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Carbon penalties & incentives: A review of policy effectiveness for carbon reduction and energy efficiency in the commercial buildings sector
Posted on: 18 June 2014
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This study uses a combination of primary survey, literature review and expert stakeholder dialogue to assess the effectiveness of a range of current and pending policy instruments deemed to have a direct or indirect effect on energy and carbon performance in the UK commercial buildings sector. In addition to consideration of the instruments on an individual basis, the assessment of the functionality and effectiveness of the policy framework as a whole is a notable innovation of the study.
Crossrail urban realm proposals
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Crossrail has set out plans to develop and enhance the public spaces around stations in a number of outer London boroughs. The proposed designs will include new landscaped areas, better way-finding and enhanced integration with other transport services.
Quantifying the extent of space shortages: English dwellings
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Lack of internal space is a problem in UK homes, and is often linked to a lack of space standards for housing in the UK. Although previous studies have examined new-build housing, this paper uses a new method to study 16 000 dwellings in the English Housing Survey 2010 to examine existing housing and compare them with a modern space standard in an attempt to quantify the extent and magnitude of the problem.
Types of transport used while visiting Britain
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The June 2014 issue of VisitBritain’s Foresight publication focuses on the types of transport that visitors used during their stay in Britain.
UK Events Market Trends Survey 2014
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The Event and Visual Communication Association has published the 2014 UK Events Market Trends Survey research. This major research project, now in its 21st consecutive year, provides volume and key trends data for the UK conference and business events market from a supply-side or venue perspective.
Relationships and resources: Environmental governance for peacebuilding and resilient livelihoods in Sudan
Posted on: 18 June 2014
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This report is the third in a series of reports addressing the development of new forms of environmental governance in Darfur and Sudan more broadly. This third report focuses on the process by which governance and peacebuilding may be promoted using natural resources as the basis for rebuilding key relationships and trust.
China’s shifting grounds: The inner city
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This blog is the first contribution in a series that looks at how China’s current wave urbanization is touching the inner-city, the rural-urban fringe and the remote rural areas.
Help to Buy equity loans
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The House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts has published the outcome of its inquiry into Help to Buy equity loans. The Committee argues that the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) commited £10bn of taxpayers money to fund the Help to Buy programme without first assessing whether the massive outlay represented value for money. It also suggests that the DCLG ‘does not understand the overall impact of its housing strategy and the combined effectiveness of its different initiatives’, which include the New Homes Bonus scheme through which local authorities receive non-ring-fenced payments for every home added to the council tax register.
ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center
Posted on: 18 June 2014
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The June 2014 edition of the newsletter from the ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center showcases the inspiring work driven by cities across the world, introduces exciting new projects and tools and highlights upcoming events.
Progress and challenges in the urban governance of climate change: Results of a global survey
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An increasing number of cities around the world now include preparations for climate change in their basic urban planning, but only a small portion of them have been able to make such plans part of their economic development priorities, according to a unique global survey of cities. The Urban Climate Change Governance Survey is based on responses from 350 cities worldwide.
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