London Ecology Unit Explained
The London Ecology Unit (LEU) provided advice to London boroughs on nature conservation issues between 1986 and 2000. It published a series of handbooks, some on specific conservation issues, and some which gave detailed descriptions of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) in each borough. The handbooks provided a basis for addressing nature conservation in the boroughs' Unitary Development Plans, and for policy decisions in planning and leisure services.[1]
History
In 1982 the Greater London Council (GLC) established an Ecology Team, which commissioned the London Wildlife Trust to undertake a survey of wildlife sites in London. The GLC was abolished in 1986, but the work of the Ecology Team was carried on by the LEU, working to a joint committee of London boroughs, the London Ecology Committee. In April 2000 the LEU was merged into the newly established Greater London Authority.[2]
Publications[3]
- 1. Ecology and Nature Conservation in London
- 2. A Guide to Habitat Creation
- 3. Nature Conservation Guidelines for London
- 4. Woodland, Wasteland, the Tidal Thames and Two London Boroughs
- 5. Nature Conservation in Brent (1st ed.)
- 7. Nature Conservation in Hillingdon
- 8. London's Meadows and Pastures
- 9. Nature Conservation in Croydon
- 10, Nature Conservation in Greenwich
- 11. Nature Conservation in Waltham Forest
- 12. Nature Conservation in Southwark
- 13. Nature Conservation in Harrow
- 14. Nature Areas for City People
- 15. Nature Conservation in Hounslow
- 16. Nature Conservation in Ealing
- 17. Nature Conservation in Newham
- 18. Nature Conservation in Kingston upon Thames
- 19. Nature Conservation in Islington
- 20. Nature Conservation in Barking and Dagenham
- 21. Nature Conservation in Richmond upon Thames
- 22. Nature Conservation in Sutton
- 23. Nature Conservation in Community Forest
- 24. Nature Conservation in Camden
- 25. Nature Conservation in Hammersmith & Fulham
- 26. Nature Conservation in Lambeth
- 27. Nature Conservation in Tower Hamlets
- 28. Nature Conservation in Barnet
- 29. Nature Conservation in Merton
- 30. Nature Conservation in Lewisham
- 31. Nature Conservation in Brent (2nd ed.)
Also: Building Green - A Guide to using plants on roofs, walls and pavements[4]
Notes and References
- Book: Nature conservation in Brent. Ian. Yarham. Meg. Game. London Ecology Unit. 2000. 1-871045-31-2. 2nd.
- Web site: Activism for Change. London Wildlife Trust. 16 September 2013 .
- Yarham, p. vi
- Web site: Building Green - A Guide to using plants on roofs, walls and pavements . Mayor of London . Jacklyn . Johnston . John . Newton . 1993 . 16 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120816005511/http://legacy.london.gov.uk/mayor/strategies/biodiversity/docs/Building_Green_main_text.pdf . 16 August 2012 .
