Low Impact Development The future in our hands Edited by Jenny Pickerill and Larch Maxey, First published 2009

1. Development under the Low Impact Development umbrella
Development
Increasing
public
access to
open space
Enhancing biodiversity
Visually unobtrusive
Of an appropriate
scale
Made from natural,
local materials
Based on
renewable
resources
Autonomous
in terms of
energy, water
and waste
Locally
Adapted,
Diverse and
Unique
Generating little
traffic
Linked To
Sustainable
Livelihoods
Co-ordinated by a management
plan