An exciting new initiative for Stourbridge enabling community participation in the acquisition of land for the development of sustainable, affordable, inspiring homes designed and built by the people who will live in them.


If we can form a community that consists of Carpenters, plumbers and electricians as well as solicitors, architects and surveyors we will be able to build beautiful ecologically, physically, environmentally and socially sustainable homes for a fraction of the cost of buying an off the shelf "baked bean tin" house

design for social sustainability

"A process for creating sustainable, successful places that promote wellbeing, by understanding what people need from the places they live and work. Social sustainability combines design of the physical realm with design of the social world – infrastructure to support social and cultural life, social amenities, systems for citizen engagement and space for people and places to evolve." The Young Foundation (July 2011)

"Drawing on a review of international experience the Young Foundation has developed a framework containing four elements that are essential to build new communities that will be successful and sustainable in the long term. These are: amenities and social infrastructure; social and cultural life; voice and influence; and space to grow" The Young Foundation (July 2011)

Check out this fantastic study by the Young Foundation of a vision for social sustainability


http://www.youngfoundation.org/files/images/Design_for_Social_Sustainability.pdf