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  • Introduction
    • The Eco-region project
    • Who is it for
    • How to use it
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    • Site map
  • A bigger picture
    • The region and the world
    • Fly-drive world
    • McNugget world
    • More stuff needed
    • More stuff not needed
    • Towards 2050
  • Summary of Eco-Region NW
    • State of the region
    • Warming the world
    • Eco-footprint
    • Balancing the books
    • Where are we heading
    • Key messages for policy
    • One Planet Economy
    • The role of Eco-region NW
    • What to do next
• Eco NW
  • Introduction
    • Context
    • Methods
    • Who is it for
    • Next steps
    • Results
  • State of the region
    • 3 indicators
    • Climate change
    • Material flows
    • Eco footprint
    • Urban development
    • Economic development
    • Waste management
  • Tools & methods
    • REAP tool
    • Methods
    • Material flow
    • REEIO tool
    • Other tools
    • Data sources
  • Applications
    • Economic development
    • Spatial development
    • Appraisal
    • Local strategy
    • Sustainable consumption
    • One Planet Economy
  • Shelter
    • Context
    • State of the region
    • Trends & scenarios
    • Sustainable shelter
    • Business & lifestyle
    • Policy
  • Transport
    • Context
    • State of the region
    • Trends & scenarios
    • Sustainable transport
    • Business & lifestyle
    • Policy
  • Food
    • Context
    • State of the region
    • Trends & scenarios
    • Sustainable food
    • Business & lifestyle
    • Policy
  • Products
    • Context
    • State of the region
    • Trends & scenarios
    • Sustainable products
    • Business & lifestyle
    • Policy
  • Services
    • Context
    • State of the region
    • Trends & scenarios
    • Sustainable services
    • Business & lifestyle
    • Policy
  • Energy
    • Context
    • State of the region
    • Trends & scenarios
    • Sustainable energy
    • Business & lifestyle
    • Policy
  • Waste
    • Context
    • State of the region
    • Trends & scenarios
    • Sustainable resource
    • Business & lifestyle
    • Policy
• Atlas NW
  • Introduction
    • What is NW Quest?
    • How to use NW Quest
    • How to use NW Maps
    • Copyright
  • Background
    • Background
    • The project
    • Interaction Method
    • Model Methods
    • Applications
    • Acknowledgements
• Lifestyle NW
  • Introduction
    • What do people really want?
    • What might people get?
  • NW Life Quiz
  • NW Visions
    • Scenarios outline
• Local NW
  • Introduction
    • Footprint around the region
    • Affluence and the footprint
  • Local agenda
    • Cumbria
    • Lancashire
    • Merseyside
    • Greater Manchester
    • Cheshire
  • Lifestyle agendas
    • Footprint and lifestyle
    • Footprint and expenditure
• Production NW
  • Introduction
    • Business agenda
  • Production metabolism
    • Energy in production
    • Material balances
    • Material consumption
    • Trade balance
    • Production impacts
  • Context
    • Small world
    • Competitiveness
  • Business analysis
    • Physical vs human flows
    • Supply chain framework
    • Benchmarking framework
  • Benchmarking toolkit
    • Current experience
    • Sectoral system
    • Supply chain system
• Eco-Build NW
  • Introduction
    • Built environment agenda
    • Key questions
  • Construction flows
    • Summary of impacts
    • Resource flow - housing
    • Resource flow - construction
    • Eco-footprint of construction
  • Construction benchmarks
    • Assessment framework
    • Elements / materials
    • Buildings / projects
    • Firms / sectors
    • Local / regional
• Project Resources
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