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Chartered Institute of Housing: submission to the Lyons Housing Review
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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At Labour’s Annual Conference in September 2013 Ed Miliband announced his plans for a Labour Government to increase the supply of new homes in England above 200,000 a year by the end of the next Parliament. To ensure plans to achieve this ambition are in place on day one of a Labour Government, a commission chaired by Sir Michael Lyons has been asked to draw up a road map that will set out the changes to housing and planning policies and practice that are required to deliver the new homes and communities we need. This is the submission from the Chartered Institute of Housing. Other submissions can also be found here.
2014 European Hotel Valuation Index
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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Generally, hotel values in Europe have been quite stable during 2013, with Lisbon and Athens starting to recover from the downturn. 2013 was not the year of a big leap forward but still showed a continuation of growth amongst most markets.
Global Market Perspective: 1st quarter 2014
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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Despite subdued rental performance in 2013 overall, there were signs of recovery in the final quarter of 2013. With brighter economic prospects and improving corporate demand, momentum is expected to continue to build during 2014.
Cycling, health and safety
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The health benefits to society from cycling outweigh negative impacts by up to a factor of 20, according to the final research report from the International Transport Forum Working Group on Cycling Safety. The report, published at a time when many cities are seeking to increase the share of cycling amidst concerns for safety, shows that the key to delivering overall benefits from cycling is creating a safe system through government policy and city action.
Employment in the EU transport sector
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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The newly released Policy Brochure from the Transport Research & Innovation Portal presents EU policy on transport employment and highlights the contribution of research in supporting policy development and implementation in meeting the challenges of retaining skilled workers and encouraging more and highly skilled people to join the transport workforce.
Climate change
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This Eurobarometer Survey provides measures on: perceptions of climate change in relation to other world problems; perceptions of the seriousness of climate change; opinions on who within the EU is responsible for tackling climate change; and a number of the issues.
Why we need an Urban Sustainable Goal
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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In 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), adopted by the United Nations after the Millennium Declaration, are set to expire. The next set of global development goals, which are supposed to be even more environmentally focused, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), are currently under discussion at the UN and in multiple fora around the world. The author of this post considers how the SDGs should deal with urban issues.
European cities hotel forecast 2014 and 2015
Posted on: 3 March 2014
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PricewaterhouseCoopers has published reports which provide its forecast for hotel performance for 18 of Europe’s most important gateway cities. As well as supply, economic and tourism outlooks, the forecasts explore how key megatrends will impact hotel businesses. The latest UK forecast for 2014 and PwC’s first thoughts on the outlook for 2015 are also available with spotlights on London and Edinburgh.
March of the modern makers: An industrial strategy for the creative industries
Posted on: 28 February 2014
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This report highlights the particular strengths and comparative advantages of the UK’s creative industries, and outlines how a more co-ordinated and concerted approach to government policy could help realise the country’s full potential as a world leader in creative content.
The hidden costs of the UK floods will surpass the obvious damage
Posted on: 28 February 2014
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This article looks at the hidden cost of disasters at home and abroad.
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