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Amsterdam as a congress destination: key figures for 2013
Posted on: 15 July 2013
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A presentation by Olivier Ponti, Manager Research Amsterdam Marketing.
Creating water sensitive places: Scoping the potential for Water Sensitive Urban Design in the UK
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This scoping study together with the ‘ideas booklet’ Water sensitive urban design in the UK: ideas for built environment practitioners, provides details of the drivers, benefits and vision of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) in the UK. It is based on findings from a collaborative project that included extensive consultation and a literature review to understand the role of WSUD in the UK.
Planning naturally. Spatial planning with nature in mind: In the UK and beyond
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This report, produced jointly by the Royal Town Planning Institute, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, outlines how planning for biodiversity should be integral to every part of the planning process and to inspire with examples of good practice. It provides “12 principles of good spatial planning” backed up with with a range of examples of good practice from UK authorities.
Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation TooL
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The Caribbean Climate Online Risk and Adaptation TooL (CCORAL), a web-based tool designed to help decision makers in the Caribbean integrate climate resilience into their decision making and planning processes, has been launched.
10 key metrics for marketing and communications strategy success
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For your marketing and communications strategy to best support your organisational goals, you first need to know your strengths and weaknesses in each area. The best way to achieve this and better understand them is by assessing previous performance through key performance indicators (KPIs). This latest guide lists 10 key metric or KPI’s to give you an all-round view of your current strengths and weaknesses in areas such as: social media referrals, comments and questions; inbound media/blogger enquiries; and online reviews. The guide also contains some practical and best-practice guidance for strengthening your organisation’s performance in each area.
Wealthier, healthier cities. How climate change action is giving us wealthier, healthier cities
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While national governments struggle to establish an agreed global climate deal, many of the world’s largest cities have been taking action to combat the effects of a changing climate. As a result, these cities are cutting their carbon footprint, reporting annual energy savings, and their residents are benefiting from healthier living and better business environments. These are just some of the findings from a recent report published by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The report analysed data from members of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group in 110 cities around the world, including Tokyo, New York, and London.
The economic impact of the UK heritage tourism economy
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The Heritage Lottery Fund has published a follow-up to its 2010 Investing in Success study, showing that heritage-based tourism has actually grown despite general economic downturn. According to the revised report produced by Oxford Economics, heritage-based tourism is now worth £26.4billion to the UK economy annually, a rise of £5.8billion compared with data from 2010. The report also indicates that heritage is a growing concern among domestic tourists, over a quarter of all UK holiday activities undertaken by UK residents now involve heritage.
Retrofit incentives
Posted on: 11 July 2013
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This report produced by the Retrofit Incentives Task Group examines financial incentives to increase the uptake of domestic energy efficiency measures. It outlines proposals for the three most promising incentives – variable Stamp Duty, variable Council Tax and an Energy Efficiency Feed-in-Tariff – and includes economic analysis of their potential impacts.
Shifting the dial. The London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games: Impact on the image of Britain and inbound tourism
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This report outlines the impact the 2012 Olympic Games had on the image of Britain and inbound tourism.
China’s urbanization imperative
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A video and presentations from McKinsey & Company, exploring China’s huge infrastructure program and the country’s plans to build sustainable urban clusters for hundreds of millions of its people.
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