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Lombok, Indonesia: In focus
Posted on: 26 November 2013
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Whilst the tourism sector in Indonesia is continuing to expand at a rapid pace in many parts of the country, the island of Lombok has traditionally seen less growth and development activity, until recently.
Kazakhstan – Almaty and Astana: In frocus
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The profiles of Kazakhstan’s two main hotel markets are evolving. Astana thrives on strong government support and the planned Expo 2017. Almaty lost part of government and oil and gas segments, however is set to develop as a leisure destination.
Sustainable Development Goals e-inventory: Analysis of proposals in the SDGs e-Inventory related to the themes of the Fifth Session of the Open Working Group on SDGs
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This is an interactive online tool which enables stakeholders to outline their visions for new post-2015 global goals. This may be in the form of fully formed proposals, which include detailed targets and indicators, or simply principles and themes that should be applied to the goals. The e-Inventory also enables stakeholders to search existing proposals. The UN General Assembly’s Open Working Group (OWG) on SDGs was mandated by Member States at Rio+20 to propose a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs) by September 2014. The Fifth Session of the OWG (November 25-27) will consider the thematic areas of: Sustained and inclusive economic growth, Macroeconomic policy questions (including international trade, international financial system and external debt sustainability), infrastructure development and industrialisation (all of which, for the purpose of this report, will be referred to collectively using the abbreviation, SIGMIDI); and Energy. In order to inform the deliberations of the November OWG meeting, Stakeholder Forum has conducted an analysis of the proposals currently housed within the SDGs e-Inventory which relate to the thematic areas of the Fifth Session.
The power of travel promotion: Spurring growth, creating jobs
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This report from the US Travel Association includes new case studies and data on the positive return on investment states and destinations have reaped from substantial travel promotion. The report provides valuable ammunition to inform elected officials on the value of travel and tourism and how travel promotion strengthens economic vitality.
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill 2013-14
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This Bill, presented to Parliament on 25 November 2013, makes provision for a railway between Euston in London and a junction with the West Coast Main Line at Handsacre in Staffordshire, with a spur from Old Oak Common in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to a junction with the Channel Tunnel Rail Link at York Way in the London Borough of Islington and a spur from Water Orton in Warwickshire to Curzon Street in Birmingham; and for connected purposes. The Department for Transport has also published several other documents which have interdependencies with the Bill. These are: a command paper setting out outcomes of the Phase One design refinement consultation for 12 design refinements; a command paper on impacts on social rented housing; and a command paper on properties above tunnels. These can be found here. HS2 Phase One: Environmental Statement documents can be found here.
How to make planning law work for Africa
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This paper argues that more progressive, realistic urban planning in Africa will require a radically different approach to planning law reform. This is essential for sustainable and equitable urban development in Africa.
Changing global environments
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Published by UNESCO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Social Science Council (ISSC), the 2013 World Social Science Report, entitled Changing global environments, features articles by more than 150 leading experts from all over the world and represents the full gamut of social science subjects: anthropology, economics, development studies, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology. The argument that underpins the 600-page volume is that people, human behaviour and societies need to be at the heart of all attempts to tackle the challenges of environmental change and phenomena studied by the natural sciences.
e-architect
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e-architect is one of the world’s largest architecture websites with around 17,000 pages. The principal difference between e-architect and other architecture sites is that it does not just carry news: on e-architect buildings can be searched by country, city or by type. You can also search for buildings by architect. The website features building news, events, competitions, photos, jobs, awards and products., and a range of building types from houses to skyscrapers, plus major landscape and interior projects.
Housing Association Building and Maintenance
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Housing Association Building & Maintenance is devoted to building product specifiers in the housing association market. Readers include architects, surveyors, housing managers, main contractors, maintenance professionals and those involved with development and planning.
ICLEI Resilient Cities: Webinar series
Posted on: 26 November 2013
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In October and November 2013, five webinar sessions were held, building on key themes from Resilient Cities 2013. The webinars continue conversations initiated at the Congress, held in the summer of 2013, and look ahead to new directions and innovations in 2014. Each webinar includes presentations together with links to further information. The issues covered include: resilient city-region food systems policy; financing the resilient city; community based solutions linking adaptation and development; ecosystem based adaptation; and adaptation planning and resilient infrastructure.
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