2008-2009, Resource Decisions, Marine Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF), Aggregate Supply as part of a sustainable mix

Sand and gravel are supplied both from land based quarries and, in certain areas of the country, from marine resources. Each mode of extraction, processing and delivery has a wide range of environmental, social and economic implications. The study aims to adapt, develop and test the assessment approach recommended in the feasibility study in two case study areas; and to examine how the wider policy context might accommodate better information on the most sustainable balance of marine and land alternatives.