Local Sustainability Ideas Bank

[edit] Action ideas

The Ideas Bank pools action ideas for sustainability. The main focus is on what community groups can do, but we're also developing a category of articles about personal options.

[edit] Resources by topic

As well as action ideas we include lots of links to where you can find out more.

[edit] About the Ideas Bank articles

There are articles for each topic for which a few action ideas have been identified, or about action ideas themselves. Topic articles follow a roughly standard format including a brief summary of why the topic is important. There are many overlaps so some action ideas can appear in more than one article, or articles may be in more than one category.

About LS Ideas Bank topics explains how the original listing of topics / articles, reflecting citizens concerns, was arrived at.

[edit] Your help

The ideas bank and its listings can, with your help, be greatly expanded to include more information about each idea and other options or possibilities. Most of the ideas on the list have already been tried out. / ...more

[edit] New ideas

The wiki can also be used to share and develop new ideas. If you have a new idea, first search the wiki to make sure no-one is already using the same name or title. Then list it under a New Ideas heading on the relevant topic page. If you want to include more info, put the name in double square brackets which sets up a new page for your article. (Click 'Show preview' to see red link, then click on the link to get to new page.) Then edit the new page with your information. You might also want to invite others to discuss your idea on the discussion page associated with your article. For an example see Climate change, then Blue nose day

[edit] Related topics

• For information and further links by location see our Places, projects and networks section
• For more general resources see our Resources, Resources for groups sections.
• Campaigns
• Consultations
• About Sustainable Community Action
• Boundaries
• Other ideas banks

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[edit] All articles

in this category - A-Z listing

[edit] Climate change & Energy

• Climate change portal
• Low carbon communities
• Sustainable energy

[edit] Environmental wellbeing

• Biodiversity
• Coasts
• Drought
• Environment quality
• Open spaces
• Trees, woodland and forest

[edit] Social wellbeing

• Arts and culture
• Communities online
• Community resources
• Community safety
• Education
• Health
• Social inclusion
• Sport

[edit] Economic wellbeing

• Community & voluntary action
• Complementary currencies
• Ethical finance
• Food
• Free stuff
• Green Purchasing
• Growing and gardening
• Opportunities for all
• Reduce, reuse, repair & recycle
• Regeneration
• Rewarding work
• Simple living
• Sustainable tourism
• Towards Sustainable Economies

[edit] Transport and Planning

• Cycling
• Reduced dependence on cars
• Reduced dependence on flying
• Road Safety
• School travel
• Spatial planning
• Sustainable travel
• Urban & village design
• Walking
• Waterways in the United Kingdom

[edit] Local sustainability

• Local needs met locally
• Rural issues
• Sustainability indicators
• Sustainability networks
• Urban focus

[edit] Community involvement

• Community involvement

[edit] Global connections

• Global connections

[edit] Personal options

• Energy saving - personal options
• Green New Year resolutions
• Growing and gardening - personal options
• Personal carbon allowances
• Recycle at Christmas - personal options
• Reduce your carbon footprint - personal options
• Reducing pollution - personal options
• Simple living
• Saving water
• Sustainability at work - personal options