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North West Bicester Eco-town
Posted on: 29 November 2012
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The first, exemplar phase of the UK’s first eco town development at North West Bicester has been awarded One Planet Living status, one of only six developments in the world to achieve this benchmark. One Planet Living is a coveted endorsement which confirms the project as making a sustainable future a reality today.
Annual Review: Environment and Resources
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The 2012 issue of this annual journal has recently been published with articles available under the following headings: Earth’s life support systems; Human use of environment and resources; Management, guidance, and governance of environment and resources.
What is the future of the CRC?
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The Environmental Industries Commission has published a major industry-led review into the future of the Government’s flagship environmental policy, the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC), following an in-depth, industry-wide research including detailed policy workshops, a cross-industry survey and one-to-one interviews with both CRC participants and carbon management consultants from the public and private sectors. The report argues for a longer term future for a management and allowance system, within the context of the challenges and barriers to energy efficiency which the CRC was originally developed to address.
Towards seamless public transport
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The latest International Transport Forum (ITF) Policy Brief discusses transformations towards seamless public transport initiatives, including developments in ticketing, network design and institutional coordination. Essential considerations of these developments for users, operators and governments were discussed at a joint seminar of the ITF and the Korean Transport Institute in March 2012.
Health and quality of life in urban areas
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This is the second in a series of Synthesis Reports (SR) produced by URBAN-NEXUS. These Reports are intended mainly for municipalities, policy-makers and businesses engaged in urban issues, but may also be of interest to organisations, institutions and networks involved in decision-making and developing partnerships to tackle problems encountered in urban sustainable development and management. Each Synthesis Report (SR) of the Urban Nexus project will address a different theme; and this one highlights the importance and urgency of integrating health and quality of life in urban areas. The report contains a comprehensive list of references.
Synthesis report on urban climate resilience
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This report opens with a short overview of the critical role for cities in responding to climate change followed by an outline of climate ‘vulnerability’ and ‘resilience’ in an urban context. It identifies areas and knowledge gaps for four key topics: risk and uncertainty; governance; people, and place. For each topic, areas for more detailed consideration in future URBAN-NEXUS activities are suggested.
An Annex of case studies is also available. Examples of case studies and research are presented throughout the report to illustrate relevant sections. Summaries of all of the information received on case studies and partnership initiatives are presented in this annex.
The synthesis report informed discussions at the first URBAN-NEXUS Dialogue cafe held in Glasgow, 29-30 May 2012. A follow-up report from this event is available online here.
Energy Bill
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Following extensive consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny, the Government has published an Energy Bill which sets out radical reforms to the design of the electricity market that are designed to kick-start a renaissance in construction of low-carbon energy infrastructure and in low-carbon manufacturing supply-chains.
Measuring well-being and sustainable development: Sustainable Development Indicators
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The development of measures of sustainable development for the UK is currently progressing on two fronts: a ‘Measuring National Well-being’ initiative, set up by the Prime Minister in 2010 and being run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), and a Defra-managed revision to the Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs) which were published for consultation in July 2012. The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has published the findings of its inquiry which focused on the linkages between the two initiatives and the detail of the proposed new SDIs.
Urban design practice: An international review
Posted on: 28 November 2012
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Urban Design Practice, written by Sebastian Loew, provides a fascinating account of the state of urban design practice across the world today. A video presentation is available on Urbannous, where the author introduces the book, tracing the history of urban influences, including engineering and public health, the Beaux Art movement, the introduction of zoning and the abandonment of traditional street patterns and their substitution by object architecture, and onwards to the rise of urban design as a recognised activity.
American Express Meetings & Events 2013 Global Meetings Forecast
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According to the American Express Meetings & Events 2013 Global Meetings Forecast (“the Forecast”), Asia Pacific, with its relatively strong economy, is likely to see the strongest growth among regions in both spending and the number of meetings. In North America, economic uncertainty is expected to keep those categories relatively flat, while Europe will likely experience declines as it continues to face a currency crisis and, due to political instability in some markets, Central/South America is also expected to see slight declines overall, especially in spend.
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