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Local frameworks for funding major transport schemes: guidance for local transport bodies
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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This guidance from the Department for Transport sets out the necessary arrangement Local Transport Bodies will need to have in place to ensure value for money and sound decision making.
Takeaways Toolkit: Tools, interventions and case studies to help local authorities develop a response to the health impacts of fast food takeaways
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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The aim of the this toolkit is to help local authorities to develop strategies and programmes to tackle the impacts of fast food takeaways in their local communities. The toolkit is specifically targeted at those working in environmental health, trading standards, public health, education and planning.
A pocket guide to sustainable development governance
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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This guide was jointly initiated by Stakeholder Forum and the Commonwealth Secretariat in response to the perceived ‘knowledge gap’ on the history and dynamics of global governance for sustainable development. A first edition was published in 2011 and this second edition was updated in February 2012.
Future frontiers: The definitive destinations report for event planners in 2013 and beyond
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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This document from Conference & Incentive Travel looks at the best new destinations tipped by readers for 2013.
Sustainable Development 2015
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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Sustainable Development 2015 has been set up as an information hub to provide updates, background information and analysis towards the post 2015 development agenda. This site is also intended to act as a platform to connect organisations and stakeholders interested in the processes and frameworks that extend beyond the expiration of the Millennium Development Goals in 2015.
Planning performance and the Planning Guarantee
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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This consultation seeks views on what measures to use to identify an authority’s performance, how to identify underperformance and how to identify improved performance and related measures to underpin the Planning Guarantee. Comments are requested by 17 January 2013.
One Wales: One Planet. The Sustainable Development Annual Report 2011-12
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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This report explains how the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Development Scheme has been implemented between April 2011 and March 2012. This report covers: Welsh Government is making sustainable development the central principle of its work; the use of resources; Wales’ environment; The Welsh economy; Welsh society; The wellbeing of Wales; An update on the statutory review of the effectiveness of the Sustainable Development Scheme; A report on the state of the Welsh Government estate.
Post-Rio to Post-2015: Planning international stakeholder engagement. New York, 21-22 October 2012
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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Major groups and stakeholders from across the globe came together in order to discuss the outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (otherwise known as Rio+20) held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, agree on priorities for action in order to accelerate these outcomes, address areas where no progress or agreement was made and advance the post-2015 development agenda. While it was recognised that Rio+20 has created numerous entry points via new processes for advancing sustainable development, stakeholders focused on five key themes for the event: The new governance architecture post Rio+20, and the potential role of Major Groups, and the space for engagement from local to global levels; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the post-2015 development agenda, including the role of Major Groups and stakeholders in their design and implementation; The green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication, including Beyond GDP; The 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production; A focus on implementation and delivery of the Rio+20 outcomes, including mobilisation of finance, technology and resources. A summary of presentations, think pieces, and background papers are available online.
Construction & Engineering Briefing (DLA Piper)
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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DLA Piper is one of the largest law firms in the world with an interest in the sectors of construction, real estate, and projects and infrastructure. A monthly Construction and Engineering Briefing is available.
Sustainable Design Toolkit
Posted on: 22 November 2012
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The Hertfordshire Building Futures Partnership launched a consultation on the new Sustainable Design Toolkit at a stakeholder event held at BRE, Watford on 20 November 2012, marking the start of a process to allow individuals, groups and organisations, including developers, architects and local authorities, to comment and give valuable feedback on the toolkit. The Toolkit is the result of a year-long project, undertaken in collaboration with Hertfordshire local authorities, with help and support from individuals, groups and organisations including the Building Research Establishment, Town & Country Planning Association, the Herts and Beds Constructing Excellence Network, the University of Hertfordshire and members of the Hertfordshire Design Review Panel. Using a virtual townscape, users of the toolkit can choose one of six development types, from extensions to large scale mixed use development, to navigate a wealth of sustainable design guidance on issues such as water, climate change and place making, in a visual and engaging way. Comments are requested by 18 January 2013.
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