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Housing guarantee scheme rules: affordable housing
Posted on: 4 February 2013
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This document outlines the scheme rules for the affordable housing debt guarantee. The housing guarantees will support the building of new affordable homes. They will enable registered providers, or the equivalent in the devolved administrations, to raise debt with a government guarantee, where they commit to delivering additional new build affordable homes. This will help to reduce their borrowing costs, increasing the number of new homes they can afford to provide.
The 2012 Autumn Statement – transport number crunch
Posted on: 4 February 2013
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In this briefing, the Passenger Transport Executive Group sought to place the 2011 and 2012 Autumn Statements in the context of the two other major changes in transport funding that have taken place in the relatively short space of time since the general election in May 2010.
The economic costs of gridlock
Posted on: 4 February 2013
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This paper presents an assessment of the direct and indirect economic costs of idling during heavy road traffic congestion to households in the UK, France and Germany.
LINKS Future-proof historic centres
Posted on: 1 February 2013
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How can the challenges concerning the environment and heritage building protection be reconciled to offer a majority of people sustainable and attractive housing at the very heart of the city? This is the main question that the Network of European Historic cities of the LINKS Project have tried to answer within the URBACT Programme.
Government Forestry Policy Statement
Posted on: 1 February 2013
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The Forestry and Woodlands Policy Statement incorporates the Government’s Response to the Independent Panel on Forestry’s Final Report. It acknowledges the importance of the Panel’s report and confirms that the Government shares its vision for the future of our forests.
Statistical Digest of Rural England 2013
Posted on: 1 February 2013
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This report is a collection of statistics on a range of social and economic subject areas. The statistics are split by rural and urban areas, allowing for comparisons between the different rural and urban area classifications. The Digest includes high level statistics which present an overall picture for England.
Urban Research Unit
Posted on: 31 January 2013
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Grimshaw and Futurecity have announced the launch of their Urban Research Unit (URU). This is a one-year research project which seeks to influence the architecture, masterplanning, public realm, and the external relationships needed to design new urban spaces of scale, ambition and quality. Established in New York and London, this joint initiative will consider and challenge the conventional approach used to plan and develop contemporary urban centres. URU will develop a toolkit of key issues and considerations to be applied as New York and London’s urban environments prepare for the future.
London: Hub city
Posted on: 31 January 2013
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This blog from Jolyon Brewis, Chief Executive of Grimshaw, presents an argument for London as a hub city. He argues that we may see two types of aviation hub developing in the future: ‘Hub Airports’ that are relatively remote from conurbations, offering high throughput and quick transfer connections, and ‘Hub Cities’ where a variety of passenger demands is recognised, and a more integrated transport strategy is pursued. He believes that London has the opportunity to pursue the latter, and become the world’s first Hub City.
World Tourism Barometer: January 2013
Posted on: 31 January 2013
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The World Tourism Organisation has published the latest World Tourism Barometer, showing that international tourist arrivals grew by 4% in 2012 to reach 1.035 billion, a record number. Emerging economies (+4.1%) regained the lead over advanced economies (+3.6%), with Asia and the Pacific showing the strongest results. Growth is expected to continue in 2013 only slightly below the 2012 level (+3% to +4%).
Code of Considerate Practice
Posted on: 31 January 2013
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From the 1st January 2013, the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) will be assessing all registered sites and companies against a new five-point Code of Considerate Practice. This article outlines the changes.
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