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Planning and other appeals, and the award of costs
Posted on: 3 October 2013
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From 1 October 2013, changes have been introduced to the appeals procedure for planning and some other appeals. This guidance provides information on planning and other appeals and the award of costs, and the introduction of the Commercial Appeals Service. This provides an expedited procedure for some minor commercial appeals such as those relating to advertisement consent or shop fronts.
Global Sustainable Coast Review: Coast and islands
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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QualityCoast has published a comparison of 1000 island and coastal destinations on sustainability issues. The study concludes that 95% of tourism destinations do not have a proper sustainable tourism policy. This is described as the broadest sustainability review of tourism destinations worldwide ever published, including social, environmental and economic aspects. The Review is designed to assist tourists in holiday destination selection, and show all destinations the weak points that should be improved, especially the lack of a sustainable tourism policy.
The Royal Docks: a third international business district for London?
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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The Royal Docks in east London were left behind by the containerisation of shipping leaving a generation or more out of work. In the wake of the Olympics, planning efforts and business investment is once again focused on the Docks area, though Zoe Green asks whether the much-needed investment will attempt to address the employment needs of this community.
Time to act
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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The Tower Hamlets Fairness Commission, set up by the mayor of Tower Hamlets, sets out 16 recommendations for tackling poverty and inequality in a east London borough, including five housing-related ones.
Amsterdam Centre for Urban History
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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The Amsterdam Centre for Urban History represents the largest research group in the Netherlands for the study of urban history. With about 30 established scholars and PhD candidates specialised in the field, the Centre aims to explore the history of urban societies from a long-term and broad geographic perspective: from Antiquity to the modern era, from Europe to Africa and the Middle East. Scholars at the Centre focus on a wide range of themes: from urban governance, economy, class and gender relations, to religion, ethnic identity, crime, health, housing, planning, leisure and representation. Most of the research, however, emerges from one fundamental question: how do people from various backgrounds live together in densely populated cities, in harmonious or more antagonistic ways? The role of institutions and the contested uses of urban space figure prominently in many of our research projects.
Commercialisation in housing
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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Inside Housing magazine and Orbit Group organised a webinar on the topic of commercialisation of housing associations. Budget cuts mean social landlords are facing unprecedented pressure to diversify their income. However, the regulator wants to avoid another Cosmopolitan-style rescue and is wary of landlords taking undue risks. The expert panel on this free webinar will help landlords pick the right path to successfully commercialise their businesses. A video of the webinar is available online together with presentations.
Construction 21 Expo
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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A virtual trade fair dedicated to sustainable construction solutions for the European market is to be held on 18-19 February 2014. Leading green investors, developers, bankers, building owners, project managers, architects, engineers, facilities managers, technology, materials, products, and service providers along with municipalities, expert organizations and other key stakeholders of green building projects will participate in this event.
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Report 2013
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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The Global Real Estates Sustainability Benchmark GRESB has released 2013 Report, which is based on sustainability data gathered from 543 property companies and funds, providing aggregate information on 49,000 properties across the globe. The report shows that the real estate sector is significantly reducing its environmental impact, decreasing energy consumption by 4.8 percent over the 2011-2012 period – equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 163,000 homes. Over the same period, greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 2.5 percent, and water consumption decreased by 1.2 percent.
Working together: Partnership for DRR
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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This paper is the sixth in a series providing an introduction to key discussions around disaster risk reduction (DRR). It explore the need for diverse partnerships for effective risk reduction, following the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction held in May 2013, where thousands of delegates from around the world agreed on key elements for the next international framework for disaster risk reduction.
International Construction Costs 2013
Posted on: 2 October 2013
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The ninth annual report from EC Harris sets out to compare construction costs across the key global markets and to identify key changes over the year. In compiling this report, the company has been interested whether inflation in the most active markets will have changed cost rankings, whether there are any signs of cost escalation in recovering markets and whether some of the big fluctuations that have taken place in currency markets have had an impact on markets such as Japan and Australia. The report provides an overview of how construction costs vary across the globe today and offer analysis as to why prices in particular markets have changed over the past 12 months. The commentary focuses on where growth is likely to come from in a range of key markets in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Americas, and identifies potential areas of resource constraint.
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