Retrofit: Moving in and moving on. Nottingham, 16-17 September 2011

Posted on: 17 September 2011
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The annual conference of the sustainable building association, AECB, looked at issues around refurbishment as many of the Retrofit for the Future projects were coming to a conclusion. While recent focus has been on energy issues, this event aimed to look at some other areas that may have been bypassed. These include community involvement, usability, embedded carbon, ethics and language. Some presentations are available online.

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First International Congress on Ethics and Tourism. Madrid, 15-16 September 2011

Posted on: 16 September 2011
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The 1st International Congress on Ethics and Tourism called for the urgent placement of ethics at the core of tourism development, so as to achieve a truly responsible and sustainable tourism sector. Jointly organized by the Spanish General Secretariat of Tourism and Domestic Trade and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the event was attended by participants from over 50 countries, bringing together some 350 tourism officials, business leaders, academics, representatives of international organizations and NGOs, and experts in the field of ethics and tourism. The UNWTO Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations ten years prior to the Congress, set the tone for the event’s five panel debate sessions which addressed such issues as ethical frameworks for tourism development, fair tourism, sustainable practices in both the public and private sectors, poverty reduction, the prevention of exploitation, gender equality, accessibility, corporate social responsibility, and environmental protection.  General conclusions from the event are available online together with a copy of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism.

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International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport. Durban, South Africa, 11-15 September 2011

Posted on: 15 September 2011
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In the 20 years since the inaugural conference was held in Thredbo, Australia, (hence it becoming known as the Thredbo series) the series has established itself as the premier international forum dedicated to the analysis and debate of competition and ownership issues in land passenger transport. The objective of the conference series is to provide an international forum to examine passenger transport competition and ownership issues, reporting on recent research and experience and developing conclusions on key issues. The focus is on determining the effects of different forms of competition, ownership and organisation for land-based passenger transport on operators, users, governments / funders and society as a whole. The conference series is directed towards a broad audience of policy makers, planners, decision makers on infrastructure and service operators, consultants, researchers, academics and students, and is recognised as one of the most important international forums for analysis and debate of competition and ownership issues in land passenger transport. The conference typically features plenary sessions over four days and a series of intensive workshops based around keynote papers and a series of resource papers providing a range of international perspectives on each issue. There is a strong emphasis on what policy lessons can be learnt from recent experience internationally and what issues warrant further investigation. A large number of plenary papers are available online together with workshop reports.

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COBRA 2011: Proceedings of RICS Construction and Property Conference. Salford, 12-13 September 2011

Posted on: 13 September 2011
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This RICS Legal Research Symposium called for paper from academics and practitioners which address legal topics affecting the built environment, or the work or education of chartered surveyors. A 1715-page volume of proceedings contains papers on the following themes: property law; construction law, environmental law, housing law; planning law; building regulations and control; building procurement; project management; alternative dispute resolution; professional liability and  ethics; legal education in property and construction; international and comparative law.

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Sustainable shelter in an age of climate change and disasters. Bangkok, 7-9 September 2011

Posted on: 9 September 2011
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The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum is a biennial event which brings together stakeholders engaged in providing housing solutions to urban poverty. The aim of this conference was to: explore and share solutions that address the urgent and widespread problem of substandard housing in the context of sustainable housing needs and a changing global climate; share strategies and experiences of how best to build resilient communities, including better designs for sustainable homes and settlements; explore how such strategies and experiences can be integrated into “bottom-up” development planning processes. A large number of presentations are available under the following themes: housing policy and climate change; housing finance in response to climate change and disasters; disaster mitigation, response and sustainable development; and technologies for more resilient homes and communities.

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Liveable Cities Forum: Designing biodiversity friendly communities. Montreal, 21-22 August 2011

Posted on: 22 August 2011
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The Liveable Cities Forum provided an opportunity to discuss the importance of urban biodiversity conservation, and a platform to explore biodiversity management and its application at the local level. Presentations, videos and a summary of the event are available online.

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16th International Symposium on Logistics: Re-building supply chains for a globalised world. Berlin, 10-13 July 2011

Posted on: 13 July 2011
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The theme of the 16th International Symposium in Logistics, Rebuilding supply chains for a globalised world, reflects the changes taking place across the world today in terms of shifting supply and demand for both goods and services, taking as a backdrop the rapid rise of China and India as manufacturing hubs. These changes have big implications for logistics and supply chain planning, representing a dynamic and interesting area of research and practice for both academics and practitioners alike. With this in mind the 16th ISL in Berlin aimed to assemble experts from around the globe to focus on how leading firms and academics are responding to these challenges and debate what this will mean for the future of global supply chain management. Proceedings of the conference (851 pages) are available online, including the latest in academic thinking, as well as case examples of successful logistical implementations.

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