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Posted on: 2 December 2013
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This article considers the impact of community-based media on communities in Rio de Janeiro.
Streamlining and improving the Green Deal
Posted on: 2 December 2013
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The government has announced changes to the Green Deal, aimed at reducing domestic energy bills.
Energy subsidies
Posted on: 2 December 2013
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In a report published by the Environmental Audit Committee, the Government has been warned not to weaken its commitment to ‘eliminate’ fuel poverty, as it prepares to make changes to ‘green levies’ that fund energy efficiency improvements for the poorest bill payers and redefines the amount of people who can be counted as ‘fuel-poor’ – reducing the number of households from 3.2 million to 2.4 million overnight.
The Global Wellness Tourism Economy
Posted on: 2 December 2013
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The Global Spa & Wellness Summit has commissioned this study to explore wellness tourism and understand its broad global impacts.
Bus Rapid Transit Data
Posted on: 2 December 2013
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This a leading resource on global Bus Rapid Transit data for experts and decision-makers in public investment, The goal is to improve the sustainable transport community’s access to reliable and current data about the BRT and bus corridors in operation.
Beyond retail: Redefining the shape and purpose of town centres
Posted on: 29 November 2013
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This is the final report from the Distressed Town Centre Property Taskforce, a cross-sector industry grouping. For the first time, it identifies the major property-related barriers to the vitality and performance of town and city centres. One of the main recommendations is that the government should designate town and city centres as key national infrastructure in order to open up new funding opportunities. Other recommendations include bold and strategic land assembly and greater flexibility in the planning system.
Neighbourhood planning for business
Posted on: 29 November 2013
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The British Property Federation has launched a website to support the business-led route to neighbourhood planning. While community planning is usually associated with rural parish councils and particularly vocal residents’ groups in housing hotspots, there are several exaples of business-led neighbourhood plans, such as Milton Keynes and the Bankside area in central London. There are likely to be many more if the model is embraced by business improvement districts. The BPF says its neighbourhood planning website provides a comprehensive resource for businesses keen to engage in the neighbourhood planning process and provides a range of business-led case studies for inspiration.
The climate change-sustainable development nexus: A proposal for convergence
Posted on: 29 November 2013
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This thesis is founded on the proposition that climate change and sustainable development are inextricably linked with each other and form a “nexus” that should be understood in a pragmatic and holistic way. Accordingly, the climate change “problem” cannot be adequately addressed in “silos” or by traditional output control techniques but instead should be viewed as a multidimensional challenge that calls for transformative change in the world energy sector in light of the wider contexts of sustainability and social equity. This thesis observes that with the emergence of a post-2015 development agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the United Nations, the world is at or is fast approaching an inflection point in global development. While efforts to improve the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) process are laudable, this thesis argues for a transformative approach to converge international collective action on climate change with the broader frameworks of global sustainable development processes. This thesis makes a proposal for the convergence and integration of the UNFCCC and sustainable development work streams, and suggests that China consider taking a leadership role under the broad aspirational goal of building “eco-civilization”.
Policy Network Observatory
Posted on: 29 November 2013
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The Policy Network Observatory promotes critical debate and reflection on progressive politics. It is centre-left orientated but determinately challenges social democracy. It is pro-European but restlessly questions EU institutions and practices. Recent opinion pieces include: City-led growth: Remedying Britain’s haphazard urban development by Peter Hall and The UK needs to lift its second tier cities by Michael Parkinson.
Inside Housing international edition
Posted on: 29 November 2013
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The international edition of the journal Inside Housing explores the global struggle to provide decent homes. Articles cover housing issues in Brazil, the USA, France, Tanzania, South Korea and Australia.
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