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Posted on: 11 February 2014
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This is a blog from Julia Suh is a registered architect and urban strategist based in Sydney, Australia. Urbia started as documentation of Julia Suh’s observations and analyses of dense Asian cities from her independent Urban Research Sabbatical 2013. After visiting 19 European cities over 9 weeks, she was based in Asia to apply quantitative tools to understand its urban forms and provide strategic planning advice for a fair, accessible and sustainable city. Her research concluded with guest lectureship at Hanoi Architectural University, where she led lectures, seminars and studios under the title of Design for City Living.
Rio in transition
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In the first episode of a three-part series on Brazil, the LSE Review of Books Podcast takes a closer look at the city of Rio de Janeiro to uncover wider issues that face the world’s fastest growing cities. Before talking to LSE and Brazilian authors about their books on Brazil, LSERB podcast producer, Cheryl Brumley, made her first stop at the annual Urban Age Conference to hear how politicians, academics and planners from cities around the globe grapple with city transformations. The conference, put on by LSE Cities and the Alfred Herrhausen Society, is a globetrotting event which invites 70 experts to participate in a two-day investigation of cities. The conference took place in Rio amidst unprecedented urban transformation and ambitious redevelopment projects, spurred on by the impending World Cup and Olympic Games.
Go East: Unlocking the potential of the Thames Estuary
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Lead by Labour peer and former Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis, and with contributions from leading developers, planners, policymakers and academics, this collection of essays, published by the Centre for London, sets out a series of recommendations to improve transport links, bridge the Thames and create new towns.
Transforming cities: Spatial and socio-economic dimensions. Iskandar, Malaysia, 19-20 November 2013
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This is the 46th regional conference of the Eastern Regional Organisation for Planning and Human Settlement (EAROPH). The conference provided a platform for considering sustainable transformation in the Asia, Australasia and Pacific region. The event addressed the human condition factor across the integrated domains of economic, ecology, social and culture. Themes covered included: designing future cities; social ramifications of economic transformation; innovative and technological solutions for cities; and managing cities today for tomorrow, Papers are available online. This is a very large file which may take a long time to download.
International Conference on Architecture and Engineering in Urban Development (AEUD 2013). Colombo, Sri Lanka, 20-21 December 2013
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This event provided an opportunity for academicians, researchers, engineers, urban development specialists and industrial professionals to present their research results in architecture and engineering in urban development. A volume of proceedings is available online.
Sustainable transport on course while Warsaw wobbles
Posted on: 10 February 2014
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This report presents a summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 19) in Warsaw, Poland, and progress on the post 2015 sustainable development agenda and their significance for land transport.
Cost analysis: Meeting the zero carbon standard
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New analysis produced by Sweett Group for the Zero Carbon Hub shows that the additional costs associated with building to the proposed Zero Carbon Standard have declined significantly since 2011, and are expected to continue to fall as we approach 2020.
Site Index: The annual analysis and forecast for the motivational events industry
Posted on: 10 February 2014
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For four consecutive years the Site International Foundation has conducted this survey to compile and compare data meaningful to the motivational events industry. This latest survey introduces new questions reflective of changing technology.
Planning for economic development
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The Welsh Government has published guidance on how economic development should be considered in the planning system.
Achieving political decentralization: Lessons from 30 years
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Political parties promising to decentralise power from Whitehall must learn from recent experiences or risk policy failure, according to a new report from the Institute for Government. It argues that attempts to decentralise power, such as police and crime commissioners, elected mayors, city deals and regional assemblies all provide important lessons that have not yet been learned.
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