mm TO2S442 OLOOSSb 479 a Energy planning: a guide for practitioners “The consumption of energy is one ofthe majo oi Poe ee ee Pee a rere uthorities 1 have particular regard as an issue ema Le ee ea Ree ee Ree es towards REMeHelela (ela ey oveetanta BU NO cl Town Planning Institutemm Toesyy2 0100587 305 mm Towards Sustainable Development ENERGY PLANNING: A GUIDE FOR PRACTITIONERS Prepared for the Royal Town Planning Institute by Mandix July 1996 ISBN 0 901151 93 9 ©The Royal Town Planning Institute Registered Charity No 262865 Published by RTPI Services Ltd No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by means electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, photocopying or otherwise, without permission in writing from RTPI Services Ltd The Royal Town Planning Institute 26 Portland Place, London W1N 4BEmi ro2s442 0100988 24] a Foreword The RTPI was founded by people who above all had a practical vision about how to improve the quality of life through intelligent management of the development process. The Institute has consistently espoused some very simple but important ideas: in towns and the countryside, everything affects everything else; information and plans may not always have the desired results, but they are far better than ignorance as a basis for action; short- termism is folly. As a professional body the Institute seeks to ensure and enhance the competence of its members. In all these respects I welcome this report as particularly valuable and important. It puts forward practical ideas about one of the most important issues facing humanity: how to switch towards more sustainable patterns of energy use. I hope that it will be widely used by professional planners, other built environment professionals, developers and politicians to advance understanding about how good quality town and country planning can make a contribution to changing our patterns of energy consumption and waste Professor Cliff Hague President, RTPI ©The Royal Town Planning Institute