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Ebbsfleet development
Posted on: 22 August 2014
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At Budget 2014 the government announced the creation of a new Urban Development Corporation to develop plans for a new garden city at Ebbsfleet, Kent, capable of providing up to 15,000 new homes. The government is also making available up to £200 million of infrastructure funding to kick start the development. Comments on the proposals are requested by 6 October 2014.
The art of building a garden city: Garden city standards for the 21st century
Posted on: 22 August 2014
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This report sets out what the Garden City principles mean in the 21st century, and calling on the Government to play an active role in enabling and coordinating the delivery of inclusive and sustainable new communities. This document consolidates the key lessons learned from the Town & Country Planning Association’s previous research into the challenges of delivering Garden Cities, and includes explicit details of what each of the Garden Cities principles entails, and what the TCPA believes the principles should deliver to new communities.
Connected cities: the link to growth
Posted on: 22 August 2014
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This report is based on evidence received and research undertaken by the City Growth Commission. It offers a bold alternative solution to the current inefficient centralised model. It does not presuppose that city-level investment and decision making is always best, but instead aims to demonstrate the benefits that can exist in a metro-driven, systems-based approach to infrastructure and connectivity.
The Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment: Progress Report
Posted on: 22 August 2014
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This document is designed to keep you up to date with the progress of the Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment and is the first of what will be a series of regular progress updates on the implementation and evolution of the Farrell Review.
Delivering sustainable buildings: Savings and payback
Posted on: 22 August 2014
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New research is challenging the perception that sustainable buildings are more costly to construct by presenting costs and savings associated with a range of sustainable building strategies. The research team from Sweett Group and BRE has applied cost data from real construction projects to three case study buildings, an office, secondary school and community healthcare centre, to produce detailed capital and operational cost information. Their report presents the costs of a range of individual sustainability strategies, and the additional costs (if any) of achieving various levels of overall building sustainability. In addition it reveals the associated payback to be gained from reduced utility costs. Price £45.
Getting on track: Sustainable and inclusive prosperity for cities. Toronto, 15-16 May 2014
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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This event provided an opportunity for cities and their partners to learn, share and ex change experiences across a wide spectrum of big ideas and innovative solutions for cities. Presentations available online.
Transport for a changing world. Leipzig, 21-23 May 2014
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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Change is a dominant characteristic of our age. New technologies are creating unthought-of possibilities; demographic changes are altering our global society; a changing economic balance redistributes global opportunity; emerging lifestyles create more diversity and climate change poses challenges to the fundament of our existence. These megatrends impact transport and mobility in ways that decision makers need to reflect today in order to shape responses that will remain valid in a rapidly changing world. Videos of the event are available online. A report of the highlights is available at http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/Pub/pdf/14Highlights.pdf
International Conference on Poverty and Sustainable Development. Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-18 June 2014
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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The event provided an opportunity to further debate policies and decisions agreed at the RIO+20 Summit. Presentations are available online.
Real Estate Trends Conference: What’s new, where next? London, 18-19 June 2014
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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This conference examined innovations in finance, development and technology and how they will affect the future of our cities and the real estate sector. The conference tackled a number of key topics including the influence of Gen Y on our urban environment, the impact of extreme weather events on real estate and the rise of Asian capital into European property. Presentations are available online.
Resilient supply chains in an uncertain environment. Vienna, 7-10 July 2013
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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The theme of this conference reflects the changes taking place in recent years resulting in increased complexity in supply chains, due to, for example, the growth of outsourcing and offshoring and the movement of goods around the world. At the same time, macro-economic factors such as rising raw material and energy prices and the economic downturn have placed additional pressure on many supply chains. The combination of these factors means that, managers are faced with bringing resilience into their supply chains to address these issues of uncertainty and risk. These changes have big implications for logistics and supply chain planning, representing a dynamic and interesting area of research and practice for both academics and practitioners alike. With this in mind, the 18th ISL has assembled experts from around the globe to focus on how leading firms and academics are responding to these challenges and debate what this will mean for the future of global supply chain management. Papers in the proceedings represent the latest in academic thinking, as well as case examples of successful practices and innovative approaches to counter act the current uncertain environment.
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