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Resilient Cities 2: Cities and adaptation to climate change. Proceedings of the Global Forum 2011
Posted on: 17 July 2012
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Assembling papers originally presented at the Resilient Cities 2011 Congress in Bonn, Germany (June 2011), the second global forum on cities and adaptation to climate change, this volume is the second in a series resulting from this annual event. These cutting-edge papers represent the latest research on the topic and reflect the intensification of the debate on the meaning of and interaction between climate adaptation, risk reduction and broader resilience.
Socially just adaption to climate change
Posted on: 16 July 2012
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report which found that local authorities are only just beginning to consider vulnerable communities and involve them in their climate change adaptation plans. T he report urges the Government to help set the agenda to ensure social justice is considered in climate change adaptation through its National Adaptation Programme.
Overseas Travel and Tourism: 1st quarter 2012
Posted on: 16 July 2012
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Presents quarterly results from the International Passenger Survey. Contains data on visits to and from the UK by overseas residents and visits abroad by UK residents.
Westfield Stratford City
Posted on: 16 July 2012
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Westfield Stratford City is the first in a new series of product specification videos produced in association with Building. With over 70% of visitors to the Olympic Park passing through Stratford City, Westfield had to reduce their original delivery programme from ten to six years. In this video Westfield’s Design Director, Simon Cochrane, looks at the challenges and demands placed on the project, how the interior design concept was delivered and why Westfield chose to work with partners like SAS International.
London 2012 Sustainability Lessons Learned: Reference and Resources Guide
Posted on: 13 July 2012
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Following a six month series of learning events, the UK Green Building Council has published a guide which brings together tips, advice and best practice from the experts involved in the London 2012 construction project, focusing on how they achieved sustainable outcomes. Further information on the lectures can be found here.
An assessment of the effects of conservation areas on value
Posted on: 13 July 2012
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In 2012 English Heritage commissioned the London School of Economics (LSE) to undertake research into the effects of conservation areas on value. A statistical analysis of more than 1 million property transactions between 1995 and 2010 from the Nationwide building society and data on more than 8,000 English conservation areas found that properties in conservation areas sell for 23% more on average than houses outside conservation areas. Even when location, the kind of properties involved and other factors affecting house prices are adjusted for a premium of around 9% was still found.
Reopening railways: the case for growing the rail network and how it can be achieved
Posted on: 13 July 2012
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The Campaign for Better Transport has published a paper which calls for the reopening of some rail lines closed under the Beeching proposals some fifty years ago. The paper presents the case for reopening and proposes that Government uses the next round of investment in the rail industry to implement a number of proposals.
Legal frameworks for sustainable energy infrastructure
Posted on: 13 July 2012
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A new report from the UK Green Building Council has set out to clarify the legal process for creating community-scale heating and energy schemes, such as district heating and heat networks. The aim is to encourage more local authorities to integrate these schemes into new and existing developments. The report is the culmination of a UK Green Building Council Task Group which brought together a cross-section of industry experts, including developers, energy providers, local authorities and other stakeholders, to identify ways to help anyone trying to implement community-scale energy infrastructure projects. It simplifies the complex legal landscape that often forms a barrier to such schemes progressing.
Draft Aviation Policy Framework
Posted on: 13 July 2012
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This document sets out our draft sustainable framework for UK aviation (referred to as the “Aviation Policy Framework”). It is a consultation document and has been informed by the over 600 responses the Department received to its scoping document. It is a high-level strategy, setting out the Government’s overall objectives for aviation and its policies to achieve those objectives. Comments are requested by 31 October 2012.
Accessibility Statistics 2011
Posted on: 13 July 2012
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This statistical release presents information on accessibility statistics for England for 2011. They provide a local-level measure of the availability of transport to key services (covering food stores, education, health care, town centres and employment centres) for the populations who use them. They are widely used in accessibility planning by local authorities.
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