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Select Committee on Olympic and Paralympic Legacy: Call for Evidence
Posted on: 10 June 2013
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The House of Lords recently appointed a new Select Committee to consider the progress made in delivering a legacy from the London Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Committee has published a Call for Evidence, and invites any interested parties to submit written responses by Wednesday 31 July 2013. The Committee will be examining a number of different aspects including: the sporting legacy, including school sport, sports facilities and paralympic sports participation; the regeneration legacy, including plans for the Olympic Park, legacy for the host boroughs and any economic benefits for the rest of the UK; the international legacy, including how effectively UK Trade and Investment is building on the success of London 2012 and the legacy of the Olympic Truce; and further strategic issues, including governance arrangements for legacy, the finances and resilience of any plans and what example London 2012 can provide for future Games.
Neighbourhood Plans Roadmap Guide
Posted on: 10 June 2013
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Locality’s guide to neighbourhood planning has been revised and updated. This guide is for all those involved in, or thinking about, producing a Neighbourhood Plan, and for those who are just curious to find out more. Whilst other guides are predominantly concerned with the legislation and process, Locality has attempted, wherever possible, to include guidance on good practice and worksheets for carrying out each part of the plan. This guide draws upon Locality’s experience of working with community groups in the past year, and groups that are considering or undertaking Neighbourhood Planning. Locality is the leading nationwide network of settlements, development trusts, social action centres and community enterprises.
The Great Train Robbery: Rail privatisation and after
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The privatised rail system relies upon billions of pounds of hidden subsidies from the tax payer and has failed to bring in private investment, according to research from the ESRC Centre for Research on Socio-Cultural Change (CRESC).
Researching Fracking in Europe (ReFONE)
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ReFINE is a research consortium investigating the science of shale gas extraction and the potential risks associated with it. Gas is extracted from underground shales by the process of hydraulic fracturing, or ‘fracking’, and this has created a number of areas of public concern. ReFINE comprises a number of working groups investigating these issues, by examining scientifically the different aspects of shale gas exploration and production.
A Severn Barrage?
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A tidal barrage across the Severn could contribute to energy and climate objectives, but the Hafren Power scheme has failed to demonstrate economic, environmental and public acceptability, according to MPs on the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee.
The affordable rent model in London: Future perspectives. London, 30 April 2013
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Since January 2013, Future of London has been undertaking a major research project on the use and viability of the Affordable Rent Model for delivering affordable housing in London. Building on earlier sessions, the third and final research seminar was held on 30 April 2013, looking forward to an affordable housing programme post-2015. A presentation is available online.
Wealth from waste
Posted on: 7 June 2013
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Compiling evidence from leading local authorities, key industry players, charities and Government agencies, this review from the Local Government Association provides detailed analysis and evaluation of the waste sector. It identifies the opportunities, risks and challenges for local government and outlines key asks from Government.
Making cities resilient: Summary for policymakers
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The purpose of this policy brief is to inform local policy makers about the current trends and activities taking place in selected cities that have signed up to the Making Cities Resilient Campaign, which are striving to improve their resilience, and to outline good practices, challenges and solutions to help inform local governments’ future actions.
Putting green growth at the heart of development
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Rapidly accelerating growth in developing countries raises the stakes for investments in development but also the opportunities to choose how to develop. Green models for development offer an alternative that relies on and values natural assets which are essential to the well-being and livelihoods of people in developing countries. This new report from the OECD explains why green growth is vital to secure a more sustainable future for developing countries. Covering 74 policies and measures from 37 countries and 5 regional initiatives, this publication outlines an action-oriented twin-track agenda to guide national and international policies and practices to successfully tackle green growth.
Transitioning to resilience and sustainability in urban communities
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Adapting to the challenges of rapid urban growth and societal change will require mechanisms for efficient transitioning to an embedded resilience. This has become central to the exploration of methods for achieving truly sustainable urban growth. However, while transitioning and resilience are useful descriptors, they can be abstract or conflicting ideals and their meanings obscured by a lack of concrete examples, both being barriers to many planning objectives. In this paper, the authors hold a lens over key issues in transitioning to resilience in urban areas by outlining emerging challenges that may offer directions towards operationalising how cities might transition to a more resilient future, while ensuring that communities are at the center of the process. The emerging and challenging areas – geospatial ICT, green infrastructure planning, novel design using collaborative responses, climate planning, limiting urban sprawl and short-circuit economic approaches – are explored as viable facets for devising and sustaining urban transition strategies. We conclude with a discussion on the need for developing a synergistic approach in practice to facilitate transition.
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