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A few articles from the archive on the subject of …   (Acrobat Reader required for some articles. Click here to download it)

Alternative Economies:
22-09-1999 The Guardian - A group in the Midlands are pooling their income and distributing it according to needs.

Flooding:
26-06-2002 Surveyor magazine - Innovative flood defences
01-08-2002 Surveyor magazine - Government minister Elliott Morley on flood management. Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3
05-06-2003 Surveyor magazine - Kill two birds with one stone: waste tyres as flood defences

Leicester - Environment City:
02-07-2002 The Guardian - The tantalising smell of chips lingered in the air at a summer fair in Leicester this month, but the odour could be traced to two electrical generators, not the food stands.

Race and health:
25-04-2002 The Guardian - When a tuberculosis notification lands on the desk of Surinder Bakhshi, the first thing the doctor wants to know is the patient's race.

Race and sexuality:
10-11-1999 The Guardian - For Asians, coming out has particular cultural problems

Transport:
12-04-2001 Surveyor magazine - Edinburgh had the best-known car-sharing club in Britain until its collapse earlier this year.
27-02-2002 The Guardian - Council increases mileage payments to encourage cyclists.
01-02-2004 Green Futures - Liftshare website for schools
Car-share clubs - how do they work?

Waste:
02-01-2002 The Guardian - A small, not-for-profit recycling company in Kent had a dramatic effect in reducing the waste produced by two local villages.
06-06-2002 Surveyor magazine - Chemist Dr Paul Connor is something of a connoisseur of landfill sites.
06-10-2003 Surveyor magazine - The "We want it once a week" campaign is not what you might think.

Wildlife:
02-12-2002 Green Futures - Green builders make brown roofs for the Black Redstart