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Emancipating Transformations: From controlling ‘the transition’ to culturing plural radical progress
Posted on: 30 May 2014
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This paper challenges the tendency towards authoritarian modes of dealing with environmental threats by drawing attention to the potential of more plural, emergent and unruly ‘transformations’ to achieve progressive change. Instead of seeing democracy as an ‘enemy of nature’, we can see hope-inspired democratic struggle as an essential part of sustainability, not an add-on.
Evaluation of the Empty Homes Community Grants Programme: Midlands
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This case studies report has been produced by the Housing and Communities Research Group at the University of Birmingham. It presents a programme of research to evaluate the impact of the Empty Homes Community Grants Programme (EHCGP) in the English Midlands. The aim of the research was also to build on existing knowledge about the self-help housing sector and its expansion. This baseline study identifies the scale and nature of existing self-help housing projects in the Midlands. It explores the barriers and enablers to expansion of the sector, the wider community benefits and the direct outputs of the EHCG programme in terms of empty homes brought into use. The report also begins to assess the impact of the EHCGP on the national map of the sector and on the sustainability of individual projects.
UK housing policy and practice
Posted on: 30 May 2014
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This resource is intended for any member of a community who wants to be more involved in (or informed about) planning for their local area. It contains links to information about some of the areas anyone getting involved in community planning should know about. Many of the materials may also be useful to housing practitioners and local authorities looking to engage with their local communities in delivering new development.
Embodied Carbon Week 2014: Seeing the whole picture
Posted on: 30 May 2014
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Embodied carbon is rising up the agenda and rapidly becoming a key area of focus for those working across the built environment. That is why the UK Green Building Council ran Embodied Carbon Week from 7 – 11 April 2014 in partnership with British Land, Derwent London, Land Securities, Tishman Speyer and WRAP to explore the topic in greater detail and start a wider discussion about what more can be done to advance best practice. This report summarises the feedback gained from the industry events that took place over the course of the week. It has been prepared by Arup based on summary feedback provided on sixteen Embodied Carbon week events.
London Rental Standard
Posted on: 29 May 2014
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The London Mayor has launched a rental standard for private sector landlords in London, in a bid to ensure tenants can rent confidently and help landlords understand the law. The London rental standard badge will be awarded to all landlords and letting agents who meet a set of core commitments, including transparent fees, better property conditions, protected deposits and fast response times for repairs. The scheme is voluntary.
20 mistakes events make on social media and how to fix them
Posted on: 29 May 2014
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Highlights a number of common mistakes on social media for events and how to fix them.
Climate & Development Knowledge Network: Inside Stories
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The Climate & Development Knowledge Network regularly produces “Inside Stories on Climate Compatible Development” that explore the lessons learned from a range of city and subnational initiatives. The latest in the series, published in May 2014, include: Catalysing sustainable tourism: The case of Chiang Mai, Thailand; Integrating climate change concerns into disaster management planning: the case of Gorakhpur, India; Addressing heat-related health risks in urban India: Ahmedabad’s Heat Action Plan; A local vision of climate adaptation: Participatory urban planning in Mozambique; and Pioneering renewable energy options: Thailand takes up the challenge.
Strengthening climate resilience in African cities: A framework for working with informality
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The African Centre for Cities and the Climate & Development Knowledge Network have launched a new report. Tailored to development practitioners, it offers a set of eight principles for undertaking climate compatible development in African cities, addressing climate dynamics alongside the socioeconomic, spatial and political dimensions of development.
Climate compatible development: voices for change
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In this film, members of the Climate & Development Knowledge Network’s global team provide expert opinion from around the world on the progress being made toward climate compatible development on a daily basis. They talk about the key objectives of climate compatible development: to provide jobs, improve access to healthcare and education while addressing climate related impacts and improving climate resilience and low carbon development for the future. Each of CDKN’s focus countries present unique challenges and opportunities for climate compatible development. In this film, the global team discuss the initiatives in place to overcome these challenges in their respective countries and regions.
Cities exchanging on local energy leadership (CASCADE): Toolkit
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A new toolkit produced by the EU project CASCADE, which ran for three years and concluded in April 2014, aims to offer inspiration and guidance to city experts and decision makers on how to improve the implementation of climate change and energy policies in their cities. The project involved networking and peer-to-peer learning on local energy leadership across 19 European countries, and focused on three main themes: energy efficiency in buildings and districts; renewable energy sources and distributed energy generation; and energy in urban transport. The toolkit consists of a library of peer-to-peer learning tools and a collection of CASCADE good practices.
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