The Mayor’s Vision for Cycling in London

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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, will create a ‘Crossrail for the bike’ as part of his plans for a nearly £1bn investment in London cycling. Details are set out in his Vision for Cycling in London.

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Delivering and funding housing retrofit: a review of community models

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Arup has launched a new report which provides best practice and international guidance to central government, local authorities, social housing providers and other organisations who are trying to implement retrofit programmes. The study, supported by the Institute for Sustainability, is the result of a year-long research project that reviewed over twenty case studies of international delivery and funding models for retrofit.

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Green infrastructure: An integrated approach to land use

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The Landscape Institute has published six recommendations for how to deliver the next generation of green infrastructure (GI) in a new GI position statement.  Despite a groundswell of support in recent years, including increasing policy support in the government’s National Planning Policy Framework and Natural Environment White Paper, the Landscape Institute is calling for this growing interest to be matched with funding and a new approach to the landscape that enables GI to flourish.

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Building new nuclear: The challenges ahead

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The House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has published the findings of its inquiry which sought to investigate the feasibility of delivering on the Government’s timetable for building a new generation of nuclear power stations in Britain and the potential barriers to delivering new nuclear power stations more generally.

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Sustainable urban freight in Asian cities

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This report provides an overview on the current situation with regard to urban freight in Asia and outlines possible measures to be taken.

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Peak travel, peak car and the future of mobility: Evidence, unresolved issues, and policy implications, and a research agenda

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This paper discusses research needs, and some emerging issues for future transport policies, including the appraisal of large scale transport infrastructure projects, service provision, pricing, the allocation of risk, and initiatives to reduce car dependence, in the context where forecasts are problematic and contested.

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The competitiveness of global port cities: The case of Mersin, Turkey

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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Mersin, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies and governance in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the ports on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. The value added of the port cluster of Mersin is calculated and its interlinkages with other economic sectors in Turkey delineated. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing transport and economic development, the environment and spatial planning. These include measures instituted by the port authorities, as well as by local, regional and national governments.

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Liveable Cities: launch event. London, 7 December 2012

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The event was an opportunity for the Liveable Cities research team to showcase the programme’s aims and ambitions alongside early thoughts and ideas for understanding and creating liveable cities. It also served as a platform for the Expert Panelists to discuss challenges, share best practices and forge relationships. Presentations are available online.

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Credibility across cultures: expertise, uncertainty and the global politics of scientific advice. Brighton, 6-7 February 2013

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Tackling the sustainability and development challenges of the 21st century will undoubtedly require the ‘best available’ scientific advice: to measure progress; to predict impacts; to identify solutions; and to evaluate options and pathways for decision-making. The annual symposium of the STEPS Centre (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) considered what is ‘best advice’ – and how might this idea need to be re-thought – amidst the inherent complexities, uncertainties and contestations of knowledge and value that pervade so many of today’s challenges. Many questions persist about how to build and maintain robust, open and accountable processes of expert advice that can operate effectively across disciplines, sectors, social contexts and national boundaries. Presentations, videos and resources from the event are available online.

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Training for rebuilding Europe: Retrofitting buildings, training and improved skills, and financing energy efficiency in buildings

Posted on: 1 March 2013
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Finding ways to improve the energy efficiency of residential properties, improving skills and financing retrofit projects is the focus of the TRAINREBUILD manual which is now available in both electronic and printed format. The guidance note has been produced by RICS with support from the TRAINREBUILD consortium and is the outcome of a two years project supported by the EU Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI).

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