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As Chair of the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC), Peter is  responsible for providing effective strategic leadership and is the link between  the ASC Steering Board and the Department for Communities and Local Government  (DCLG) Peter is also Professor of Sustainable Spatial Development at the  Sustainability Research Institute, University of Leeds and advises Addleshaw  Goddard on sustainable communities, regeneration, regional and urban planning  and environmental management. He is currently Vice-President of the Town and Country Planning Association,  Hon. Vice-Chair of the Regional Studies Association, Chair of the Best Practice  Committee of the British Urban Regeneration Association, Chair of the Planning  Exchange Foundation and an adviser to the Local Government Association.

Putting Respect at the heart of communities

July 20th, 2006 by Professor Peter Roberts

Respect is now the word of the moment. But what does it mean? Does it merely encompass the range of tools to tackle anti-social behaviour or can it be linked to the wider objective of creating sustainable communities?
A sustainable community is one that is active, inclusive and safe and benefits from mutual respect …

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