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A guide to the benefits of urban trees
Posted on: 13 October 2011
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Greenleaf Urban Tree and Landscape Products has published a guide on the benefits of urban trees, which will be distributed to councillors and local government officers. The 12-page guide has been created to help educate policy and decision makers on the many ways in which trees can improve urban environments.
Heritage Counts
Posted on: 13 October 2011
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This year’s Heritage Counts report, prepared by English Heritage on behalf of the heritage sector, shows how individuals, private businesses, local groups and national heritage organisations are working with the public sector to provide a voice for local communities and to promote the understanding and care of our heritage, as well as securing the future of historic buildings and places themselves. Despite this success more help is needed to give communities greater influence and support them in looking after our heritage, an issue which is particularly important with the rise of localism and reductions in historic environment staff at local authorities. To assist them, English Heritage, on behalf of the Historic Environment Forum, has produced an online guide on how local groups can widen and strengthen community involvement in heritage issues.
Why tall? Green safety and humanity. Seoul, 10-12 October 2011
Posted on: 12 October 2011
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The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2011 World Conference aimed to shed new light on the meaning and value of tall buildings in the modern society from the perspectives of green, safety, and humanity. Proceedings of the event are available online, including 200 papers.
Local green infrastructure: helping communities make the most of their landscape
Posted on: 11 October 2011
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Landscape Institute has published a new report which aims to inspire people to make positive changes in their neighbourhoods by thinking about the potential offered by the natural environment and integrating this into the way places are planned, designed and managed. The current interest in local empowerment and decision-making offers good opportunities for action and the publication presents eight cases studies where green infrastructure has been woven into the fabric of local communities. They reveal the potential of green infrastructure to bring a wide range of benefits, including: enabling wildlife to flourish, reducing our contribution to climate change, reducing the risk of flooding, providing space to grow food and learn, weaving together local communities, and delivering multiple economic benefits.
Community Infrastructure Levy: collection and enforcement – Information document
Posted on: 11 October 2011
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This document explains how the community infrastructure levy collection and enforcement provisions work in practice. It provides information for local authorities and other interested parties about collecting and enforcing the levy.
Eco-Cities: A global survey 2011
Posted on: 11 October 2011
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This survey, published by the University of Westminster’s International Eco-Cities Initiative, presents the results of a global survey whose primary aim is to identify and document the scale and diversity of current eco-city initiatives from an international perspective.
Climate compatible development in the infrastructure sector
Posted on: 11 October 2011
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This report. co-authored by Engineers Against Poverty (EAP) and the ODI Private Sector and Markets Programme, provides a broad overview of the challenges and opportunities at the nexus of climate change, infrastructure and development and includes an analysis of data on climate-related infrastructure funding flows.
Archinect blogs
Posted on: 10 October 2011
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This provides a blogging platform to all members of the architecture and design community to start and manage a blog that reflects each persons own distinct interests, skills and experience. At the moment, there are 6 different types of blogs: school blogs (by students, instructors, faculty, etc.); professional blogs (discussing issues related to the practice and/or business of our industries); travel blogs; design blogs (covering issues related to design); technical blogs (nerdy stuff, like CAD tips, Rhino tutorials, programming, etc.); and general blogs.
Understanding the national planning policy framework. London, 10 October 2011
Posted on: 10 October 2011
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Organised by the Local Government Group and the Planning Advisory Service, this event provided an opportunity to consider the implications of the National Planning Policy Framework.
Review of international research on structural robustness and disproportionate collapse
Posted on: 7 October 2011
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This research report concludes an extensive international literature review into robustness and disproportionate collapse in structures undertaken on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure. The first element was an appraisal of the different building risk classification systems in use for different purposes around the world, appraising the merits and disadvantages of each. The second element of the study was a review of the basic design methods which could be used, namely prescriptive methods, alternative load path analysis, risk-based approaches, and key element-type local hardening or specific local resistance methods. Thirdly, consideration was given to the application of these approaches in the different codes, good practice guidance and other design material in use around the world, and conclusions drawn on deficiencies either in the design guidance or the underlying knowledge. Fourthly, specific consideration was given to the behaviour of different structural materials and the state of knowledge about each, including a brief discussion of the approaches currently in use for each material and the mechanisms of resistance available to the designer when designing for resistance against collapse. The fifth and final element of the study comprised a brief appraisal of the potential for learning from other areas of engineering such as nuclear, seismic, structural fire and offshore engineering. Conclusions from all five elements of the study led to 28 recommendations being made.
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