This paper discusses the crime‐specific problems that may arise with regard to potential solutions that have been provided to achieve the projected housing need of 4.4 million new homes by 2016. The development of “brownfield” land in this regard is briefly discussed and the urban‐rural...

Purpose – The purpose of this practice briefing paper is to provide an exploratory review of the sustainability agendas being addressed and publicly reported by the UK's leading data centre operators. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with a short discussion of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to raise for debate among marketers the issue of the relationship between marketing and sustainability. Design/methodology/approach – An opinion piece, that presents the views of four authors on the current state of the debate in this field. Findings...

Purpose – The aims of this paper are to provide an exploratory general review of both the sustainability agendas being publicly reported by the world's leading retailers and the nature of the reporting process and to offer some wider reflections on the ways these retailers are currently...

Purpose – Aims to offer a simple exploratory review of how the major retailers in the UK are tackling the issue of sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach – The top 20 retailers, based on 2002 sales figures, were selected for analysis and an internet search of their web sites,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an outline of, and commentary on, Retail Futures published by Forum for the Future in September 2007. Design/methodology/approach – The paper begins with a brief description of the factors identified as being likely to drive future retail...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer an outline of, and some reflections on, the review entitled Green, Healthy and Fair published by the Sustainable Development Commission in February. Design/methodology/approach – In summarising the content of the review the paper focuses...