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London 2012: learning legacy
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has launched a free-access online knowledge resource of more than 250 documents charting the learning, innovation and best practice from the construction of the London 2012 project. The Learning Legacy marks the first time a UK construction project has sought to capture intellectual capital on this scale. The resource is a collaborative approach between the ODA, contractors, professional institutes, government bodies and academia. Under the initiative the organisations involved are taking ownership of ten themes to help businesses raise the bar in areas such as design and engineering, planning, procurement and project management. In addition it sets out how the ODA tackled issues such as getting more women into construction, building better health and safety records, creating a green landscape from a former industrial site and completing projects on time and within budget. The website will be added to over time, forming a comprehensive online library.
Making affordable housing work in India
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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Based on a study of the housing dynamics in India and frameworks in comparable cities, this paper outlines key initiatives being taken by the Indian Government, which are worth applauding, while laying down other aspects which require immediate Government intervention.
The Housing Report
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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The National Housing Federation, Shelter and the Chartered Institute of Housing, launching a new report aimed at holding ministers to account, found the government is falling short across a number of areas including ensuring sufficient housing supply, tackling homelessness and improving affordability in the private rented sector . The report assembles the key ministerial commitments and Whitehall statements produced since the Government was elected in May 2010, and uses official data wherever possible to assess how the coalition has fared in meeting its stated objectives. The report, which the authors plan to update over the course of the Parliament, rates the Governmentâs direction of travel under ten main headings using a traffic light system â green for going forward, amber for no progress and red where things are getting worse.
World Sustainable Building Conference. Helsinki, 18-21 October 2011
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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This conference addresses new opportunities for improving quality of life, mitigating effects of climate change and making new business. 51 Scientific Sessions and 10 Special Forums covering all the themes of the conference. A large number of presentations, a conference report and videos of the event are available online.
BLOSSOM – Bridging long-term scenario and strategy analysis: organisation and methods
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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A new report from the European Environment Agency summarises the results of a three-year project that examined to what extend foresight studies underpinned environmental policies in 12 EU Member States. It shows several successful examples of how European countries are giving increasing attention to using long term approaches, such as scenario building, when formulating environmental policies.
Migration and global environmental change: Future challenges and opportunities
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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The Governmentâs Foresight project commissioned this project in October 2009 to consider the issues of human migration and global environmental change over the next 50 years. The final report, which received technical direction from a group of six leading experts, chaired by Professor Richard Black (University of Sussex), represents the culmination of two years work involving over 350 experts from 30 countries from a diverse range of disciplines. The report identifies a wide range of issues including the management of âtrappedâ populations who are unable to move; and the implications of people being as likely to move towards areas of environmental risk as they are to move away from such areas. However, importantly, it concludes that migration may not be just part of the âproblemâ but can also be part of the solution to managing global environmental change, representing a form of adaptation and contributing to long-term resilience. All the reports and the evidence reviews which formed the basis of the evidence base commissioned by Foresight are available to download.
Connecting councillors with strategic planning applications
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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London First and the Planning Officers Society London have produced a guidance note on how councillors can be involved in determining a strategic planning applications. This guidance is designed to illuminate the uncertainty that exists about councillors being involved in the pre-application stage.
Shared space
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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New guidance to help local authorities design high-quality shared space schemes has been published by the Department for Transport. Shared space is a design approach that seeks to change the way streets operate by reducing the dominance of motor vehicles, primarily through lower speeds and encouraging drivers to behave more accommodatingly towards pedestrians. In the UK, shared space is usually applied to links and minor junctions with the aim of allowing pedestrians to move more freely within the space. This Local Transport Note focuses on High Street environments, but many of its principles will apply to other types of shared space.
The future of design in the built environment
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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The Bishop review was commissioned by the Design Council at the time of its merger with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). It addresses the central question of how good architectural, landscape and urban design can be achieved within a national agenda that focuses, on the one hand, on creating the conditions for the UKâs long term economic prosperity and, on the other, on the devolution of power to local communities. Specifically, the report calls for Design Review to be decentralised and made more accessible and responsive to local people and developers. A copy of the review, background details and debate from the launch event.
Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Europe: A review of risk governance
Posted on: 21 October 2011
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A new report from the UNâs International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) aims to strengthen efforts to formulate effective, long-term adaptation policy in Europe and ensure that it is coordinated between local, national and regional levels. The report analyses climate related disasters risk reduction governance in the European context. Free registration necessary to access reports.
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