The following document contains the detail that was used by Fay Blair (Global to Local) for a half day workshop on sustainable development she facilitated with Derbyshire County Council in March 2007.

It incorporates important background to recent Government thinking not least the Local Government White Paper, Comprehensive Area Assessments and Local Area Agreements. There are links to relevant documents. The importance of community strategies in delivering sustainable development on behalf of the UK Government is made clear. It concludes with group work on two case studies and finally an opportunity for participants to pledge how they will try to make their working life and personal life more sustainable.