The case for action by the Active Transport for Healthy Living Coalition

Posted on: 14 July 2014
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This new report by the Active Transport for Healthy Living Coalition highlights the breadth of existing work that demonstrates the benefits of active transport for health, the economy and the environment. It also identifies opportunities within the planning, design, engineering and transport policy realms to increase levels of active transport. Active Transport for Healthy Living is a collaboration of Professional Institutions and other partner organisations drawn from the spheres of health, engineering, environment, architecture, planning and transport.

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Urban areas as systems: adapting for the future.  Birmingham, 10-11 June 2014

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The ARCC network (Adaptation and Resilience in the Context of Change) is hosted within UKCIP and brings together research projects with a specific focus on built environment and infrastructure in the UK. the ARCC Assembly explored issues and challenges arising from research to promote a well-adapted and resilient built environment and infrastructure network. Over 120 participants heard from a variety of speakers: from European, national and local policy makers, from practitioners; and from researchers working on a diverse portfolio of research projects. Topics covered included citizens’ aspirations, handling disruption to transport systems, indoor air quality and maintaining energy supply systems. The ARCC website contains presentations and video from individual sessions, while blogs provide personal perspectives on discussions.

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Making global connections: The potential of the UK’s regional airports,

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This collection of essays from airline and development specialists, published by the Smith Institute, spotlights a “sharp decline” in domestic connections to the international hub against a backdrop of focus on profit from long-haul routes, and warns that the situation will get worse without “extra strategy and connectivity” for regional airports.

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Quieter cities of the future

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A report by the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences considers what is needed and what can and should be done in terms of policy to substantially reduce the adverse health effects of traffic noise.

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Focus on Tulse Hill

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This report is the culmination of work carried out by an independent, external research team of LSE MSc RUPS students between March and June 2014. The vision of this project was to synthesize past research with new insight, compiling a more complete and accurate picture of the reality in Tulse Hill, an area in central Lambeth characterised by persistent neighbourhood deprivation. By combining geographic, ethnographic, statistical, and economic analysis into a single package, the team aim to portray a holistic view of the assets, challenges, and opportunities for the Tulse Hill area. This research was commissioned in order to produce a comprehensive data package that could be used to drive regeneration initiatives going forward and to promote more ‘joined-up’ strategies for Tulse Hill.

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Managing climate risks to well-being and the economy

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This report is part of a series by the Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change assessing preparations for the major risks and opportunities from climate change in England. The report follows on from those in previous years on the built and natural environments, to focus on the implications of climate change for the economy and public wellbeing. It also provides an update on flooding and flood risk management. It is the last annual report before the ASC’s first statutory report to Parliament in July 2015 on the progress being made in preparing the country for climate change.

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Tourism statistics at regional level

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This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat Regional Yearbook publication. It presents regional patterns of tourism across the European Union (EU); its main focus is tourism occupancy within tourist accommodation establishments, while it also presents figures on the capacity of tourist accommodation.

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Resource efficiency opportunities in the building sector

Posted on: 4 July 2014
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The European Commission has adopted new proposals which aim to reduce the environmental impacts of new and renovated buildings by increasing resource efficiency and improving the information available about the environmental performance of buildings.

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Making our communities ready for ageing: A call to action

Posted on: 4 July 2014
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Over the past six months, ILC-UK and Age UK have worked together with academics and policy-informers to understand whether our communities are Ready for Ageing. This project took a futures perspective, and focused on understanding the evidence about how communities need to adapt to an ageing society.

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Overseas investors help fund housing for the cosmopolitan city

Posted on: 3 July 2014
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While some housing commentaries would have us believing London’s housing markets are being overrun by the globe’s super-rich, this research from Savills suggests that this is far from the truth.

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