Cities for people

Posted on: 6 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

Gehl Architects, urban quality consultants, offer expertise in the fields of architecture, urban design and city planning. Their work is based on the human dimension, the built environment’s effect on activity patterns and interaction between people. They consider the attractive and lively public realm to be one of the most important keys to quality in cities.

Find out more online

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Update. Part 2: Procurement

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

Tokyo will host the games of the XXXII Olympiad from 25 July – 9 August 2020, and the Paralympic Games from 25 August – 6 September 2020. This article provides an overview of the procurement process for the 2020 Games and what Japan is likely to expect from tenderers from commercial, compliance and cultural perspectives. It also highlights key infrastructure and finance related opportunities for foreign investors.

Read more online

Climate silence (and how to break it)

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

This report describes the blanket of silence that has descended on the issue of climate change in the UK in the past five years. The report argues the debate urgently needs new narratives that make the link between the climate challenge and ordinary people’s lives.

Read more online

Domestic leisure tourism trends for the next decade

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

VisitEngland commissioned Trajectory, a leading insight and futures consultancy, to help us identify the trends that will influence domestic tourism over the coming years, drawing on their own research and the views of industry experts. This report summarises the trends identified and presents them in five groups: demographic, economic, technological, consumer and tourism-related.

Read more online

Sustainable FM index 2013

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

Acclāro Advisory has launched the first annual Sustainable FM Index. Developed as a framework, this Index provides a robust and transparent assessment to compare FM providers within the UK market. The Index is intended to stimulate a positive change within the sector, and raise the performance and delivery of sustainability by showcasing achievement and highlighting excellence. The Index was developed with the support of University of Reading and Workplace Law.

Read more online

The car and the commute: The journey top work in England and Wales

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

More than two thirds of people earning a living in urban areas outside of London commute to work by car, according to new research. The RAC Foundation admitted this week that its finding that 67% of urban workers use cars outside of the capital was surprising. Among rural workers, the percentage of workers using a car to commute was 73% and in London the figure was nearly 30%.

Read more online

Urban climate resilience: A review of the methodologies adopted under the ACCCRN initiative in Indian cities

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

Cities across the world have started recognising the need to address urban climate vulnerabilities. In Asia, the role of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), a nine-year initiative (2008-2017) supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, has been significant. Over the years, ACCCRN has worked in ten cities in four Asian countries (India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam) on developing and demonstrating effective processes and practices for addressing urban climate vulnerabilities. This Working Paper aims to document and analyse the several methodologies adopted in the seven Indian ACCCRN cities: Surat, Indore, Gorakhpur, Shimla, Bhubaneswar, Mysore, Guwahati. The paper analyses these methodologies and the overall process adopted in each of these cities for its potential for replication in other cities in India, and brings out the inherent challenges, gaps and opportunities in achieving this.

Read more online

Thames Tideway Tunnel: Draft reasons for specifying the project as a Specified Infrastructure Project and issuing a Preparatory Work Notice

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

The government is seeking views on the draft reasons for specifying the proposed Thames Tideway Tunnel as a Specified Infrastructure Project.  This includes the draft reasons for issuing a Preparatory Work Notice for Thames Water Utilities Ltd. Comments are requested by 6 January 2014.

Read more online

National road and rail networks: draft national policy statement

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

The  national networks national policy statement sets out the need for development of nationally significant infrastructure projects on the national road and rail networks and government’s policies to address that need. The consultation seeks views on whether the national networks national policy statement adequately sets out the need for development of nationally significant infrastructure projects on the national networks, the government’s proposals to address that need and detailed guidance on how impacts of developments are to be assessed and impacts mitigated. Comments are requested by 26 February 2014.

Read more online

Reviewing the nationally significant infrastructure planning regime: a discussion document

Posted on: 5 December 2013
By: mackene
No Comments »
Filed under: News

The government is keen to get further feedback from users of the nationally significant infrastructure planning regime and other individuals or organisations who may wish to contribute to the review, helping to shape the final set of proposals for improvement, to be implemented where possible by spring 2015. Comments are requested by 24 January 2014.

Read more online