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ENTER.HUB Newsletter
Posted on: 29 April 2014
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The EU-funded project, ENTER.HUB, promotes the role of railway hubs and multimodal interfaces in medium-sized cities as engines for integrated urban development and economic, social and cultural regeneration. The latest newsletter is now available online.
Beyond connectivity: The impacts of social media in urban development in Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
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This paper explores the effects of social media at a local level, in terms of the interaction between the people and their transforming cities, and between citizens and planning authorities. In attempting to unpack these interactions, this paper analyses how social media, as a tool for collective organisation, sharing and producing information, affects the power relationships around the building of cities. In the final chapter, the example of Puerto Ayora, the Galapagos Islands, the paper analyses some situations where the use of social media has supported social initiatives in achieving their goals. This study suggests that a timely analysis of what is happening, in the digital, as distinct from the physical, spaces where people discuss the city is needed to broaden urban theories and ensure more holistic analysis of what is actually happening.
London’s West End: Review and Outlook.
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The growth of tourist spend in London and in the West End in particular, is one of many topics covered in JLL UK Retail’s new report. The report explores in detail the current health of the Core West End, and provides a detailed outlook for real estate investors and occupiers situated within the area. The report focusses on the retail and leisure sectors, but also touches on the hotel and office sectors, and provides insight into the key drivers behind the success of the area, as well as some of the challenges to overcome to ensure continued success.
State of the World 2014: Governing for sustainability
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The Worldwatch Institute’s 40th anniversary edition of this regular snapshot of global sustainability has the theme of “Governing for Sustainability”. Contributing authors highlight the responsibility of political and economic actors to achieve sustainability, emphasizing the strength of citizens to make significant sustainability changes and showing why effective governance systems need to be inclusive and participatory, allowing members to have a voice in the collective decision making.
Industrial strategy: early successes and future priorities
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This update on the impact of the industrial strategy comes 1 year on from the first of the sector strategies published in 2013. It sets out in detail the major achievements across the 5 themes and explains the priorities for the year to come and beyond.
Urban rail development in Tokyo from 2000-2010
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This paper reported on urban rail development in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area following the latest master plan proposed in 2000 and discussed recent policy issues that may be raised as key issues in the next master plan.
Impact of airport expansion options on competition and choice
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Heathrow Airport commissioned this report from Frontier Economics (Europe) which looked at the impact of different options for airport expansion on competition and choice for passengers. As airport capacity gets congested, passengers are likely to suffer in a number of ways, including rising ticket prices (to keep demand down to the available capacity) and a restricted choice of direct routes. With Heathrow full, passengers are already experiencing these impacts. Moreover, with demand for air travel continually rising and Gatwick also likely to be full before 2030, these costs are set to grow significantly. Frontier’s report is based on empirical analysis of detailed route-level passenger data to model the extent to which a lack of capacity has driven up ticket prices at Heathrow.
Guild of Travel Management Companies
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The GTMC represents a diverse range of travel management companies, from the world’s largest to small independent specialists and from major London-based organisations to top regional agencies. A key activity of the GTMC is to lobby all those that have an impact on the business travel of members’ clients, be they travel suppliers, Government or EU legislators, opinion formers or the media. The main aim of the GTMC’s activities is to provide a better deal for organisations and their travelling employees.
State of Trade Survey: 1st quarter 2014
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The latest State of Trade Survey from the Federation of Master Builders. It warns that the economic recovery in the SME construction sector is under threat from rising building costs and material shortages.
Chartered Institute of Marketing Construction Industry Group
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CIMCIG works on behalf of members to raise the status of the marketing profession within the construction industry. It is the forum for members to share knowledge, skills, information and best practice.
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