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A Plan for Tottenham
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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This document sets ou Haringey Council’s vision for the Tottenham to 2025. It outlines proposals for quality housing; stronger communities; a vibrant arts and culture scene; a welcoming civic heart; wide retail mix; attractive public spaces, and successful businesses.
Knowledge brokerage in action in European Cities: Key insights from five successful knowledge brokerage initiatives
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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The Informed Cities Initiative applied the theory of knowledge brokerage to the field of urban sustainability, in a research project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme. This brochure is one of the project’s outputs; it reports the findings from five European case studies, using data collected via structured questionnaires and follow-up telephone interviews with key figures in the brokerage process in the case study cities.
European frameworks for local sustainability: the role of researchers, policy-makers and European institutions in shaping local commitment
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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This publication explore the usefulness of European schemes, such as the Covenant of Mayors or the Aalborg Commitments, in supporting the local sustainability process and presenting recommendations on the role of researchers in shaping local processes.
Reference Framework for Sustainable European Cities
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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The Reference Framework is an on-line toolkit to assist actors of urban management and development to improve dialogue and action on sustainability. It offers a multi-purpose decision-making and communication tool for promoting sustainable urban development. It is not place-specific and can be adapted to suit local priorities and different circumstances. The tool shows and explains step-by-step what actions are possible or necessary to organise the process in a city or municipality, that is to say to help the city develop in an integrated manner. The users are guided through a series of questions to explore their city’s approach to sustainability and provide them with tools for improving this.
Concrete usage in the London 2012 Olympic Park and the Olympic and Paralympic Village and its embodied carbon content
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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Concrete is widely used in the Olympic Park and Olympic and Paralympic Village. Its specification and use provided an opportunity to reduce embodied carbon emissions involved in the construction of facilities and infrastructure, and to influence the overall carbon footprint of the London 2012 Games. This report sets out the evidence on concrete supply to the Olympic Park and the Olympic and Paralympic Village and the lessons learned from using sustainable concretes, and examines the estimated carbon footprints. Case studies of the Aquatics Centre and the Olympic and Paralympic Village are included. This publication will be available on or after 24th September 2012 [ISBN 978-1-84806-289-4 £30]
Space for food growing: Guide
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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This guide is aimed both at community groups that might be looking for land to start their food growing project or trying to find new ways to encourage people to get involved in their existing scheme and at individuals who might be interested in growing their own food but are not sure whether to wait for a local authority allotment or continue their search elsewhere. The guidance can also be used by voluntary groups trying to decide what activities might suit their client base or by individuals who have yet to be convinced that food growing is really for them. The guide provides links to sources of further advice and guidance and also to more detailed information on where to go to get funding or to learn from established projects. The Department for Communities and Local Government has also published the following related reports:
Potential funding for community green spaces
This document sets out the potential funding available to community and voluntary organisations to start either a food growing or community orchards project. It identifies the different grant schemes open to local groups, green spaces, allotment organisations or trusts, and also where to go to get help when looking for funding.
Food growing: Case studies
The projects included in this document showcase best practice and the varied approaches that community groups have taken to getting land to use for their food growing projects. From space on housing estates now being run as a mini social enterprise, to derelict allotment land, every project shows that where community groups work together with their local authorities or other local landowners, great achievements can follow.
London Housing Market Report: 2nd quarter 2012
Posted on: 22 August 2012
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This report summarises key trends in London’s housing market, including prices, affordability, repossessions and new housing construction. The data presented is the latest available as of mid August 2012, and the report should be read with the caveat that changes in the housing market can take time to show up in published data. Where possible, comparisons are made between trends in London and the rest of the country, as national trends may mask significant regional differences. Where the data allows, timelines are standardised to begin in 2007.
Post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction Online Dialogues
Posted on: 21 August 2012
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As part of the consultations on a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction (DRR), the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) is convening an online dialogue. UNISDR is gathering views on the future of the post-2015 framework for DRR and the results of the online dialogues will provide the substance for a post-2015 framework for DRR, expected to be agreed at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction scheduled to convene in 2015. The online dialogue will extend from 27 August to 30 November 2012.
Trends in global CO2 emissions
Posted on: 21 August 2012
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This report, released by the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, discusses the results of a trend assessment of global CO2 emissions up to 2011. This assessment, based on fossil fuel combustion and on other relevant sources of CO2 emissions, focuses on the changes in annual CO2 emissions from 2010 to 2011.
European Liability Insurance Organisation Schemes (Elios)
Posted on: 21 August 2012
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Elios 2 is a pilot project adopted by the European Parliament and the European Commission to elaborate on some recommendations of a previous feasibility study about construction insurance (Elios). This is the first of seven newsletters which you and other interested parties will receive over the course of this three year new project, with the goal of providing updates as to the progress made by the task-force.
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