> Apologies for Cross Postings
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> The UK Sustainable Development Commission is preparing a response to the
> Government's Comprehensive Spending Review over the next couple of months.
> As part of that response we want to include a focus on the importance of
> sustainable development to health and well being. One of the things we
> are doing is collecting evidence on the health impacts and costs of
> continuing to operate as a society in environmentally unsustainable ways.
> We will be particularly focusing on transport and housing because of their
> importance to health, energy and the environment and the widespread view
> that current policy in these areas is not always sustainable and may
> result in negative health consequences and additional cost to the economy
> in the long term. However we are also exploring some of the 'big' issues
> for the UK government in our response such as what will be the health
> impacts and costs associated with global warming AND what additional
> problems will an ageing population contribute in policy areas such as
> transport and housing and how this reinforces the need for the country to
> operate more sustainably.
>
> I am therefore seeking the lists' help in identifying evidence of impacts
> and in particular costs associated with unsustainable behaviour in any of
> these policy areas. So if you are aware of any relevant research/
> reports/ articles that address the topics I've described I would be very
> grateful for an email that will point me in the right direction.
>
> Many thanks,
> Geoff
>
> sustainable development commission
> The independent government advisor on sustainable development
> Geoff Barnes
> Health Policy Advisor
> Sustainable Development Commission (SDC)
> Ground Floor, Ergon House, Horseferry Road
> London SW1P 2AL
> * tel: (020) 7238 5141
> * fax: (020) 7238 4981
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> Mobile: 07763349830
> www.sd-commission.org.uk
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