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Sanford Housing Co-op in New Cross
Posted on: 26 February 2014
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The author of this blog aims to explain why she believes that Sanford Housing Co-op offers an example of best practice in sustainable development, and not just in the environmental sense.
The mosque in Britain
Posted on: 26 February 2014
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English Heritage has commissioned architect Shahed Saleem to produce the first authoritative survey of the British mosque. The result, to be published in 2014, will reveal the story of a building type which has had a major impact on the urban landscape in recent decades.
Made for walking: Density and neighbourhood form
Posted on: 26 February 2014
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The Lincoln Institute is now offering its bestselling book as an interactive ebook on the Inkling platform. Through embedded video, self-guided tours, peel-away scale maps, scrollable panoramas, and photo slideshows, readers explore walkable neighborhoods and other elements of cities where residents can live comfortably without a car, lowering vehicle miles traveled. Ideal for coursework, the content is search-enabled and shareable via social media. Using Twitter or Facebook, readers can raise questions and exchange notes in the virtual margins and share interactive segments with anyone in their social networks.
Transforming global development: An LDC perspective on the post-2015 agenda
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have much to contribute to forging a new global agreement on development to replace the Millennium Development Goals after 2015. However, there is a significant risk that LDC positions and perspectives will get insufficient attention as the post-2015 negotiations move forward. Individual LDC negotiating power is weak, but as a group they can be powerful. This paper, prepared by an independent group of experienced development practitioners from LDCs, explores global development issues of most relevance to LDCs and offers suggestions on common positions that would help LDCs assure that their development objectives are effectively incorporated into the post-2015 framework and goals.
Rough urban renewal in Guangjhou
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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This blog considers the fate of urban villages during a process of rapid urbanization in China.
Sustainable food in urban communities
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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The URBACT Thematic Network “Sustainable Food in Urban Communities” is a project involving 10 European cities that wish to grow, deliver and enjoy more sustainable food: they are looking for joint, effective and sustainable solutions to develop low-carbon and resource-efficient urban food systems. New outputs from the project are available online.
Valuation of urban rail service: Experiences from Tokyo, Japan
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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This paper aims to describe the Japanese government’s cost-benefit analysis manual and report the recent practices of valuing urban rail transportation services in Japan.
New Towns Act 2015?
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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The Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) has published a landmark document into how the UK can deliver the beautiful, inclusive and sustainable communities of the future. The report has taken the successful New Town Development Corporation model, that delivered 32 new towns after the Second World War and which now home over 2 million people, and updated it for the 21st Century.
Up Front
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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This monthly bulletin covers all matters connected to neighbourhood planning.
Who buys new homes in London and why?
Posted on: 25 February 2014
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This report commissioned by the British Property Federation, found of the 61 per cent of new homes in London were bought by investors, 48 per cent were bought to let. The research also claims that overseas buyers accounted for 15 per cent of purchases in the capital in 2013, however this proportion is as much as 80 per cent in prime central London.
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