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Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership: Spatial Plan for Recovery and Growth
Posted on: 16 October 2013
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The Greater Birmingham and Solihull LEP has published a draft spatial plan, the first draft city-region spatial plan drawn up by a local enterprise partnership. Subject to an annual review and update, the plan is intended to outline the “broad scale and distribution of growth for housing and employment sites” in the city region as well as transport infrastructure and environmental initiatives.
Climate and carbon: Aligning process and policies
Posted on: 16 October 2013
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The international community has agreed to limit the average global temperature increase to no more than 2ºC above pre-industrial levels. This will require a gradual phase-out of fossil fuel emissions by the second half of this century. This report brings together lessons learned from OECD analysis on carbon pricing and climate policies. It recommends that governments ensure coherent policies surrounding the gradual phase-out of fossil fuel emissions and consistent signals to consumers, producers and investors alike.
Better regulation of Public-Private Partnerships for transport infrastructure
Posted on: 16 October 2013
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The report examines the nature of risks and uncertainty associated with different types of PPP project and the practical consequences of transferring risks to private partners. It assesses the fiscal impact of PPPs and discusses budget procedures and accounting rules to limit the public liabilities they can create. The report also reviews the relative merits of tolls, availability payments and regulated asset base models for attracting finance for public infrastructure from private investors on a sustainable basis.
The BIM Share + Inspire
Posted on: 16 October 2013
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This website aims to bring more clarity and understanding to the use of BIM in the AEC industries, cutting through the hype and building a definitive video resource.
Cities and Biodiversity Outlook
Posted on: 16 October 2013
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The Cities and Biodiversity Outlook project (CBO) is the world’s first global analysis of how projected patterns of urban land expansion will impact biodiversity and crucial ecosystems. The CBO stems from Decision X/22 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP10 in Nagoya, Japan, 2010, requesting the Executive Secretary of the Convention to prepare an assessment of the links and opportunities between urbanization and biodiversity. The Cities and Biodiversity Outlook highlights a wide range of successful initiatives by cities, local authorities and sub-national governments in both developed and developing countries. It demonstrates that there are strong incentives for cities, local governments, the business sector and other interested parties, to invest in natural solutions and to maintain vital ecosystem services. The scientific work is a partnership between the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) and Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI).
The Global Wellness Tourism Economy
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The Global Spa & Wellness Summit commissioned this study to explore wellness tourism and understand its broad global impacts.
Global Construction Survey 2013: Ready for the next big wave?
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The latest KPMG Global Construction Survey comes at an opportune moment, gauging the views of a record 165 senior executives of leading engineering and construction companies from around the world to determine the state of the industry and opportunities for growth.
Tourism in Africa: Harnessing tourism for growth and improved livelihoods
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The World Bank has published a report which examines the potential of African countries to improve and expand their tourism sector, and suggests that 33 of Sub Saharan Africa’s 48 countries currently have the capacity for tourism success through establishing strong political support for developing the industry and attracting increased private investment to help finance and sustain it. The report cites successful examples of countries including Cape Verde, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and others, who have simplified their tourism policies, liberalized air transport and diversified tourism while protecting their communities and environments, which created a positive investment climate for tourism development.
Smart cities: Opportunities for the UK
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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This report was commissioned by The Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and considers global market opportunities for UK industry in smart city technology across five urban market verticals: energy management, water management, transport management, waste management, and assisted living services. The study explores the market structure and size, the trends in the market, and global regional highlights. The UK’s strengths, barriers, and opportunities are identified and the role of Government in strengthening UK capability in global markets is considered, taking into account the Governments previous and existing activity on these topics. This report has been written in tandem with the Global market smart cities study: Case studies report which reports on the experiences and identifies lessons learnt from six leading cities around the world. These are Chicago, Boston, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm, Barcelona and Hong Kong.
Design Quality Indicator
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With over 1,400 projects benefiting from the Design Quality Indicator (DQI) in the past 11 years, and with interest in both Design Quality and Post Occupancy Evaluation on the increase, the Construction Industry Council has decided to refresh the brand and launch a new website.
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