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Posted on: 5 December 2014
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David Rudlin was announced as the winner of the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize on 3 September 2014. David’s submission argues for the near-doubling of up to 40 existing large towns to provide new homes for 150,000 people per town, built over 30-35 years. The entry imagines a fictional town called Uxcester to develop the concept. It argues that expansion of existing towns is the best way to accommodate growth, regenerate town centres, and protect much-loved countryside and the setting of surrounding villages. David argues that there may be as many as 40 cities in England that could be doubled in size in this way, such as Northampton, Norwich, Oxford, Rugby, Reading and Stafford.
Concrete Quarterly
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The Winter 2014 issue of Concrete Quarterly is now available online, highlighting a number of case studies.
Climate adaptation in cities
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This special issue of the journal Building and Environment (Vol.83, January 2015) contains a number of articles related to climate adaptation in cities. The issue is based on a major scientific research program in the Netherlands that dealt with many of the issues related to climate adaptation in urban areas.
England biodiversity indicators
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This government has published a detailed statistical update of 24 indicators that give an overview of biodiversity in England. The publication measures progress in the delivery of goals and objectives outlined in Biodiversity 2020, published by the government in 2011. The detailed assessments for each species and habitat, including all grassland priority habitats and the ‘old’ priority bees, are also online.
Housing: meeting the challenge, making an impact
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This presentation considers the challenges facing housing delivery in the south west of England.
Rethinking the urban landscape
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Curated by The Building Centre and the Landscape Institute, this exhibition sets out to show that with long-term landscape planning cities can become healthier, safer and happier places to be, from reduced risk of flooding, to countering bad air quality, to weaving more enjoyable and inspiring environments throughout the urban fabric. The exhibition includes many of the best international projects in its presentation of more than 50 schemes. A range of inspiring models and films are available for visitors to experience, and there is a series of supporting talks. Thus free exhibition runs from 8 January – 10 February 2014.
Facilities Management Magazine
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The December 2014 issue of this journal on facilities management is now available online.
The business case for adapting buildings to climate change: Niche or mainstream?
Posted on: 4 December 2014
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This report is mainly aimed at business designers but is also directly relevant to the construction industry and to policy and regulation makers. It looks at the emerging market for building designers preparing buildings for a changing climate and at the opportunities and challenges they face.
Reuniting health with planning
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This Special Issue of Town & Country Planning (November 2014) taps into the current momentum around attempts to better understand both the influence of the built and natural environments on our health and the role of spatial planning in shaping places that help us to maintain good health.
Powering ahead: Fast track to an all-electric city
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London’s air pollution could be reduced by over a third, carbon emissions cut by 80% and noise pollution reduced significantly, if it was to switch to only electric forms of heating and transportation by 2035, according to consultants WSP.
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