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Assessing the quality of evidence
Posted on: 9 October 2013
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Eldis, the online information service providing free access to relevant, up-to-date and diverse research on international development issues, has published a guide on assessing the quality of evidence. Evidence-based and evidence-informed policy have become commonplace in the design and delivery of development policies and programmes. The guide brings together a range of resources that provide guidance on the different methods and methodologies used to assess the quality and strength of evidence.
Heritage Assets Biennial Report April 2011-March 2013
Posted on: 9 October 2013
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This report sets out how the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) will use heritage assets in the provision of jobs and homes.
WTM Global Trends Report 2013
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Staged annually at ExCeL, London, World Travel Market, the leading global event for the travel industry, is a four-day business-to-business exhibition for the worldwide travel and tourism industry. The results of the WTM Global Trends Report 2013 will be launched at a press conference on Monday 4 November at 1 pm. It is possible to register online to receive a copy of this report.
Under-occupation of social housing: Housing Benefit entitlement
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This note from the House of Commons Library provides information on under-occupation in the social rented sector, summarises evidence of the impact of Housing Benefit deductions and responses by landlords and tenants.
Progress on carbon budgets
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This inquiry explores the Government’s response to the previous report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee and takes stock of progress against the carbon budgets. The aim is to consider how the Government should respond in October to the Committee on Climate Change’s most recent (fifth) progress report. In Part 2 the report looks at whether the carbon budgets should be adjusted, and Part 3 looks at how the Government manages delivery of emissions reductions against the carbon budgets.
Planning and design for sustainable urban mobility: Global Report on Human Settlements 2013
Posted on: 8 October 2013
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This report, from UN Urban Habitat, argues that the development of sustainable urban transport systems requires a conceptual leap. The purpose of ‘transportation’ and ‘mobility’ is to gain access to destinations, activities, services and goods. Thus, access is the ultimate objective of transportation. As a result, urban planning and design should focus on how to bring people and places together, by creating cities that focus on accessibility, rather than simply increasing the length of urban transport infrastructure or increasing the movement of people or goods. Urban form and the functionality of the city are therefore a major focus of this report, which highlights the importance of integrated land-use and transport planning. This report provides some thought-provoking insights and policy recommendations on how to plan and design sustainable urban mobility systems. Links are also provided to background studies, including case studies, regional studies and thematic studies.
Delivering a road freight legacy: Working together for safer, greener and more efficient deliveries in London
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Building on experience gained in preparing for the London 2012 Olympics, Transport for London has published a programme which outlines how this approach can be built on to deliver a freight legacy for London, both through the actions in this document and the development of a longer-term freight plan for the capital.
Aviation capacity in the UK: emerging thinking
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Sir Howard Davies, Chair of the Airports Commission, has set out the Commission’s developing views on the UK’s future airport capacity needs in a speech and welcomes comments on these.
Building performance evaluation: Tools and methods
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There are a multitude of different tools and methodologies that can be used to assess a building’s performance, some are well known such as SAP and BREEAM and others are lesser known being bespoke tools for an individual company. The Building Performance Evaluation group of the Technology Strategy Board Network has tried to collect a list of the tools and methods that are available in the UK and abroad. They would welcome any that they may have missed.
Spending round 2013
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The House of Commons Treasury Select Committee has published a report containing conclusions and recommendations from its inquiry into the 2013 Spending Round. The Committee requests clarification on the Help to Buy scheme and on the economic case for High Speed 2.
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