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Distribution of carbon emissions in the UK: Implications for domestic energy policy
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The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has published a report which examines how carbon emissions are distributed across households in Great Britain and the implications for energy and climate change policy. This project uses advanced modelling techniques to look at: the distribution of carbon emissions, from energy consumed in the home and through personal travel by car, public transport and aviation, across households in Great Britain; the impact of existing Government energy and climate policies on consumer energy bills and household emissions in England; and the potential for an alternative approach to reducing emissions in the domestic sector through a wide-scale retrofit of the housing stock.
Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability in the Gaza Strip
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Since 2010 the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has been carrying out a series of studies on urban displacement. This multi-year research project, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, explores the phenomenon of displacement in the urban environment and the implications and challenges it poses for humanitarian action. Through field research in eight urban centres in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, the study aims to consider the reality of life for displaced populations in urban areas, investigate the policy and operational challenges that confront national and international stakeholders when responding to the needs of urban internally displaced people and refugees, and offer recommendations for strengthening support to these populations. The latest report looks at internal displacement over the past ten years in Gaza.
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013
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Under the theme “Reducing barriers to economic growth and job creation”, the fifth biennial Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, published by the World Economic Forum, assesses 140 economies worldwide based on the extent to which they are putting in place the factors and policies to make it attractive to develop the travel and tourism sector. Switzerland, Germany and Austria are top performers in the Report, which ranks 140 countries according to their attractiveness and ability to develop their travel and tourism industries.
The new kinship economy: From travel experiences to travel relationships
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To mark its 10 year anniversary as a global, standalone hospitality company, IHG commissioned the Futures Company to identify the main trends set to shape travel over the next ten years. The report analyses consumer trends to understand their impact on the changing face of hospitality, and signals an emerging new era for the hospitality industry globally – moving on from the ‘experience economy’ of the last decade. The ‘kinship economy’ is about meaningful relationships, whether it is between guests and their circles of influence, the local community or the hotel. The report identifies four emerging types of traveller.
The General Housing Consents 2013: Section 32 of the Housing Act 1985
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The general housing consents 2013 set out those situations where the specific consent of the Secretary of State is not required before a local authority disposes of council housing land and associated assets. The consents were last updated in 2012. This version removes some perceived ambiguities in the previous version while extending local authority freedom regarding the granting of leases and the disposal of reversionary interests.
The Housing Revenue Account self financing determinations
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This document contains the final 5 determinations for implementing self-financing for council housing.
Engineering the Shard
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This programme looks at how engineers WSP helped the architect realise his design for the Shard in one of the most constrained sites imaginable. The programme focuses on three main areas: top down construction, the building’s hybrid concrete and steel structure and construction of the building’s 60m tall spire.
Video guides to using the British Library
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The British Library has launched a series of quick video guides to getting started with your research at the British Library. You can find out how to register for a Reader Pass and start using our Reading Rooms.
Ready for ageing?
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A report from the House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change argues that measures in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) aimed at ensuring a supply of specialist homes for the country’s ageing population should be ‘clarified and tightened’. A volume of oral and written evidence is also available here.
Cleaner air in our cities
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EUROCITIES has published its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of EU air policy.
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