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Future of social housing: Environmental and social challenges and the way forward. Geneva, 4-5 February 2014
Posted on: 13 February 2014
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This event aimed to develop different concepts of social housing and identify the main challenges that the UNECE countries (including European countries, USA, Canada, and central and western Asia) need to address. Participants discussed how to: provide and finance social housing; improve social cohesion and living conditions; reduce energy poverty; and promote environmental sustainability. Presentations are available online.
Work at height
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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As part of the Government’s Red Tape Challenge, the scheme by which outdated or over-complicated regulations are improved or abolished, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has overhauled its guidance for Working at Height to make it easier for employers and employees to understand what the law requires of them when working at height.
New models of construction procurement
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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This brings together draft guidance on new models of construction procurement, based on best practice in public sector construction.
Multi-dimensional review of Myanmar: Volume 1. Initial assessment
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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This assessment shows that Myanmar’s success in achieving growth will depend on developing the institutional/social capital necessary for economic/financial stability, to ensure the rule of law, to achieve environmentally sustainable development, and creating an enabling private sector environment.
Bangalore: From garden city to garbage city
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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Bangalore is one of the fastest-growing cities in the world. With a population approaching 9 million, it produces around 4000 tonnes of solid waste each day. Most of this is dumped in land fill sites near villages on the city’s outskirts. But is this the best way of dealing with the waste problem? Are there other solutions less damaging to both people and the environment? This film is about what happens to Bangalore’s waste, the controversies that it has provoked, and some of the potential solutions.
Impact of welfare reforms on housing associations: Early effects and responses by landlords and tenants
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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Two thirds of households affected by the bedroom tax cannot find the money to pay their rents, according to new research from the National Housing Federation. An Ipsos MORI survey of 183 housing associations carried out for the Federation found that 66% of their residents hit by the bedroom tax are in rent arrears, with more than a third (38%) reported to be in debt because they were unable to pay the bedroom tax. This is equivalent to 72,000 housing association tenants in England alone who are in rent arrears because of the policy. The research also found that housing associations have invested millions of pounds to mitigate the impacts of the bedroom tax.
City Momentum Index
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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The City Momentum Index has been designed to capture evolution, to measure change and to identify which specific attributes will bring new visibility to some cities and reinforce the dynamism of others. The Index is not a measure of pure economic growth and performance, and therefore some powerful and successful cities such as Paris, Moscow, Seoul and Chicago do not appear in the Top 20, while rapidly-changing cities such as Shenzhen, Lima and Dubai do. The City Momentum Index begins to build bridges for the real estate market between those top real estate investment destinations that have an ease of attraction due to their many traditional strengths, and those cities with vision, hard work and energy that have the potential to ascend to new heights.
Compendium of Tourism Statistics, Data 2008-2012
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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Deriving from the most comprehensive statistical database available on the tourism sector, the Compendium of Tourism Statistics provides statistical data and indicators on inbound, outbound and domestic tourism, as well as on the number and types of tourism industries, the number of employees by tourism industries, and macroeconomic indicators related to international tourism. The 2014 edition presents data for 203 countries from 2008 to 2012.
Cutting edge: A network approach to mixing delegates at meetings
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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This article outlines research which looks at techniques to improve the networking experience at events.
Decarbonising cities: Certifying carbon reduction in urban development
Posted on: 12 February 2014
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Although carbon certification is now widely adopted as a voluntary carbon market instrument for a variety of sectors, it has not yet been applied to urban development. This PhD thesis therefore examines the implications of certifying carbon reductions within this sector. A framework is proposed, which includes a standardised approach to quantifying emissions at the precinct-scale and five core elements that would need to be considered when certifying urban development. It is argued that certification can help to acknowledge and reward progressive developers, increase the credibility of carbon claims within the built environment and help to provide benchmarks and baselines for the sector. Certification could also become a mechanism by which a variety of incentives can be offered to developers to encourage greater uptake of low carbon design. It is expected that a combination of factors, a standard approach to quantifying emissions, carbon certification and the provision of incentives, can help to mainstream this type of development, which will be essential in addressing many global challenges such as climate change and resource depletion. The first article in a series of three, based on this PhD thesis from Curtin University’s Dr Vanessa Rauland, looks at the myriad opportunities available for decarbonising our cities, demonstrating the potential for urban development to dramatically assist in tackling climate change. Click here to read.
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