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Welfare reform and impact on tenants and landlords
Posted on: 9 April 2014
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The ‘spare room subsidy’ or ‘bedroom tax’ has left tenants struggling to cope and has failed to free up homes in many areas, according to research for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It also discovered that savings to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will fall short in the policy’s first year. The findings come in two separate studies. The first is on the Housing Benefit size criteria (often referred to as the ‘spare room subsidy’ or ‘bedroom tax’). The second looks at the impact wider welfare changes have had on social landlords and tenants.
Global Report on the Meetings Industry
Posted on: 8 April 2014
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This report from the World Tourism Organisation aims to act as a guide on trends and expectations towards the meetings industry.
Low Emission Transport Toolkit
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EMBARQ and the Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) Transport Working Group have launched the Transport Toolkit, a web portal that helps policy practitioners and urban planners find the tools and support they need to develop and implement a broad range of low carbon transport projects. The toolkit uses six key steps to help guide policy makers through the assessment of their current transport situation, to the development of a clear plan, and on to the plan’s implementation. The toolkit has a broad range of topics that it covers, ranging from transit-oriented development, to bus-rapid transit, to the tracking of greenhouse gas emissions. The toolkit also compiles a broad range of resources, from remote expert assistance, support from a community of planners, and regular webinars to train officials on how to best use the toolkit.
Heritage means business: Enabling Britain’s inspirational places to meet new challenges
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This policy statement from the Houses Association Heritage takes further the HHA’s 2010 policy manifesto ‘Inspirational Places’ and highlights issues that have become especially prominent and concerning for historic houses, castles and gardens in the last four years. The HHA makes four key proposals to enable historic houses and gardens to succeed and provide public benefits. Taken together they are designed to help protect the future of some of our most important heritage and tourism assets.
The sky is the limit for urban agriculture. Or is it?
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This article considers what cities can hope to get from community gardens and urban agriculture.
What are the best contemporary landscape architecture projects in London?
Posted on: 8 April 2014
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This post argues the case for 10 contemporary landscape architecture projects in London.
Healthy High Streets
Posted on: 8 April 2014
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Four leading businesses, Boots UK, the Co-operative Group, Marks & Spencer and Santander, have joined forces with Business in the Community for a new campaign to help high streets prosper in 100 towns across the UK. Over a three-year period, the campaign aims to create a network of local partnerships, provide access to business expertise, and resource High Street Champions from up to eight partner companies who will work to help high streets realise their potential. The aims of the campaign are to increase footfall by 10%, reduce empty retail units by 20% and the creation of 3,000 jobs in the selected towns.
Study into the potential economic impact of wind farms and associated grid infrastructure on the Welsh tourism sector
Posted on: 8 April 2014
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This study by planning consultancy Regeneris Consulting and tourism consultancy The Tourism Company, commissioned by the Welsh Government, found that Wales’s key tourism areas and visitor assets are, for the most part, unlikely to be affected by wind farm development.
HS2 and the environment
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The report presents the findings of an inquiry carried out by the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee which intended to inform the House about the environmental aspects of the project when it gives the HS2 Hybrid Bill its second reading, and afterwards to inform the Select Committee when it considers petitions.
Better Bus Area monitoring and evaluation framework
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This framework explains how Better Bus Areas (BBAs) should be monitored and evaluated.
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