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ITP Water Risk Assessment
Posted on: 4 September 2013
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The International Tourism Partnership (ITP) has published a report on water risk issues in key development areas for the hotel industry – Rio de Janeiro, Beijing and Shanghai, India’s Golden Triangle and Dubai. The study, conducted for ITP by the Stockholm International Water Institute, provides an overview of how freshwater may become a constraint to the hotel industry in the specified regions in terms of maintaining current operations, as well as future growth.
Guidance to crane operators on aviation lighting and notification
Posted on: 4 September 2013
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The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published guidance on the use of tower cranes in accordance with aviation safety. The document draws on existing rules and regulations regarding aviation safety and includes suggestions on recommended best practice for crane operators.
Planning Act 2008: procedures for the compulsory acquisition of land
Posted on: 4 September 2013
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This guidance is designed to assist those applying to seek authorisation for the compulsory acquisition of land or rights over land.
National Planning Practice Guidance
Posted on: 3 September 2013
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The government has launched a site about national planning guidance in Beta for testing and comment. The draft planning practice guidance on this site has not yet been finalised. Existing guidance will not be cancelled until the new planning practice guidance is published in its final form. Comments are requested by 9 October 2013.
Burning down the house: Why Help to Buy will ruin Britain’s housing market
Posted on: 3 September 2013
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The Adam Smith Institute has launched a new briefing paper on Help to Buy, the government’s scheme to increase home ownership. The paper argues that the seems more likely to inflate the housing bubble even more and risk taxpayer money in the process.
People’s piers: co-operative and community solutions for heritage assets
Posted on: 3 September 2013
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This paper from Co-operatives UK looks at the co-operative model and the promise of community ownership in reversing the decline of seaside piers in the UK.
Adventure Tourism Market Study 2013
Posted on: 3 September 2013
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Produced by the George Washington University and the Adventure Travel Trade Association, this study estimates the value and provides an updated profile of the adventure travel market. According to the study, which included three key outbound regions, Europe, North America and South America, growth in the adventure travel market has accelerated at a 65% yearly rate since 2009.
Housing standards review
Posted on: 3 September 2013
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The government has launched a consultation which seeks views on the results of the recent review of building regulations and housing standards. The aim of the review is to rationalise the large number of codes, standards, rules, regulations and guidance that add unnecessary cost and complexity to the house building process while delivering quality, sustainability, safety and accessibility. The review was undertaken by a wide range of cross sectoral stakeholder working groups and this consultation sets out their proposals on: accessibility; space; security; water efficiency; energy; 8indoor environmental standards; materials; and process and compliance. Following this consultation, the government will set out clearly which housing standards will continue, and this will be accompanied by an associated planning statement. A period of transition will be allowed to phase out certain standards, such as the code for sustainable homes, due to existing contractual or legal commitments. For the handful of housing standards that will be kept, councils will only be able to apply them after conducting a rigorous viability and need assessment.
Government response to the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group
Posted on: 3 September 2013
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This report provides the government’s response to the ‘Get Britain cycling’ report published by the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group in April 2013.
Assessment of the climate preparedness of 30 urban areas in the UK
Posted on: 3 September 2013
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This study from Newcastle University has produced a score for each council by considering four key areas within two topics mitigation and adaption. This report found that 28 of the 30 cities compared had created strategy documents to reduce emissions but most had a lack of target, figure or timescale, which rendered them meaningless.
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