Local authorities could declare ‘ general improvement areas ’ in which they would be able to buy up land and houses, and spend environmental improvement grants.

The Local Government Act 2002 requires regional councils to promote sustainable developmentthe social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of their communities.

A two-tier structure constituted under the Local Government Act 2002 gives the South Island seven regional councils for the administration of regional environmental and transport matters and 25 territorial authorities that administer roads, sewerage, building consents, and other local matters.

Local peoples have a vested interest in the well being of their community, and are therefore more accountable to environmental protection than multinational corporations.

Local issues include preservation of open space, promoting walking and bicycling trails and the River Line, protection of wetlands and water quality, recycling and energy conservation, and environmental education.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District, which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Local food or the local food movement is a " collaborative effort to build more locally based, self-reliant food economies-one in which sustainable food production, processing, distribution, and consumption is integrated to enhance the economic, environmental and social health of a particular place.

Having previously been part of Street Urban District, the village now falls within the non-metropolitan district of Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District, which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District, which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

* Local Control System for environmental

Local residents strongly oppose the project, which is seen to only benefit the Lower Mainland and US markets at great cost to the region and its economy and society, and have their hopes on blocking the project pinned on an environmental review due in 2011.

Twelve cities were also honoured by the Local Government Honours Award for innovative local environmental programs.

Local environmental conditions — such as current direction and speed — may play a part in influencing these forms.

The grassroots advocacy done by the Local Council of Women denotes emerging environmental sensibilities that are representative of larger trends occurring in North America during this timeframe, which Samuel Hays associated with the emergence of an advanced consumer society.

Local government and community environmental bodies are now working to halt the problem.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Frome Rural District, which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

This project is taking the success of Tirau's transformation over the past decade and linking it with the requirements of the Local Government Act 2002 new emphasis on the four well-beings, social, economic, environmental and cultural.

* Local Enhancement and Appreciation of Forests ( LEAF ), an environmental organization based in Toronto, Ontario

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Sedgemoor, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Bridgwater Rural District, which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Local merchants, helped by environmental groups and anti-globalization groups opposed the construction, and poet Homero Aridjis joined the protest characterizing the opening as " supremely symbolic " and "... like planting the staff of globalization in the heart of ancient Mexico.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Shepton Mallet Rural District, who are responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Mirkarimi has been involved in these civic and community service activities: Director for SF Nuclear Freeze Zone Coalition ; union negotiator for DAI Association union ; member of the IFPTE Local 2 ; member of the Harvey Milk Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender Democratic Club ; member of the Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce ; environmental analyst for the Harvard Study Team ( Iraq ) Bayview Hunters Point, California Base Closures ; and member of the National Organization for Women ( NOW ).

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of Mendip, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Shepton Mallet Rural District, which is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Local groups have argued for a reinstatement of the rail link south to Manchester via Haslingden and Bury, that was closed in the 1960s.

Local groups increasingly find that they benefit from collaboration, e. g. on consensus decision making methods, or making simultaneous policy, or relying on common legal resources, or even sometimes a common glossary.

The Local Group itself is a part of a cloud-like structure within the Virgo Supercluster, a large, extended structure of groups and clusters of galaxies centered on the Virgo Cluster.

The approximate center of the group is located at a distance of 3. 6 Mpc, making it one of the nearest groups to the Local Group.

The M81 Group, the Local Group, and other nearby groups all lie within the Virgo Supercluster ( i. e. the Local Supercluster ).

The group is one of the closest groups of galaxies to the Local Group ; the distance to the center of the group from the Milky Way is approximately.

Local groups across the nation could join by filling out an application.

Local performance groups include the Off Centre Theatre Company, Monmouth Operatic Society, Monmouth Choral Society, and the Merlin Society, one of the largest music societies in the country.

Local government in the Palestinian National Authority-controlled areas are divided into three main groups: Municipal councils, village council and local development committees.

Local currencies and the Transition Towns movement in the UK have received criticism for a failure to address the needs of the wider population, especially lower socio-economic groups.

Local bus services are provided by Badgerline, Nippy Bus, National Express and local community groups.

Local dance schools and clubs include Lewes Dance Club, East Sussex Dance and ballet groups.

Local leadership came from groups and organizations affiliated with the PLO that operated within the Occupied Territories ; Fatah, the Popular Front, the Democratic Front and the Palestine Communist Party.

Local groups often assumed that the findings of these commissions entitled them to act against offending landlords themselves.

Local citizen, special interest, and political groups lobby Congress for authorization and appropriations for specific projects in their area.

Local names for these are: Yabs, Cafres, Malbars and Zarabes ( both ethnic groups of Indian origin ) and Chinois ( Réunion ).

Several local groups are protesting this development, including Hackney Unites, the Hackney Liberal Democrat Party, and Stokey Local, a group formed by local business leaders and residents.

Local groups parade down Old Lancaster Pike, neighborhoods compete in different athletic events, and there is a fireworks display in the evening in Swift Park.

Local civic and historic groups rose up and demanded that this historically and architecturally significant building be spared.

Local groups have tried to encourage recovery, but have been unsuccessful due to lack of funding or interest.

Local groups have worked to preserve Beaufort's historic character and significant architecture.

Local protest groups, led by colonial merchants and landowners, established connections through correspondence that created a loose coalition that extended from New England to Georgia.

Local Age Concerns vary from small village groups to countywide organisations.

" Local groups across the nation could join by filling out an application.