The aim of the conference was to examine the main problems adversely affecting the maintenance and renewal of the underground utility services, particularly the cumulative deterioration of old pipelines and the growing congestion in built-up areas.

The aim of the conference was to draw attention to the extent of vacant land in built-up areas and to provide an opportunity for those concerned to examine what uses such land could and should be put to and how it is to be brought into use. The meeting was the first of its kind on this topic.

The initiative for holding the conference was taken by the Timber Growers' Organisation and held jointly with the RSA. It was prompted by growing consciousness of the increasingly urgent need to expand timber production in Britain to the fullest extent compatible with the due interests of other land usages, hence the necessity for a national forestry strategy. It was hoped that this meeting of all the many interests involved might point the way towards defining such a strategy.

Report of the Environmental Design Workshop on Environmental design of medical products: a blueprint for action, 12/3/1996.\nThis report summaries the key points of discussion and presents some conclusions and recommendations.