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How is climate change affecting migration – and how should policy-makers respond? London, 15 January 2014
Posted on: 27 January 2014
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This event looked at at the latest evidence on the linkages between climate change and human displacement, and its social, economic and cultural implications. Videos of the event are available online.
Perceptions of overcrowding: Public views of space in the home
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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Different standards for defining overcrowding and space requirements in the home are in use in Britain today. However, the underlying assumptions are rarely validated against public views. This research explores public opinion on how much space in the home is needed as a minimum. Researcher Rachel Moreton held focus groups with people from different backgrounds across the East Midlands to find out how much space they thought was needed in the home for a minimum standard of living in Britain today.
Assessing global land use: Balancing consumption with sustainable supply
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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This report was produced by the International Resource Panel, a consortium of 27 internationally renowned resource scientists, 33 national governments and other groups, hosted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The findings of the International Resource Panel show that the world has witnessed an unprecedented sharp decline in terrestrial ecosystem services and functions during the past decades. Forests and wetlands have been converted to agricultural land to feed growing populations but at a cost that is not sustainable. The report attempts to answer the question: how much more land can be used to serve the growing demand for food and non-food biomass while keeping the consequences of land use change (e.g. deforestation) at a tolerable level?
City Momentum Index
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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Covering 111 major established and emerging business hubs across the globe, the City Momentum Index measures a city’s short-term socio-economic and commercial real estate momentum. However, city momentum involves far more than just raw GDP growth – it is also about speed of adaptation, the speed of innoation and the creation of cutting-edge new businesses. And it further entails capturing the dynamics of a city’s real estate market – rates of construction and absorption, price movement and the attraction of a city’s built environment for cross-border capital and corporations. This paper, from Jones Lang LaSalle, reviews which cities around the globe top this list.
Crossrail
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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A report on the Crossrail project, published by the National Audit Office, concludes that the Crossrail project has been well managed and controlled to date, and is on track to deliver on time and within budget.
Framing urban sustainable development: Features, challenges and potentials of urban SD from a multi-level governance perspective
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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This latest Quarterly Report from the European Sustainable Development Network provides an overview of the concept of urban sustainable development (SD) as well as initiatives and programs of urban SD on the global and European level. In order to complement the ESDN Quarterly report(see above) and as preparatory documents for the 10th ESDN Workshop.
The ESDN has written two new case studies. One maps urban sustainable development initiatives and programmes in Europe and beyond http://www.sd-network.eu/pdf/case%20studies/ESDN%20Case%20Study_No%2016_final.pdf. The other one shows concrete examples and experiences with applying urban SD in three different European cities (Copenhagen, Newcastle and Vienna). http://www.sd-network.eu/pdf/case%20studies/ESDN%20Case%20Study_No%2016_final.pdf
Winning strategies for a sustainable future
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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In 2013, the German Bertelsmann Foundation organized the “Reinhard Mohn Prize” for outstanding dedication and contribution to sustainable development. The prize was awarded to former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, in November 2013. The publication for the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2013, “Winning Strategies for a Sustainable Future,” provides some general perspective on SD strategies and actions and global trends of SD. Moreover, the publication presents pioneering SD strategy approaches from different continents, including Bhutan, Costa Rica, Finland, Ghana and Tasmania. The week leading up to the award ceremony on 7 November 2013 included a number of events dedicated to the prize and the topic of sustainability.
Re-learning city branding: the role of management
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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City branding is not only a question of marketing and communication, but is becoming more and more an issue for citizens, stakeholders and the wider community of actors connected to its territory. What is the role of management and leadership in this collaborative process? Which are the key ingredients for successful co-management of city branding? Here are some questions that this article from Miguel Rivas, Lead Expert of URBACT CityLogo project aims to answer.
Residential wealth distribution in Rio de Janiero
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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Housing is an important component of both a household’s net worth and aggregate national wealth or stock of residential capital. Aggregate residential wealth is the sum of the values of all housing units. In Brazil, residential structures represent about one-third of total net fixed capital, so their value is important for economic and social policy. This analysis asks: What variables determine the stock values of residential property? How do location and neighborhood conditions affect these values? What is the aggregate residential wealth in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region (Metro Rio)? What is its distribution among household income and housing value groups? In other words, what generates residential wealth? How much residential wealth is there? Who holds it? Where is it located? This article appears in the January 2014 issue of Land Lines.
HS2 Phase One environmental statement
Posted on: 24 January 2014
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This consultation is required by parliamentary rules to allow member of the public and other interested parties to comment on the environmental statement which accompanies the HS2 Phase One hybrid Bill. The environmental statement includes likely significant environmental impacts along the route, and measures to manage and reduce these. Consultation responses will be summarised by an independent assessor appointed by Parliament and used to inform the House of Commons’ debate on the scheme at Second Reading. Comments are requested by 27 February 2014.
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