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27th May, 2009
'WORLD CLASS PLACES: THE GOVERNMENT'S STRATEGY FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF PLACE'.
The way places and buildings are planned, designed and looked after matters to the UK population in numerous ways. The quality of our built environment is an important influence on crime, health, community cohesion and prosperity. It has a major impact on wildlife and climate change. This reports aims to illustrate the Government's commitment to improving the places where we live, whether they be villages or large cities. The strategy lays out why and how quality of place matters and the practical steps the Government will be taking to build on the achievements of recent years and do more to create prosperous, attractive, distinctive, inclusive and sustainable world class places.
More details at:
(http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/worldclassplaces)
