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Cities and Biodiversity Outlook
Posted on: 16 October 2013
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The Cities and Biodiversity Outlook project (CBO) is the world’s first global analysis of how projected patterns of urban land expansion will impact biodiversity and crucial ecosystems. The CBO stems from Decision X/22 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP10 in Nagoya, Japan, 2010, requesting the Executive Secretary of the Convention to prepare an assessment of the links and opportunities between urbanization and biodiversity. The Cities and Biodiversity Outlook highlights a wide range of successful initiatives by cities, local authorities and sub-national governments in both developed and developing countries. It demonstrates that there are strong incentives for cities, local governments, the business sector and other interested parties, to invest in natural solutions and to maintain vital ecosystem services. The scientific work is a partnership between the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) and Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI).
The Global Wellness Tourism Economy
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The Global Spa & Wellness Summit commissioned this study to explore wellness tourism and understand its broad global impacts.
Global Construction Survey 2013: Ready for the next big wave?
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The latest KPMG Global Construction Survey comes at an opportune moment, gauging the views of a record 165 senior executives of leading engineering and construction companies from around the world to determine the state of the industry and opportunities for growth.
Tourism in Africa: Harnessing tourism for growth and improved livelihoods
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The World Bank has published a report which examines the potential of African countries to improve and expand their tourism sector, and suggests that 33 of Sub Saharan Africa’s 48 countries currently have the capacity for tourism success through establishing strong political support for developing the industry and attracting increased private investment to help finance and sustain it. The report cites successful examples of countries including Cape Verde, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and others, who have simplified their tourism policies, liberalized air transport and diversified tourism while protecting their communities and environments, which created a positive investment climate for tourism development.
Smart cities: Opportunities for the UK
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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This report was commissioned by The Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and considers global market opportunities for UK industry in smart city technology across five urban market verticals: energy management, water management, transport management, waste management, and assisted living services. The study explores the market structure and size, the trends in the market, and global regional highlights. The UK’s strengths, barriers, and opportunities are identified and the role of Government in strengthening UK capability in global markets is considered, taking into account the Governments previous and existing activity on these topics. This report has been written in tandem with the Global market smart cities study: Case studies report which reports on the experiences and identifies lessons learnt from six leading cities around the world. These are Chicago, Boston, Rio de Janeiro, Stockholm, Barcelona and Hong Kong.
Design Quality Indicator
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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With over 1,400 projects benefiting from the Design Quality Indicator (DQI) in the past 11 years, and with interest in both Design Quality and Post Occupancy Evaluation on the increase, the Construction Industry Council has decided to refresh the brand and launch a new website.
Global ageing and environmental change: Attitudes, risks and opportunities
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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Global ageing and environmental change bring together two key policy challenges which need to be addressed to ensure a safe, secure, equitable and sustainable future. Growing old in the twenty-first century will bring with it the unique challenge of a changing global environment with variable climate and weather patterns which will impact on all aspects of life. This study reviews the key issues relevant to global ageing and environmental change. It examines older people not only in terms of their vulnerability to environmental threats but as contributors to environmental sustainability.
International threats and opportunities of climate change for the UK
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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The UK’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has identified climate change impacts overseas as a threat to UK prosperity. The assessment comes as part of the government’s National Adaptation Programme, and looks at the impact of climate change overseas on UK trade and investment, food, health and well-being, energy and foreign policy. The report, undertaken by PWC, found that climate change impacts around the world could have a greater impact on the UK than from climate change at home. The main threats identified were: damage to physical and financial assets from extreme weather; increased frequency and urgency of humanitarian assistance; increased volatility in food prices; political or policy reactions affecting availability of food supplies; and increased demand for UK Government services by overseas territories and citizens abroad.
Testing DWP’s assessment of the impact of the social rented sector size criterion on housing benefit costs and other factors
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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Collaborative research carried out by university and social landlord has found the Department of Work and Pensions may have significantly over-estimated the savings from the bedroom tax. The aims of this report are to explore: the extent to which key assumptions about claimant behaviour underlying the DWP’s final impact assessment of June 2012 are reflected in real data available from housing organisations since 1st April 2013, and the extent to which the DWP model contains all of the main factors likely to influence the level of Housing Benefit savings from the policy. It also discusses whether any other costs should be taken into account in assessing the overall cost impact of the policy.
Air quality in Europe: 2013 report
Posted on: 15 October 2013
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This report presents an overview and analysis of air quality in Europe from 2002 to 2011. It reviews progress towards meeting the requirements of the air quality directives and gives an overview of policies and measures introduced at European level to improve air quality and minimise impacts. An overview of the latest findings and estimates of the effects of air pollution on health and its impacts on ecosystems is also given.
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