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Can interior design improve the quality of life in extra care housing?
Posted on: 4 January 2013
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This Factsheet is intended to be used as a discussion tool and aid when considering the interior design for a new build or refurbishment housing scheme for older people, including extra care housing. It is not about building regulations and correct design guidelines, but rather about finding inspiration for making purpose-built housing desirable and an attractive place where older people want to live.
Housing in London 2012
Posted on: 4 January 2013
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Housing in London is the evidence base for the Mayor’s London Housing Strategy. The Mayor formally adopted his London Housing Strategy in February 2010 and in December 2011 he consulted on proposals for a new Strategy. Housing in London is divided into two sections, reflecting the thematic chapters of the public consultation draft of the new London Housing Strategy: covering demographic pressures, housing affordability, the wider housing market, mobility, housing need, housing supply, empty homes, the private rented sector, decent homes, accessible housing, energy efficiency and fuel poverty.
Reading list on financing sustainable urban transport
Posted on: 4 January 2013
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The updated document aims to provide policymakers with an easy-to-access list of available material on financing urban transport which can be used in their everyday work. It gives an overview of available resources that highlight the importance of financing transport in cities and show how the existing situation could be improved.
Reducing sign clutter
Posted on: 4 January 2013
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The Department for Transport has published advice on the removal of unnecessary traffic signs to highway authorities in Great Britain.
CIVITAS Guide for the urban transport professional
Posted on: 3 January 2013
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Since the year 2002, the CIVITAS Initiative provides opportunities for European cities to implement innovative sustainable urban mobility measures. So far, 59 cities across Europe have implemented more than 730 innovative urban mobility measures within the CIVITAS Initiative, and eight more cities are ready to test additional innovative measures in two new projects starting in 2013. The document shows to what extent CIVITAS contributes to the intended paradigm shift towards new urban sustainable mobility. It offers urban transport professionals insights into the various results, lessons and practical examples that have been generated in the first ten years of the CIVITAS Initiative.
Fast-forward: Planning in a (hyper) dynamic urban context. Perm, Russia, 10-13 September 2012
Posted on: 3 January 2013
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The main focus of the 48th Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) was on dynamic urban change: growth and decline; environmental and socio-political change; natural and human-made disasters. The Congress also considered the relevance of the theme for the host country, and an open planners’ forum was held for contemporary research, practice and ideas. A large number of presentations are available online.
Transport Research and Innovation Portal videos
Posted on: 2 January 2013
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The Transport Research and Innovation Portal has released two videos:
Innovating for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system
Highlights the contribution of transport research, development, and innovation to the economic prosperity and social integration of Europe.
Towards low carbon transport in Europe
Demonstrates the role transport research and innovation can play in helping to meet the EU targets on CO2 emission reduction.
UK international air services policy
Posted on: 2 January 2013
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This document sets out the UK’s international air services policy and what the Government is doing to support new international routes and services, airports in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and regional airports in England. It explains the UK’s aviation permit requirements and airport slot allocation process. It also provides information on the UK’s main international airports. It will be of particular interest to foreign governments and airlines looking to operate international air services to the UK.
Planning for less: The impact of abolishing regional planning
Posted on: 2 January 2013
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New research from Policy Exchange shows that councils are planning to build 272,720 fewer new homes since the abolition of regional planning. The figures, produced by planning consultancy Tetlow King, show that since the revocation of Regional Spatial Strategies in 2010, local authorities have used their beefed up planning powers to reduce housing targets. The largest reductions are in the South East (-57,049) and South West (-108,380), areas with the greatest housing shortage. The report says lowering housing targets will eventually lead to fewer homes being built. Although the targets are seldom hit, they govern the release of land for housing, meaning less land will be made available. Without significant changes to the planning system, housing numbers will continue to fall over time. The report proposes increasing the power and number of neighbourhood plans and directly channelling funds from the Community Infrastructure Levy to households affected by new development, and converting more brownfield sites into housing.
Global transportation energy and climate road map
Posted on: 2 January 2013
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This report evaluates the historical and potential impact of transportation policies on worldwide oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
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