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Active by Design: Designing places for healthy lives
Posted on: 2 April 2014
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The Design Council in London have launched Active by Design, their new programme to design places for healthy lives. The first step in their launch is the release of their short guide publication which looks at how the design of buildings and public spaces in cities and towns can lead to positive changes in our lifestyle and ultimately to greater levels of physical activity.
Travel and tourism economic impact 2014: Japan
Posted on: 1 April 2014
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While Japan experienced strong inbound tourism in 2013, the future is less than certain for a country that lags behind only the UK for anticipated tourism growth in 2014 among G20 nations, according to the latest annual economic impact data from the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development
Posted on: 1 April 2014
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Policymakers and practitioners need to better understand the relationships between climate adaptation and development. The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and partners have developed a framework called Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD) to do just this. The TAMD initiative is taking varied approaches in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal, Cambodia and Pakistan to evaluate this relationship at local to national levels. In both Pakistan and Ethiopia, assessments are being made of how well development interventions enable people in remote areas to adapt to a more variable climate.
Engaging for Change: IIED Strategy 2014-2019
Posted on: 1 April 2014
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The International Institute for Environment and Development has announced its new strategy for the period 2014-2019. Over the next five years, IIED will build on its landmark work with partners on each of four research themes: climate change, natural resources, human settlements and sustainable markets.
Middle East hotel development cost trends
Posted on: 1 April 2014
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This report presents the trends in hotel development costs across key markets in the Middle East. It highlights the current development costs for different hotel classifications and discusses the various factors that affect changes in these costs.
In Focus: Corfu, Greece
Posted on: 1 April 2014
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This article summarizes the recent tourism market trends of Corfu and outlines its tourism outlook.
Steering the way to excellence in governance
Posted on: 1 April 2014
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This is Grant Thornton’s first annual review of governance in the social housing sector. It is based on analysis of disclosures in the financial statements of the top 60 not for profit registered providers of social housing (by income) in England. It is hoped that this social housing review will help providers tackle the reporting challenges ahead.
An estimate of the effects of a reduction in the rate of VAT on housing renovation and repair work: 2015 to 2020
Posted on: 1 April 2014
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This research report by Experian suggests that a reduction of VAT on housing renovation and repair from 20% to 5% could boost the UK economy by more than £15billion from 2015 to 2020. It could also create more than 95,000 jobs and save 240,000 tonnes of CO2 from thousands of homes. The report is backed by more than 60 charities, trade associations, business groups and financial institutions that are united in calling on all three main political parties to commit to the reduction in their 2015 election manifestos.
Drapers Property Special
Posted on: 31 March 2014
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This special supplement examines the changing face of retail space in the UK and overseas.
The Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment
Posted on: 31 March 2014
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The Farrell Review, an industry-wide review of architecture and the built environment, led by Sir Terry Farrell and commissioned by Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, has been published. After a wide-reaching consultation process including workshops throughout the country, the findings have been compiled into a report with 60 recommendations. There are four key themes (Education, outreach and skills; Design quality; Cultural heritage; Economic benefits) which were set out in the terms of reference for the Review, with an additional theme of built environment policy which addresses the legacy and proposed way forward.
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