London_Ecology_Unit

London Ecology Unit

London Ecology Unit

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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.[1][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]

References

  1. [1]
    Yarham, Ian; Game, Meg (2000). Nature conservation in Brent (2nd ed.). London Ecology Unit. ISBN 1-871045-31-2.
  2. [2]
    "Activism for Change". London Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  3. [3]
    Yarham, p. vi
  4. [4]
    Johnston, Jacklyn; Newton, John (1993). "Building Green - A Guide to using plants on roofs, walls and pavements" (PDF). Mayor of London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
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