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Faraway so close: The North East as an international gateway
Posted on: 11 October 2013
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Based on a literature review, data analysis and a series of interviews and roundtables with businesses and other stakeholders in the North East, this report makes the case that the region can’t afford not to enhance its transport systems and international connectivity. Considering five modes of connectivity, the ‘international gateways’ of air, sea, road, rail and digital, the authors explore the region’s strengths and weaknesses, identify the forces that shape demand and supply, and look at competition and complementarity on a wider scale both within and between the different modes.
Locating and measuring nature’s benefits: Using mapping tools for the management of natural resources and ecosystem services
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As landscapes begin to be managed more and more for a range of ecosystem services, planners and decision-makers need increasing amounts of information about what natural resources exist across the UK. There are tools available that can help to provide this information in the Living With Environmental Change partnership’s new series provides pointers on how to access and use these.
Candy Global Prime Sector (GPS) Report
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The latest issue of this global prime sector (GPS) report focuses on the global luxury leisure market.
Construction in the Gulf booms again
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This article from The Economist looks at construction in the Gulf states.
State of the business events industry report
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Australia’s business events industry has recovered from the recent economic downturn, according to a new Business Events Council of Australia (BECA) report which shows international conference delegate numbers grew last year as the nation increased its share of the global meetings market. The BECA State of the Industry report is produced annually to measure the performance of the industry and track progress against a number of key performance indicators.
Westminster: Basements planning policy
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Westminster City Council is currently consulting on two draft planning documents on basement development: a draft Policy Booklet and an Interim Guidance Note. A new planning policy on basements is being developed as part of Westminster’s emerging Local Plan, while the guidance note has been produced to provide further advice on how the council currently determines planning applications for basement development and set out relevant adopted policies. This guidance will not introduce new planning policy in relation to basements but will help to ensure adequate detail is presented with planning applications and that all existing restrictions are complied with, until the formal policy set out in the topic paper can be adopted. Comments are requested by 29 November 2013.
2013 Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) reports
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This page provides access to Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 (HECA) reports from 292 English local authorities (where links have been provided) setting out the energy conservation measures that the authority considers practicable, cost-effective and likely to result in significant improvement in the energy efficiency of residential accommodation in its area.
Who will plan Africa’s cities?
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Africa’s cities are growing, and changing, rapidly. Without appropriate planning, they will become increasingly chaotic, inefficient and unsustainable. In many countries, planning legislation dates back to the colonial era, and is ill-equipped to deal with contemporary urban problems. A shortage of urban planning and management professionals trained to respond to urban complexity with progressive pro-poor approaches exacerbates urban dysfunction. As planning educators seek to train students for employment within the existing system, the urban and rural planning curricula of many planning schools are as outdated as planning legislation. Some African countries have no planning school. The authors argue that reform and revitalisation of planning education, and legislation, could contribute significantly to sustainable and more equitable urban development in sub-Saharan Africa.
Progress towards achieving the Kyoto and EU 2020 objectives
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A report from the European Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the progress towards achieving the Kyoto and EU 2020 objectives.
The economics of BIM and added value of BIM to the construction sector and society
Posted on: 10 October 2013
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The aim of this research is to investigate the economic impact of BIM on project performance and its overall impact on adding value to the architecture, engineering and construction community and society as a whole.
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