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Posted on: 16 January 2014
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The data compiled for this study, through a series of Freedom of Information requests, shows that across London more than 36% of all the homes sold by councils now appear to be let through the private rented sector. In some boroughs, this figure is as much as half of all the homes that were sold.
Priced Out
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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First time buyers would be better off renting than buying a house under Help to Buy, according to new analysis of housing market figures by PricedOut , the campaign for affordable house prices.
Drowning in money
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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George Monbiot, a writer in environment and politics, presents his argument on why devastating floods keep happening. This piece contains a number of useful references.
Low carbon innovation in China
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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This new project, led from Lancaster University, is an international collaboration between researchers in the UK and at leading institutions in China to investigate different models of innovation and their role in low carbon transitions. Running from late 2013 to 2016, the project will compare government-led, high-tech ‘indigenous innovation’ approaches with emergent, lower-tech approaches in the areas of agriculture, energy and mobility. The project’s aim is explore the extent, nature and social implications of low-carbon transitions in China, a key concern for the whole world.
Disaster risk reduction makes development sustainable
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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This briefing paper from the UN Development Programme argues the case for disaster risk reduction.
2012-2013 South America: Overview, trends and opportunities
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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This article highlights the latest tourism trends for South America. It provides analysis of individual hotel markets in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santiago, Bogota, Lima and Montevideo.
Economics of climate change in the Pacific
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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The small island states of the Pacific region are likely to face mounting economic costs in the face of climate change, according to a new study from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The study includes modeling of future climate over the Pacific region, assessments of the potential impacts on agriculture, fisheries, tourism, coral reefs, and human health, and predictions of the potential economic impact of climate change for specific sectors and economies under various emissions scenarios.
Transport infrastructure investment: Capturing the wider benefits of investment in transport infrastructure
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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This report from the Royal Town Planning Institute argues that transport infrastructure, uniquely, has the ability to open up previously undevelopable land which can then be used for housing and provide new opportunities for employment activity, but because this is rarely an immediate consequence and the benefits are difficult to quantify, it is not fully accounted for in cost-benefit analyses. The result has been that too few infrastructure projects which could have acted as a catalyst to growth have been approved.
Improving employment standards in construction in Qatar: Preliminary report
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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This report, published by the UK-based engineering development NGO, Engineers Against Poverty, outlines preliminary findings and recommendations based on interviews with a number of contractors and project management consultants operating in Qatar.
Can academics really prescribe how to make an eco-city?
Posted on: 16 January 2014
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The author of this blog presents the top 10 requirements for planning an eco-city, proposed by an Australian academic in 2006, and considers the obstructions towards realising them. He proposes a number of tasks, missing from this list, which would deal more with the reality of cities.
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