mitigation measures that can be delivered through the planning system. The Assembly is currently updating the trajectories to incorporate the 2006 carbon dioxide estimates and revised estimates for 2005 that were recently published by DEFRA.
South East Carbon Emission Trajectories (Report) - 376 KB
South East Carbon Emission Trajectories (Executive Summary) - 109 KB
Air Quality and Noise
The report below provides advice from consultants AEA Technology to inform the development and appraisal of policies in the South East Plan.
Advice on Policy Content for Air Quality and Noise in the South East - 906 KB
Waste Management Capacity
The Regional Assembly (now the South East England Partnership Board) and SERTAB commissioned ERM consultants to develop a model and monitoring tool to assess waste management capacity against forecast needs. Data on capacity of different types of waste treatment technologies has recently been updated, drawing on information from the Environment Agency and the region's Waste Planning Authorities (WPAs). This model is an update of earlier versions and uses data for end of 2008.
The model data is being continuously updated and kept under review. Data updates will be requested from WPAs via SERTAB to feed into the Partnership Board's annual Regional Monitoring Report (RMR) timetable. Data will be requested to meet the next RMR data submission deadline date of 31 October 2009. This will be followed by a data update request for April 30 2010 as part of continuous 6 months data review cycle.
The model enables monitoring of existing and planned waste management capacity at sub-regional (WPA) level, which then is summed to provide an overall picture at the regional level. It is designed to enable regular updating by WPAs to keep the data 'live' and for use in their Annual Monitoring Reports, and in turn the Regional Monitoring Report. The model will also be used by to inform the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS). The model generates 3 Scenarios. The Assembly has adopted Scenario 1 for monitoring purposes.
Summary Document - 464 KB
Scenario 1 (May 2009) - 2.9 MB
Scenario 2 (May 2009) - 2.9 MB
Scenario 3 (May 2009) - 2.8 MB
EWM Review of Recycling Capacity and Markets in selected EU States and Regions
Final Report (October 2008) - 2 MB
Life cycle assessment of exporting materials for recycling
Carbon footprinting report - 461 KB
Scoping report - 234 KB
2006 Report
Summary - 116 KB
Report (Part 1) - 1.00 MB
Report (Part 2) - 820 KB
