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The Wealth Report 2014
Posted on: 5 March 2014
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This report from Knight Frank provides the definitive global perspective on prime property and wealth. It includes a guide to the performance of the world’s key luxury residential markets and HNWI (High Net Worth Individuals) growth forecasts over the next decade for all the world’s key countries and cities.
OECD Development Pathways – Multi-Dimensional Review of Myanmar
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For over 50 years the OECD has given independent advice to governments on over-arching economic issues including macroeconomic, structural and institutional policies. OECD Multi-Dimensional Country Reviews are a new tool adapted to the realities of developing economies. It will look at how a country is performing with regards to meeting the multiple objectives of growth, sustainability and equity, looking not just at the absolute levels which a country has achieved but also at how the underlying dynamics of a country’s development process affects these objectives. The primary goal of a Review is to identify the binding constraints to development in a country and suggest a strategy with specific policy recommendations and reform sequencing. This development strategy will be designed to support the multiple objectives of economic and social development and the well-being of citizens. The Reviews provide recommendations for public policy action by a country’s national authorities, although the findings will also be useful to international donors to inform their development co-operation with the country. The first in the series looks at Myanmar.
Greening the European Semester
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Two studies published by the European Commission recently show how environment policy can spur economic growth by boosting flood protection and making more of a switch to greener taxes. One produces more evidence about the overall economic benefits from timely investment in defences against flooding, and the other highlights the advantages of moving the tax burden away from labour and towards resource use and pollution.
Towards a definition of global sustainable land use? A discussion on theory, concepts and implications for governance
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This discussion paper attempts to frame a definition of a ‘sustainable land use’ in a pragmatic way, contributing to the concept of sustainable land use governance currently developed in the GLOBALANDS project. The paper starts with a short overview on prevalent sustainability theories, outlining the conflict between a strong and a weak concept of sustainability and explaining the role of “natural capital” and “reproduction” in the context of land use. Concepts on sustainable land use are then presented and discussed in the context of their applicability for the purpose of a wider governance framework on sustainable land use. The paper attempts to reveal whether these concepts could be subordinated either under the strong or weak sustainability concept. The paper concludes with a discussion around the key components of sustainable land use at a global scale and offers a brief definition for further discussion.
Roads Task Force for London
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The Roads Task Force (RTF) was set up by the Mayor of London in 2012 to tackle the challenges facing London’s streets and roads. The RTF report, published in July 2013, sets out a vision of how London can cope with major population growth and remain one of the most vibrant, accessible and attractive world cities. A progress report on this work has been published.
The city we need
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This booklet presents nine principles that can be implemented in order to achieve sustainable urban development. It is conceived, designed and written by the members of the World Urban Campaign. The World Urban campaign is a platform of more than 70 institutions and networks coordinated by UN Habitat, and created in 2010 to define the direction that urban development must take in the coming decades.
Climate impacts: Taking action in the face of uncertainty
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Uncertainty is an inherent feature of our knowledge about climate, but this paper argues that decision makers need to be able to plan for the future while understanding the uncertainty involved.
Birmingham Curzon HS2 Draft Masterplan
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The Birmingham Curzon HS2 Draft Masterplan presents the proposed HS2 railway as a once in a century opportunity to radically enhance the City’s national rail connectivity and accelerate its economic growth potential. The new line and terminus will provide a catalyst to transform areas of the City Centre and unlock major regeneration sites. The Draft Masterplan covers over 140ha of the Eastside and Digbeth quarters and the eastern fringe of the City Centre Core, providing a detailed framework and principles to guide development, regeneration and connectivity to ensure that the City can capitalise upon the arrival of the HS2 railway. It also builds on the policies originally proposed in the Eastside Masterplan. Comments are requested by 24 April 2014.
Modus
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The March 2014 issue of this journal from the RICS contains articles on: the temporary use of unoccupied spaces; the creeping privatization of the public realm; the burgeoning self-storage sector; how the interior of a building can affect its occupants.
Retrofit for purpose: Low energy renewal of non-domestic buildings
Posted on: 4 March 2014
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This book explores the art and science of bringing energy efficiency to existing buildings; one of the biggest challenges facing the industry today. The essays and case studies included here explore the main issues, offer practical solutions and provide a clarion-call to architects and clients for better, smarter retrofit.
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