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City-Level Decoupling: urban resource flows and the governance of infrastructure transitions
Posted on: 25 April 2013
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Building upon previous work of the International Resource Panel on Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth, this report examines the potential for decoupling at the city level. While the majority of the world’s population now live in cities and cities are where most resource consumption takes place, both the pressures and potentials to find ways to reconcile economic growth, wellbeing and the sustainable use of natural resources will therefore be greatest in cities. Analysing the role of cities as spatial nodes where the major resource flows connect as goods, services and wastes, the report ‘s focus is how infrastructure directs material flows and therefore resource use, productivity and efficiency in an urban context. It makes the case for examining cities from a material flow perspective, while also placing the city within the broader system of flows that make it possible for it to function. The report also highlights the way that the design, construction and operation of energy, waste, water, sanitation and transport infrastructures create a socio-technical environment that shapes the “way of life” of citizens and how they procure, use and dispose of the resources they require.
Disaster risk management in post-2015 development goals: potential targets and indicators
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This report examines options for including disaster risk management (DRM) in the post-2015 development framework. Its eight chapters, each authored by leading international experts, combine to explore three scenarios for including DRM.
Indicators for resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes (SEPLs)
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This policy report constitutes an important supplement to a set of 20 indicators for resilience in socio-ecological production landscapes (SEPLs) that was developed over the course of joint collaboration between Bioversity International and the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS). The report begins by defining the terminology of socio-ecological production landscapes (SEPLs), resilience, and the existing gap that this set of inclusive indicators has helped to bridge. In subsequent sections, the principles for developing the indicators are introduced and the four groupings of indicators are described in detail, namely: Ecosystems protection and the maintenance of biodiversity; Agricultural biodiversity; Knowledge, learning and innovation; Social equity and infrastructure.
Visa Global Travel Intentions Study 2013
Posted on: 25 April 2013
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Visa’s regular barometer of travel trends indicates budgets are no longer among the top three reasons behind why travellers choose their next holiday destination. The pull of attractions, scenery and rich culture are instead stronger reasons for travel.
Tourism statistics: top holiday destinations
Posted on: 25 April 2013
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This article takes a closer look at the destinations Europeans chose for their holidays in 2011, with a focus on outbound trips (trips outside the tourist’s own country).
Building urban resilience: Principles, tools and practice
Posted on: 25 April 2013
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This handbook is a resource for enhancing disaster resilience in urban areas. It summarises the guiding principles, tools, and practices in key economic sectors that can facilitate incorporation of resilience concepts into the decisions about infrastructure investments and general urban management that are integral to reducing disaster and climate risks.
Neighbourhood planning
Posted on: 24 April 2013
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The author of this article describes how, in a quiet north London suburb in the borough of Hackney, two rival neighbourhood forums put forward under the UK’s new localism legislation have brought religious and cultural divisions into the light, demonstrating why participatory planning can never be used to sidestep politics, but must find ways to embrace it.
Get Britain cycling: Report from the Inquiry
Posted on: 24 April 2013
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A landmark report on the future of cycling in Britain calls for a national cycling champion to lead a drive for 10 per cent of all journeys in Britain to be by bike by 2025. The report of the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group inquiry ‘Get Britain Cycling’ also calls for 20mph speed limits to become standard in urban areas and lower speed limits on many rural roads. It also says that all children should be given the chance to learn the skills of road cycling, at primary and secondary school. The group’s report, follows extensive public evidence from over 100 individuals and organisations, including cycling organisations, the Automobile Association, and a wide range of government departments and ministers.
Retrofitting our way out of recession
Posted on: 24 April 2013
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The URBACT “Building Energy Efficiency in European Cities” workstream has been set up to examine the role of city public authorities for energy efficient urban communities through retrofitting in the building sector. This article, written by Paul Ciniglio, Sustainability Strategist and Antonio Borghi, Lead Expert of the URBACT Project presents the first findings of their work.
Better Bus Areas
Posted on: 24 April 2013
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This slide pack features the content of presentations given at the Better Bus Areas workshops held in Sheffield on 19 March 2013 and in London on 21 March 2013. The accompanying notes summarise the key points and issues raised during the workshops, as well as questions and answers generated from the sessions.
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