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Sustainable and inclusive urbanization in Asia Pacific
Posted on: 18 September 2013
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The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has released a Strategy Paper outlining potential activities and points of entry for UNDP to support governments and local communities in achieving inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. The strategy paper notes that the scale and pace of urbanization in the region has caught many governments and communities unprepared, as demand for land, shelter, energy supplies and social and environmental services has outstripped supply. It recommends that UNDP encourage cross-sectoral implementation through focusing on: urban governance and empowerment, especially in secondary cities and peri-urban areas; poverty and vulnerability; environmental sustainability, energy efficiency and climate resilience; and disaster risk reduction.
Connect more: CBI/KPMG infrastructure survey 2013
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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This third annual survey of 526 business leaders shows an improving UK infrastructure investment environment, but finds that two out of three firms (65%) believe that government policies will have no tangible impact, or even a negative one. With only a third of businesses (35%) believing that they will make a difference on the ground. The report highlights the importance of infrastructure to sustainable UK growth, yet with many outstanding issues such as the future funding of the road network, aviation capacity and clarity over the costs of HS2, businesses expect things to get worse over the next five years.
Chinese International Travel Monitor 2013
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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This is the second Chinese International Travel Monitor published by Hotels.com, examining the impact of the huge growth in Chinese outbound tourism and the response by the global hotel industry to benefit from this rapidly developing trend.
Green Deal assessment survey wave 2: summary report
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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The government has published the results of a survey of a sample of households who have had a Green Deal Assessment. The survey was carried out in order to find out more about the experience and what households have done and plan to do since having the assessment. This is the 2nd wave of research, focusing on those who had a Green Deal assessment between 1 April and 30 June 2013. This report is a summary report and reports only headline findings. A full report will be published at a later date.
New Homes Bonus pooling
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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This short briefing paper from the Centre for Cities explores what the New Homes Bonus pooling means for housing and growth.
Getting the engagement of local institutions in the UN Development Agenda Post-2015
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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This working paper looks at the pivotal involvement of local governments in implementing and ‘localising’ the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It argues that the importance of these local governments must be recognised in discussions on the post-2015 sustainable development goals.
Land grabbing: is conservation part of the problem or the solution?
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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Large-scale land acquisitions are increasing in pace and scale, in particular across parts of Africa, Asia and Latin America. Weak governance and poor land use planning mean that commercial ‘land grabs’ often damage biodiversity as well as dispossessing people from customary rights and livelihoods. Land can also be ‘grabbed’ for ‘green’ purposes, triggering conflicts that undermine potential synergies. Expanded state protected areas, land for carbon offset markets and REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), and for private conservation projects all potentially conflict with community rights. Such conflict is counter productive because secure customary and communal land tenure helps enable sustainable natural resource management by local communities. This briefing presents the experience of international development, wildlife and human rights practitioners, shared at a symposium on land grabbing and conservation in March 2013.
Social housing in the East: Challenges for the region and implications for the UK
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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The report from the Cambridge Centre for Housing and Planning Research explores the realities of the new financial and welfare reform regimes for housing associations in the East region. It provides a grounded assessment of the challenges to be faced and the choices to be made. It suggests that the likely outcomes are some distance from what is required in housing supply terms in the region and that further thought must be given to the practical realities of the Government’s planned programmes.
Six steps to property level flood resilience: guidance to property owners
Posted on: 17 September 2013
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This new and independent guidance aims to help local authorities and property owners to better protect households and properties from flooding. The guidance provides a step-by-step process to the use of technologies, from surveying properties through to the maintenance and operation of products. Guidance for local authorities and professionals is also available here.
London housing challenge
Posted on: 16 September 2013
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London Councils has issued a discussion paper which argues that more than 800,000 new homes need to be built in London within the next eight years and current construction levels would leave the capital with a housing shortage of 550,000. The group, which represents all 33 local authorities, has carried out a new analysis of Department for Communities and Local Government and Greater London Authority official housing statistics.
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