Tourism as a key sector for development in island states. Nassau, Bahamas, 19-20 February 2014

Posted on: 20 March 2014
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This event addressed a whole range of relevant issues for island destinations, from the competitiveness and sustainability perspectives, to regional integration, air connectivity, travel facilitation and risk management, to identifying specific challenges and vulnerabilities and examples of relevant actions. Presentations are available online.

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Reviving Famagusta: from ghost town to eco-city? London, 21 February 2014

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A half-day conference organised by the Hellenic Observatory, LSE and Contemporary Turkish Studies, LSE. Recent citizens’ initiatives in Cyprus have proposed the opening of the ghost town of Varosha and have imagined the revitalisation of the Famagusta area. This conference brought together town planners, architects, and economists to discuss the anticipated social, economic, and ecological consequences of a potential opening. A podcast of the event is available online.

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Delivering SuDS not duds: Local authorities and developers working together. London, 11 March 2014

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This event focused on approaches to Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SuDS) in Oxfordshire and Leicestershire with presentations from developers and local authorities involved n delivering SuDS schemes voluntarily in lieu of the National Standards. Presentations are available online.

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Disaster risk reduction: can public and private come together? London, 11 March 2014

Posted on: 19 March 2014
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Governments and the UN are drawing up a disaster risk action plan to succeed the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA). A new agreement, HFA2, is due to be signed in March 2015.  This event aimed to explore how the private sector can engage in disaster risk reduction within this new agreement. Videos of the proceedings are available online.

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UK-India workshop on the Future Cities. New Delhi, 24-25 February 2014

Posted on: 17 March 2014
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The workshop consisted of presentations by both Indian and UK-based academics, funders, policymakers and industry stakeholders, providing an overview of the issues and research around ‘Urbanisation’ in both countries, followed by discussions on potential future collaborations and funding mechanisms. The aim of the event was to bring together UK stakeholders in future cities research and innovation, to create a network with the Indian side. 

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Zero Carbon Hub at Ecobuild. London, 4-6 March 2014

Posted on: 11 March 2014
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Presentations from the Zero Carbon Hub, presented at Ecobuild 2014, are available online. They include: Bringing design and operational performance together in new homes; Mitigating overheating in dwellings; Selecting and designing low carbon heat systems; Near-zero domestic buildings; Design vs as-built evidence review; Delivering low energy homes.

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Building a resilient future. London, 26 February

Posted on: 11 March 2014
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The focus of this event was to establish the latest thinking and best practice around integrating climate change adaptation and resilience into built environment projects, and to highlight and promote the opportunities for the UK built environment sector. A range of drivers, approaches and tools which support the understanding, communication, and development of the ‘business case’ for climate change adaptation and resilience were highlighted. Presentations are available online.

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ITP Berlin Convention. Berlin, 5-9 March 2014

Posted on: 7 March 2014
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Many regard this as the world’s most successful travel and tourism trade event. Presentations and background reports are available online.

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Place RESI conference. Manchester, 4 February 2014

Posted on: 27 February 2014
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This event provided an opportunity to discuss solutions to the housing supply shortage. The return of large-scale development was a recurring theme, with the rise of the private rented sector, local authority land reviews and new urban design ideas among topics covered by the line-up of expert speakers. Presentations are available online.

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Delivering flood and coastal schemes and projects: Partnering, joint funding and frameworks. Developing practice and emerging lessons. London, 30 January 2014

Posted on: 19 February 2014
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CIWEM Rivers and Coastal Group Annual Conference considered ways of working and funding arrangements involved in the delivery of major flood and coastal schemes and projects are changing fast.  The aim of this conference was for flood and erosion risk professionals be to showcase the developing and innovative partnership approaches to the effective delivery of schemes and projects. This will include the identification of the multiple benefits, working with partners, large consortia projects, framework agreements, shared services agreements, different contractual arrangements and risk management. Presentations are available online.

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