Talking about flooding: Challenges and opportunities for local authorities and flood scientists. Oxford, 14 March 2012

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The UK is under constant risk of floods. In order effectively to manage this risk it is important that knowledge and information about flooding and flood processes is exchanged between scientists involved in cutting-edge flood research, and decision makers responsible for the welfare of their communities. Supported by NERC, the Environment Agency and three county councils, Project FOSTER has successfully developed and evaluated communication tools to facilitate this knowledge exchange. Key stakeholders from the scientific and practitioner communities met at this event to focus on communicating and exchanging flood-related knowledge. Presentations are available online.

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RICS Flooding Conference. London, 15 March 2012

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Presentations from a RICS conference, under the theme Flooding and property value: A practical guide to understanding risk, loss and professional standards.

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CORPUS Workshop II Housing. Helsinki, 15-16 March 2012

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This event considered policies and policy instruments for sustainable housing. It covered good policy practices in sustainable housing from other EU countries, and identified research needs and helped develop a research agenda for sustainable housing. Presentations are available online.

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Building cities’ resilience to disasters: protecting cultural heritage and adapting to climate change. Venice, 19-20 March 2012

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The aim of this event, organised by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction and the city of Venice, was to: consider the key role played by disaster risk reduction measures and the protection of cultural heritage; explore climate change adaption policies and plans at local level; facilitate the sharing of good practices by Cities through direct exchanges; and build partnerships at local level, through the involvement of new actors. Presentations are available online.

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Water & Environment 2012. London, 20-21 March 2012

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The annual conference of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) addressed multidisciplinary issues across all areas of the global water and environment sector. Abstracts are available online.

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Carbon responsible strategies for the North Sea Area. Bremen, 20-21 March 2012

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The CARE-North Final Conference focused on “Carbon responsible transport”. Organised by the city of Bremen in collaboration with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, the conference looked at the evolving role of low carbon transport solutions such as bicycle, walking and collective transportation, and addressed the importance of behavior change and limiting road space as key element to meet the Co2 reduction targets. Presentations are available online.

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Joint LGA and NALC summit: Strictly localism. Birmingham,22 March 2012

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This joint Local Government Association and National Association of Local Council summit explored the new challenges and opportunities arising from the Localism Act, the Open Public Services White Paper and other national regulations such as the National Planning Policy Framework. Presentations are available online.

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The living and liveable city: Health, lifestyle and sustainability. Oxford, 29-30 March 2012

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The Urban History Group’s annual conference focused on the notion of the living and liveable city in an historical perspective. Abstracts of papers are available online.

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Reinventing architecture and interiors: the past, the present and the future. London, 29-30 March 2012

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The history of design has traditionally been a story of new ideas, new theories and, above all, new construction. However, today, the developed world is on the cusp of a new era. The financial crisis, the sustainability movement and the conservation agenda are all leading to ever more alterations of existing buildings and ever fewer new build projects. This new condition will have major consequences for all those involved in the design of the built environment both now and in the future. The objective of this conference is to examine the practice of interior design and architectural re-use in the context of this new condition, and look at historical tendencies, current conditions and future possibilities. Papers are available online.

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Database on Bus Rapid Transit systems

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Information and data from over 130 cities worldwide has been collated to provide a new database which will act as a one-stop-shop for researchers, planners, and policy makers to source information on Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. The database has been launched by the International Energy Agency in partnership with EMBARQ, a division of the World Resources Institute, a think tank based in Washington D.C. This database is described as the most ambitious, globally encompassing effort to map out BRT systems around the world.

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