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Visit Britain and Visit England Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012
Posted on: 19 July 2012
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The Annual Report and Accounts for the year 2011-2012 provides insights into the activity undertaken over the past year.
Visit Britain: State of the nation
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Visit Britain has launched a new regular feature on its website – a ‘state of the nation’ update. Here you will find both a monthly video update and headline tables showing the most up-to-date volume and value of inbound tourism to Britain, covering journey purpose, region of world and the most important short-haul and long-haul markets.
Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I’DGO)
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There is growing evidence that well-designed outdoor spaces can enhance the long-term health and wellbeing of those who use them regularly. Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I’DGO) examines what this means for older people and those with disabilities. I’DGO is a project involving three academic research centres, working as a multi-disciplinary consortium, supported by a wide range of partners in industry, government and advocacy. The researchers are based in Edinburgh, Warwick and Salford, but engage in fieldwork throughout the UK and beyond.
London 2012: will it leave a lasting legacy for construction?
Posted on: 19 July 2012
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In this article, Denise Chevin speaks to key Olympic and industry decision-makers to find out whether the Olympics could change construction forever, or whether its achievements are set to become Olympic memories.
Inbound visits that include going to live sport
Posted on: 19 July 2012
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The July 2012 issue of Foresight from Visit Britain.
Adventure Alternative Sustainability Handbook
Posted on: 18 July 2012
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Adventure Alternative has published its Sustainability Handbook in conjunction with the Travel Foundation’s ‘Make Holidays Greener Campaign’. The Campaign hopes to engage holidaymakers on the topic of responsible tourism, with the aim of protecting both the environment and local communities in tourist destinations. The Campaign hopes to encourage tourists to partake in greener activities whilst on their holidays.
Urban Climate
Posted on: 18 July 2012
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Publishers Elsevier have announced that they are to launch a new journal, Urban Climate, in 2012. It aims to provide the scientific and decision making communities with the publication of research on theory, science and applications relevant to understanding urban climatic conditions and change in relation to their geography and to demographic, socioeconomic, institutional, technological and environmental dynamics and global change. Topics to be covered include: urban meteorology and climate; urban environmental pollution; adaptation to global change; urban economic and social issues; and research approaches.
Where do the world’s poor live? A new update
Posted on: 18 July 2012
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This paper revisits, with new data, the changes in the distribution of global poverty towards middle-income countries (MICs). In doing so it discusses an implied ‘poverty paradox’ – the fact that most of the world’s extreme poor no longer live in the world’s poorest countries. The paper outlines the distribution of global poverty as follows: half of the world’s poor live in India and China (mainly in India), a quarter of the world’s poor live in other MICs (primarily populous lower MICs such as Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia) and a quarter of the world’s poor live in the remaining 35 low-income countries. Underlying this pattern is a slightly more surprising one: only 7 per cent of world poverty remains in low-income, stable countries. The paper discusses factors that are behind the shift in global poverty towards middle income countries in particular and how sensitive the distribution of global poverty is to the thresholds for middle-income classification. The paper concludes with implications for research related to poverty.
The Localism Act 2011: A General Power of Confidence
Posted on: 18 July 2012
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The Localism Act 2011 introduced a new General Power of Competence. Under the provision, a local authority has the power to do anything that individuals generally of full legal capacity may do. This essay was commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA) from Nicholas Dobson of Pannone Solicitors to offer an independent perspective to inform thinking, stimulate thought and generate debate around the potential of the new power.
Urban Nature Forum 2012. Belo Horizonte, Brazil, 12-14 June 2012
Posted on: 18 July 2012
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The Urban Nature Forum was a conference series bringing together scientists, town planners, policy-makers, conservationists and other stakeholders to explore innovative approaches to urban biodiversity management, exchange knowledge, and advance collaborative activities. Good practices, new management tools, ground-breaking research and advocacy developments were showcased and discussed, as was the broader role of cities in paving a greener, more prosperous future. Presentations are available online.
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