An Energy Descent Plan for Lancaster

If Lancaster is going to be a resilient place to live in 20 years time – able to feed, house and keep ourselves warm, it is essential we start working towards it NOW and have an Energy Descent Plan (EDAP) for the area.

Why is an energy descent plan needed?  (link to sections below)

The plan has to be something we ALL want to see happen, something we are determined to make real. It needs to be a community plan.


Here at TCL we are in the early stages of bringing together as many people as possible to share their views, their dreams and their genius. Look out for an EDAP consultation meeting in your locality during 2010/11.

 

THE IDEAS SO FAR

Hoes does the community see Lancaster in the future?

Read the online record so far here in PDF (Last Updated 30/06/2010)

Make your comment on our Facebook site

Or email your comments to info@transitioncitylancaster.org

 

RESOURCES

OTHER PLANS AND STRATEGIES

Here are some examples of plans and strategies that have been developed elsewhere to address oil depletion.

Totnes Energy Descent Action Plan

http://totnesedap.org.uk/book/

 

Bristol Peak Oil Report

http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/cms-service/stream/asset/?asset_id=32277111

 

Oil Depletion Analysis Centre (ODAC) – Preparing for Peak Oil: Local Authorities and the Energy Crisis

http://www.odac-info.org/sites/default/files/Preparing_for_Peak_Oil_0.pdf

 

Forest Row in Transition – A Energy Descent Vision

http://there.is/TransitionForestRow-EDAP/ForestRow_In_Transition-EDAP.pdf

 

Sunshine Coast Energy Descent Action Plan has been presented to local authority (not available online)

http://www.transitionsunshinecoast.org/energy-decent-action-plan-sunshine-coast-queensland-australia.php

 

Centre for Alternative Energy – Zero Carbon Britain Report

www.zerocarbonbritain.org

 

 

Local Data and Strategic Planning Documents

 

Lancaster District Local Strategic Partnership – document provides links (not all live) to a number of other sources of evidence about Lancaster

Sharing of evidence and spatial understanding: Lancaster

 

Ambition Lancashire is the Sustainable Community Strategy for Lancashire and describes what they want to achieve for the county by the year 2025 – not sure how it links with LSP but useful rhetoric for quoting

http://www.lancashirepartnership.co.uk/content.asp?siteid=3813&pageid=13316&e=e

 

Report on energy and environmental business sector in NW including links to all main organisations

      Energy & Environmental Techonologies - Northwest Regional development Agency ...

 

Report on possible future transport strategy for Lancaster and Morecambe area

http://www.l-m-vision.org/reports/transportstrategy/home.htm

 

Lancaster City Council Core Strategy July 2008

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning-environment/forward-planning/local-development-framework/core-strategy/

 

Lancaster Development Planning evidence base: gives details of available documents used to inform the core strategy – correct to Nov 2009 – no links

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning-environment/forward-planning/local-development-framework/ldf-evidence-base/

 

Lancaster STEAM report 2007 giving details of financial importance of tourism to the area

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/planning-environment/forward-planning/local-development-framework/ldf-evidence-base/

 

Development of traffic + transport with a view to improving safety in Lancaster

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/env_highways/roads/heysham/pdf/ESTA%20Accidents%20and%20Safety.pdf

 

Document gives agreed local priorities in accessible format – no evidence base

http://www.lancaster.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/council-priorities-and-key-documents/local-strategic-partnership/sustainable-community-strategy-2008-2011/

 

Baseline reports and surveys on economics, energy and unemployment

http://www.lancaster-morecambe-vision.org/AAA/reports.htm

 

Lancaster and Morecambe Vision – Transport Strategy

http://www.l-m-vision.org/reports/transportstrategy/home.htm