Adaptation to climate change in Dhaka

Posted on: 22 April 2013
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This video highlights research being undertaken by University College London  to understand how the impacts of climate change in Bangladesh are going to affect the urban poor in the city of Dhaka. Secondly, the study assess how plans for adaptation at the local (neighbourhood level) will affect vulnerability. The research looks at impacts from a vulnerability perspective; understanding who and what is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and climate vulnerability as well as what can be done to address these vulnerabilities. The emphasis is on physical environment and the aspects contributing to adaptation in built environment.

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Housing and intergenerational fairness

Posted on: 22 April 2013
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This report is Policy Exchange’s contribution to retirement housing provider Hanover’s Hanover@50 debate on the future of housing for older people. The report says reform of the planning system to encourage developers to build more homes, including bungalows and self build homes attractive to older people looking to downsize, is the fairer way of reducing the generational divide.

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The economics of airport expansion

Posted on: 22 April 2013
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This major new report challenges the view that improved international air connectivity will necessarily bring significant benefits to the UK economy. The report by the independent Dutch consultants CE Delft, and commissioned jointly by WWF, RSPB and the Heathrow campaign group HACAN, argues that “claims about the economic benefits of connectivity are not founded on solid evidence.”

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Innovation in urban mobility: policy making and planning

Posted on: 22 April 2013
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Every year the Transport Research & Innovation Portal (TRIP) issues four policy brochures on the major transport policy priorities set by the EU. Policy brochures are publications aiming at sharing important information about the critical role transport research plays in policy making, planning and development in the transport and mobility sector. This policy brochure, on urban mobility, highlights the contribution of research in delivering innovative solutions for sustainable and integrated urban transport systems that support economic prosperity and social cohesion in Europe.

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Identifying the best routes to climate compatible development

Posted on: 22 April 2013
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In the first of two pieces reporting on the Climate & Development Knowledge Network’s workshop on Climate Compatible Development (CCD) in Ethiopia, Mónica Andrade, Regional Coordinator of CDKN Latin America and the Caribbean, outlines delegates’ views on the drivers of, and barriers to, successful CCD implementation.

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London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Review

Posted on: 19 April 2013
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In its Post-Games review, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee urged ministers to ensure lessons were learned and shared. The Committee argues that the event had demonstrated that it was ‘possible for government departments to work together and with other bodies effectively to deliver complex programmes’. Among the factors the committee singled out as contributing to the success were detailed planning, continuity of senior staff and strict project and risk management. Creating specific bodies with clearly defined goals, such as the Olympic Delivery Authority and the London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games was also good practice.

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Travel Trends, 2012

Posted on: 19 April 2013
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Travel Trends is an annual report published by the Office for National Statistics. It provides estimates and profiles of travel and tourism visits (those of less than 12 months’ duration) and associated earnings and expenditure between the UK and the rest of the world.

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State of Women in Cities 2012-2013: Gender and the prosperity of cities

Posted on: 19 April 2013
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With women projected to comprise a majority of the world’s urban dwellers and head increasing numbers of households, gender equality in employment, housing, health and education is vital to ensure the prosperity of the cities of the future, according to a new United Nations study. The report, produced by UN-Habitat, examines the gender dimensions of the defining characteristics of a prosperous city: productivity, infrastructure development, quality of life, equity and social inclusion and environmental sustainability. It provides a conceptual framework for understanding the relationship between gender and prosperity and also reviews policies and institutional framework relevant for mainstreaming gender concerns in cities.

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National adaptation planning: Lessons from OECD countries

Posted on: 19 April 2013
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Since the first OECD country published its national adaptation strategy in 2005, there has been a marked increase in national planning for climate change adaptation. This paper provides an overview of national adaptation planning activity across OECD countries and identifies some of the emerging lessons that have been learnt from their experiences.

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Dealing with difficult demolition wastes

Posted on: 19 April 2013
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This new BRE guide gives practical guidance on waste management routes and how to improve reuse, recycling and recovery of difficult demolition wastes. Price £40

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