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Responsible recovery: A social contract for local growth
Posted on: 11 April 2013
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Market failure, inequality and deprivation are real and must be tackled, and government has a vital role to play in order to maximise the productive potential of our poorest neighbourhoods. But regeneration is not just a matter of reviving housing markets, providing transport infrastructure or devolving financial responsibilities. The starting point should be to understand and engage with the people who are most affected by poverty in the places where they live, working with them to create solutions that work in the context of their lives and strengthening the links and assets that are already important to them. This paper argues that we need to see people as the solution, not as the problem.
Marine science
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It has been over three years since the Marine and Coastal Access Act was passed, with cross-party consensus that Marine Conservation Zones were necessary and widespread public support. Despite this, the designation process has been repeatedly delayed and Marine Conservation Zones have become increasingly controversial. A report from the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee argues that the project seems to be in danger of losing sight of its original vision for marine conservation in the UK. Vol.2 provides additional written evidence to the Committee.
Middle class housing in perspective: from post-war construction to post-millenial urban landscape. Milan, 22-23 November 2012
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This symposium investigated the residential buildings and complexes built for the middle classes during post-war years in different urban and national contexts, with special focus on how they are transformed by the present urban condition. A book of abstracts is available online.
Making slums history: A global challenge for 2020. Rabat, Morocco, 26-29 November 2012
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This event provided an opportunity to share best practices on policies and the implementation of slum upgrading, eradication and prevention programmes by local and national the world. The specific objectives of the conference were to: develop specific recommendations and guidelines for slum improvement policies and the development of well-adapted housing alternatives to prevent new slum formation (the Rabat Declaration); devise the strategy required to revise Target 7-D of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and adjust it more closely to the diversity of national conditions and circumstances; share successful experiences, methodologies and evaluation methods with regard to slum reduction; broaden the scope of experience-sharing within the Conference to bring in Least Performing Countries (and African countries in particular), to help them implement effective slum reduction policies; strengthen partnerships between Morocco and other African countries. A report of the conference and videos are available online.
2012 International Development Conference. Auckland, New Zealand, 2-5 December 2012
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This event provided an international forum for development scholars, researchers, policy makers and practitioners to explore the linkages between the three areas that constitute international development work: the integration of research, policy and practice in development. Presentations and papers are available online.
Destination Branding and Marketing IV. Cardiff, 5-7 December 2012
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This event brought together destination marketing experts from academia, industry and policy to discuss the relationships between tourism, economic development, events and heritage management, spatial design and public diplomacy. The conference programme and book of abstracts is available online.
Global Energy Basel: The Sustainable Infrastructure Financing Forum and Summit. Basel, 22-23 January 2013
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The main topic of the summit was to discuss the obstacles keeping mainstream finance out of sustainable infrastructure. A report of the conference is available online.
Valuing nature: Bringing the environment into economic decision-making. London, 19 March 2013
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Incorporating the natural environment and the services it provides within conventional, economic decision making is one of the major challenges facing the UK and indeed global community; both economic and environmental sustainability are intimately entwined. The Valuing Nature Network unites novel natural science research with economics to bring the natural environment into government and business sector decision making. Indeed it directly supports and demonstrates the policy and business impact of research. This event highlighted successes from the Network, including insights into partnership working between academia, policy and business; and the benefits of working across academic disciplines. Presentations are available online.
Commercial awareness in real estate graduates
Posted on: 10 April 2013
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The research evaluates how and to what extent real estate courses equip graduates with commercial awareness. The research gathered the views of UK academics, practitioners and students on commercial awareness in order to develop the commercial awareness taxonomy. Register to view this document.
Sustainable refurbishment: a toolkit for going green
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This guide is designed for building owners who may be contemplating renovating their property, either in part or in whole, who want to be able to improve the environmental performance of their building but are not quite sure where to start or what to prioritise first. While this toolkit is not intended to be a comprehensive guide to retrofitting your property, we hope that both you and your appointed consultants will find it helpful in assessing your options and opportunities.
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