Comment

Representation ID: 18934

Received: 19/02/2007

Respondent: Rother Voluntary Action

Whilst conservation is a nice idea, the "natural environment" has to have an economic rationale or it will be abandoned. Other uses of the "natural" environment should be explored -using the tie up with health, recreation and energy generation.

More than 50% of Rother will be living in urban areas. Op en and green spaces, investment in recreation and healthy living infrastructure, improved design of buildings and in Bexhill's case, replacement of parts of the crumbling 19th century infrastructure including seafront thoroughfares to make them bike and foot friendly.

The strategy has glossed over investment in water conservation technologies, power generation, the creation of environmentally friendly transport systems, green route ways etc.

I would replace this theme with Environmental Sustainability.