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The government's initial Strategy for Sustainable Development (DoE, 1994) defined sustainable transport policy as one which:

• strikes a balance between economic development and protecting environment and quality of life;
• provides economic and social needs for access;
• takes measures to reduce environmental impact;
• ensures users pay the full social and environmental cost of their transport decisions.

In 1999, the UK Government then outlined how it proposed to deliver sustainable development in "A Better Quality of Life." This document set out a vision of simultaneously delivering economic, social and environmental outcomes, as measured by a series of headline indicators.

Land use planning [gloss.] has taken a much fuller role in terms of transport: local authorities now have to consider carefully the impact that these have on each other, e.g. will a new shopping centre generate extra traffic?

Finally, what is current government sustainable transport policy?

In March 2005, the UK Government launched its new sustainable development strategy, "Securing the Future," based on the five guiding principles of:

• living within environmental limits;
• ensuring a strong, healthy and just society;
• achieving a sustainable economy;
• promoting good governance;
• using sound science responsibly,

and addressing four priority action areas:

• sustainable consumption and production;
• climate change and energy;
• natural resource protection and environmental enhancement;
• sustainable communities.

 Consider...

Is the UK alone in considering sustainability or should other nations of the world unite together?

In this topic...

	topic overview
	what is sustainability?
	relevance to civil engineering and transport
	history of sustainability in the uk context
	issues involved in creating a sustainable transport policy
	air pollution
	useful links
	exam-style questions

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