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An outline of technology Transfer at the UNFCCC and implications for land transport
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Technology plays a critical role in effective global response to climate change. The success of developing countries in achieving their objectives for sustainable development in a climate-friendly manner relies on the effective development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies. Within the UNFCCC, the Convention urges developed countries to take all practicable and appropriate steps to promote, facilitate and finance the transfer of, or access to, environmentally sound technologies and know-how to developing countries. The factsheet gives information on what the Technology Transfer (TT) is, Technology Transfer mechanism in Transport, and Relevance and Implications for land transport.
Infrastructure policy
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This note, from the House of Commons Library, provides background information on UK infrastructure, including recent research and opinion on the subject, and a summary of the National Infrastructure Plan 2011, subsequent updates and Investing in Britain’s Future. It also provides statistics and forecasts for government investment, including international comparisons.
The 8th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Ennvironment Systems. Dubrovnik, 22-27 September 2013
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This event was dedicated to the improvement and dissemination of knowledge on methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainability of development by de-coupling growth from natural resources and replacing them with knowledge based economy, taking into account its economic, environmental and social pillars, as well as methods for assessing and measuring sustainability of development, regarding energy, transport, water, environment and food production systems and their many combinations. Presentations are available online.
CIVITAS Forum 2013. Brest, 30 September – 2 October 2013
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This annual event brings together representatives of CIVITAS Forum Network’s member cities including their politicians and technical experts, and supporting cities to introduce ambitious transport measures and policies towards sustainable urban mobility. The presentations from this event, including strategies, plans and accomplishments of different cities in the field of sustainable urban transport, are available online.
Social housing sales in England: 2012 to 2013
Posted on: 11 October 2013
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This statistical release presents national statistics on the number of sales of existing social housing stock in England for 2012 to 2013. It is different to its ‘sister publication’ Right to Buy sales in England as this publication includes information on sales by local authorities and private registered providers – not just local authorities, includes other schemes and types of sale than the Right to Buy scheme and contains annual rather than quarterly statistics.
Overseas Travel and Tourism: 2nd quarter 2013
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The Office for National Statistics presents quarterly results from the International Passenger Survey. Contains data on visits to and from the UK by overseas residents and visits abroad by UK residents.
Faraway so close: The North East as an international gateway
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Based on a literature review, data analysis and a series of interviews and roundtables with businesses and other stakeholders in the North East, this report makes the case that the region can’t afford not to enhance its transport systems and international connectivity. Considering five modes of connectivity, the ‘international gateways’ of air, sea, road, rail and digital, the authors explore the region’s strengths and weaknesses, identify the forces that shape demand and supply, and look at competition and complementarity on a wider scale both within and between the different modes.
Locating and measuring nature’s benefits: Using mapping tools for the management of natural resources and ecosystem services
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As landscapes begin to be managed more and more for a range of ecosystem services, planners and decision-makers need increasing amounts of information about what natural resources exist across the UK. There are tools available that can help to provide this information in the Living With Environmental Change partnership’s new series provides pointers on how to access and use these.
Candy Global Prime Sector (GPS) Report
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The latest issue of this global prime sector (GPS) report focuses on the global luxury leisure market.
Construction in the Gulf booms again
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This article from The Economist looks at construction in the Gulf states.
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