London Biodiversity Partnership: Urban wastelands habitat statement.
As a whole, urban wastelands may be one of the most diverse of London’s habitats. They encompass a wide range of sites with varying substrates, topographies and other factors that determine the distribution of plant and animal species.
WHITING, Steven M. (Re)constructing Berlin: Architects and Academics Consider the Once and Future Capital. Journal of The International Institute. Volume 8, Number 1: Fall 2000.
Initiative to turn London wastelands into parks.
A recent off-shoot of CABE, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, CABE Space, is headed up by director Julia Thrift. CABE is a non-departmental public body, funded by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.