East Midlands

Introduction:

The East Midlands, between the expanding mega-city of London and the former industrial areas of the North, includes traditional rural communities but increasing intensive agriculture and urban commuting. Its three urban centres are Nottingham, Leicester, and Derby. There is a long history of environmental initiatives in the region. Leicester was the UK’s first “Environment City,” Newark and Sherwood had some of the UK’s first low-energy housing, and Nottingham has a sustainable urban transport initiative.

The East Midlands Top 20 Index format for measuring sustainable development succeeds in covering a variety of sustainable development issues, but could be expanded to more explicitly reflect how ecological limits and environmental impacts link to economic growth, social welfare, and quality of life.

WWF-UK Projects in the East Midlands:

There are currently no WWF-UK Local Authority projects in the East Midlands.