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South Hams District Council

… have frequent flooding issues. Furthermore, the area has community resilience issues and as a result poor public transport connections between village, hamlets and towns. South Hams as a whole is spatially disconnected and residents predominantly rely on private transport to get around. This is reflected in the carbon emissions associated with transportation. The consequences of climate change…

… strongly with the themes of many other leading cities; we believe this will help us meet our two primary goals. Objective 1 - Energy Energy Supply New Developments Existing Buildings Objective 2 - Sustainability Walking Cycling and Public Transport Strategic Transport Planning Page 12 of 31 Air Quality New Developments Greening the Economy Waste and Resources…

… ‘(cycling) can be pretty scary in our narrow twisty rural roads - not just the lanes either - and irritating to drivers having to slow down because they can't overtake. Perhaps some public awareness of this problem, if it is to become the norm in the future.’ ‘We all know that bus services are slowly and steadily being reduced. If we want people to use public transport we need to have a much…

… we really need to focus on. However, in a rural area such as ours it’s hard to reduce person car use due to the lack of good public transport. For those households who cannot afford a private car, it is easy to become isolated due to the lack of public transport.’ The Council should support promotional campaigns aimed at reducing waste of all kinds to the wider community. We want to be able…

… significant levels of out- commuting to work and below national average employment levels. This raises a significant challenge in responding to Climate Change in our administrative area, connectivity and transportation is a leading contributor to carbon emissions. As a snapshot of total Greenhouse Gas Emissions for South Hams by sector, Exeter University was commissioned to undertake a study of all…