About CAG

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Mary Anderson MA MSc

Based in Tunbridge Wells
ma@cagconsult.co.uk
01892 617070

Mary's experience includes:

Sustainability Policy

• Leading CAG's work, with SEI, Cambridge Econometrics and CURE, to develop a 'route map' towards Ecological Footprint and carbon footprint reduction for the South East region;
• Leading CAG's study, with SEI, to develop a 'Context and Issues Paper' for the South East England Regional Assembly on 'Reducing the South East's Ecological Footprint';
• Leading a project for English Heritage Yorkshire Region to develop a set of indicators to monitor the state of the historic environment, working closely with relevant stakeholders;
• Contributing to the sustainability appraisal of the draft Dundee and Angus Structure plan;
• Researching the usage and availability of countryside indicators for the Countryside Agency, covering economic, social and environmental issues;
• Researching sustainable regeneration options for Hastings, on behalf of Friends of the Earth.

Environmental Management

• Advising Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on development of its environmental strategy;
• Training officers and members in environmental management for Oxfordshire County Council, the London Boroughs of Lewisham, Greenwich and Haringey, including waste management issues.

Community Consultation

• Leading facilitation of the Sydenham Forum, on behalf of the London Borough of Lewisham, on proposed changes to the High Street;
• Assisting with community consultation on the North London Waste Plan, including facilitation of community meetings;
• Researching the attitudes of faith groups in London towards the planning system, on behalf of the GLA;
• Leading a consultation process for the London Borough of Lambeth on contentious options for the future of the Brockwell Lido, a resource strongly valued by the community;
• Leading a consultation process on Lambeth's future transport strategy, involving community meetings in five town centres across the borough, focusing particularly on socially-excluded groups;
• Assisting with community consultation on Minerals extraction and Waste management options for Bedfordshire.

Transport and accessibility

• Contributing to Mott MacDonald's recent study for the Commission for Integrated Transport, on the scope for taxis to contribute more to transport in rural areas;
• Managing CAG's input to the DfT's pilot project on Accessibility Planning in 2003/4, which focused on the ways in which transport and related measures could improve access to health;
• Leading CAG's research for the Countryside Commission in 2004, with the TAS Partnership, on ways of improving access to health-care in rural areas;
• Leading several large-scale consultation processes to consult stakeholders in the London Borough of Camden on potential Clear Zone measures, which aim to reduce traffic impacts;
• Leading CAG's work for DfT to develop a methodology to assess the social and economic impacts of Clear Zones.