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International Conference on Modelling and building health and safety. Singapore, 10-11 September 2012
Posted on: 14 June 2013
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The conference offered the opportunity for participants to gain inimitable insights into the most effective ways and means of improving the safety performance of the construction industries globally. Some of the world’s top experts discussed the pressing issues in the context of occupational safety and health. The papers presented at the conference have been organised under the following sub-themes: Behaviour-based safety; Design for safety; Regulations and incentives for safety; Safety culture; Safety benchmarking; Integration of productivity, quality and safety performance parameters; Safety and building information modelling; Safety risk analysis and risk management; Subcontracting and safety management; Zero incidents as a corporate and project goal. An 820-page volume of proceedings is available online.
Resilient Cities 2013: 4th Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation. Bonn, 31 May – 2 June 2013
Posted on: 14 June 2013
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Every year, since 2009, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, with the City of Bonn, and other partners has been organizing the Resilient Cities congress in Bonn, Germany. The Congress brings together local government leaders and climate adaptation experts from around the world. The Congress serves as the meeting ground for innovative ideas, strategies for resilient urban planning and knowledge sharing. Blogs, videos and presentations are available online.
9th Annual International Conference on Tourism. Athens, 10-13 June 2013
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This abstract book includes all the summaries of the papers presented at the 9th Annual International Conference on Tourism, organized by the Sciences and Engineering Research Division of the Athens Institute for Education and Research. In total there were 34 papers covering areas of tourism marketing issues, tourism destination and development, special tourism themes, and business in the tourism industry and other related fields.
The future of sustainable housing: have your say. London, 3 June 2013
Posted on: 13 June 2013
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The Government is currently conducting a standards review which will affect the regulatory landscape for housing. Whatever the result of the review, BRE thinks that the UK housing sector will continue to require the sort of framework, benchmarks and guidance currently provided by Code for Sustainable Homes, the standard for new homes introduced by Government in 2007. This view was backed up by the 150 guests who attended this event, reiterating a need for a housing code that will benefit householders and house builders, the wider UK industry and economy and the environment. Video presentations and report are available online.
The affordable rent model in London: Future perspectives. London, 30 April 2013
Posted on: 10 June 2013
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Since January 2013, Future of London has been undertaking a major research project on the use and viability of the Affordable Rent Model for delivering affordable housing in London. Building on earlier sessions, the third and final research seminar was held on 30 April 2013, looking forward to an affordable housing programme post-2015. A presentation is available online.
Governing metropolitan regions within a localist agenda: London, Paris and Berlin. Paris, 22 February 2013
Posted on: 5 June 2013
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This is the second seminar of the Regional Studies Association Research Network with the theme Institutional and policy issues: Articulating scales. With a focus on the Paris region, the seminar focused on institutional issue and governance at regional scale, and policies at metropolitan scales, including planning, transport, housing, urban renewal, and neighbourhood policies. A report of the event and presentations are available online.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting, Cape Town, 2-4 June 2013
Posted on: 4 June 2013
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The 69th IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit provided an opportunity for the air transport industry to discusses its most important issues, including safety, environment, distribution and financial sustainability, and the growth of the industry in Africa. Material from the conference, including fact sheets, videos and presentations, is available online. IATA’s latest annual review is also available, providing a report on the successes, issues and state of commercial air transport.
Funding transport. Leipzig, 22-24 May 2013
Posted on: 3 June 2013
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This annual summit of the International Transport Forum considered how to solve transport’s funding dilemma. Videos of the event are available online together with the latest issue of Motion magazine which covers this topic.
International Conference on Climate Change and Local Wisdom: Living in harmony within our built environment. Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia, 14-15 February 2013
Posted on: 29 May 2013
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This conference explored the relationship between a high quality space for living by looking back to our past history and local context of the built environment to find the balance between development and conservation, and between design and nature. Proceedings are available online.
Tourism and the shifting values of cultural heritage: Visiting pasts, developing futures. Taipei, Tajikistan, 5-9 April 2013
Posted on: 29 May 2013
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This conference sought to examine both the tensions and opportunities in the processes of valuing and protecting cultural heritage and, in mobilising it for development purposes in the wider social sphere. Abstracts are available online.
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