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Design South-East
Posted on: 8 October 2013
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Reflecting increasing demand for its services across the South of England, the Kent Architecture Centre has announced it has changed its name to Design South East. This change reinforces the centre’s role as the South East’s leading source of design support for local authorities, developers and communities. ‘Design South East’ appropriately reflects the current work of the organisation and its range. Through partnerships with other organisations Design South East is also working nationally. Design South East is one of 8 members of the Design Network, a new national network developed to enable the delivery of high quality design support across England.
Steel construction: Fire protection
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Fire protection of structural steelwork has never been cheaper and all the information that architects and engineers need to know about designing for fire has been brought together in a new free technical guide from the steel sector.
Ever wondered where the rain goes?
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CIRIA’s susdrain project has launched a new animation on Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) that provides an engaging and digestible overview of SuDS. The short animation demonstrates how changes to the natural water cycle caused by development can be positively managed, and, how SuDS turns this challenge into an exciting opportunity contributing to better places.
UK Solar PV Strategy Part 1: Roadmap to a brighter future
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This document sets out the Coalition Government’s vision for how solar energy can be supported in order to help meet the UK’s renewable energy targets.
Wealthier, healthier cities: How climate change action is giving us wealthier, healthier cities
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While national governments struggle to establish an agreed global climate deal, many of the world’s largest cities have been taking action to combat the effects of a changing climate. As a result their residents are benefiting from healthier living and better business environments. These are just some of the findings from a recent report published by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). Conor Riffle, head of CDP’s Cities Programme, talks about the report and how climate change adpatation can make cities both wealthier and healthier. Listen to the podcast here.
Fulfilling the Rio+20 promises: Reviewing progress since the UN Conference on Sustainable Development
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The June 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, also known as Rio+20, brought together leaders from government, civil society, and the private sector to build upon the commitments made 20 years ago when world leaders gathered to stimulate political will toward sustainable development at the first Earth Summit, held in Rio in 1992. Rio+20 resulted in the outcome document “The Future We Want,” which laid out a number of negotiated commitments intended to spur action toward sustainable development. In addition, the Rio Summit mobilised more than 700 voluntary commitments with an estimated valuation in excess of USD$500 billion. Stakeholder Forum and the Natural Resources Defense Council have jointly conducted an initial review of the progress made on key negotiated and voluntary commitments made at Rio+20.
The competitiveness of global port-cities: The case of Danube Axis (Bratislava, Štúrovo, Komárno), Slovak Republic
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This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the inland ports of the Slovak Republic within the framework of the Danube Axis, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to it. The effect of the port on economic and environmental questions is studied and quantified where possible. The major policies governing the ports are assessed, along with policies governing transport and economic development, the environment and spatial planning. Based on the report’s findings, recommendations are proposed with a view to improving port performance and increasing the positive effects of the inland ports of Slovak Republic. A similar report has been published on the post of Antofagasta, Chile. It can be viewed here.
Housing for the information age: Empowering consumers to drive change in the industry
Posted on: 7 October 2013
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The Housing Forum has published a report which argues that consumers must be given better information about new homes, in order to raise industry standards. The report, prepared jointly by designers, clients, manufacturers, IT specialists and builders, also recommends the facilitation of custom build housing by local authorities though the use of land supply and local development orders.
International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly
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The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) concluded a landmark 38th Assembly in Montreal on 4 October 2013, receiving endorsement from its Member States on sector-wide strategic planning and exceeding many expectations when it agreed to develop a global market-based measure (MBM) for international aviation. ICAO’s States agreed to report back in 2016 with a proposal for a global MBM scheme capable of being implemented by 2020. Major efforts will need to be undertaken in order to address the challenges and accommodate specific concerns of developing countries going forward. ICAO UN Aviation Assembly meets every three years in Montreal to set the aviation priorities for the years to come.
Disaster risk financing in APEC economies: practices and challenges
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This report provides a survey of disaster risk financing practices within APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), including implementation challenges and key priorities for future work. It constitutes the first step towards promoting effective and widespread implementation of the G20/OECD Methodological Framework in the APEC region and beyond in the area of disaster risk financing.
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