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Common concerns about wind power
Posted on: 3 August 2012
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The Centre for Sustainable Energy hosted a free webinar on 31 July which covered the myths and realities about wind power, as covered in its publication Common concerns about wind power. Presented by the report’s author and independent science writer, Iain Cox, from his home in Texas, it had CSE’s technical expert Martin Holley on hand to give a UK perspective and was hosted by CSE’s James Watt. The webinar consisted of a 30 minute talk covering the main issues, followed by a 15 minute Q&A.
Funding low carbon cities: Mapping the risks and opportunities
Posted on: 3 August 2012
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The Centre for Low Carbon Futures has published a report in its Climate Smart Cities programme. The objective of the paper is to provide a contemporary account of how UK local authorities might approach the question of how to ensure the funding of retrofits and investments in low carbon options, with a particular focus on the major obstacles that need to be overcome and the key financial and non-financial risks that need to be managed.
Feedback on the National BIM Library so far
Posted on: 3 August 2012
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The National BIM Library is a free resource for the UK construction industry, created in an attempt to provide quality BIM content that is authored to an open standard. Four months after the launch of the National BIM Library, on 17 July a number of BIM experts were invited to take part in the first National BIM Library user day in order to gain valuable feedback.
World Cities Culture Report 2012
Posted on: 3 August 2012
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The Greater London Authority has published a report, described as the biggest international survey of its kind. It has collected data on the scope and impact of the cultural assets and activities in 12 major cities. The World Cities Culture Report 2012 was commissioned by the Mayor of London and the London Cultural Strategy Group in partnership with nine of the cities featured in it. It has collected an unprecedented amount of data on the scope and impact of the cultural assets and activities that are produced and consumed in 12 major cities.
Cycling in London
Posted on: 31 July 2012
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A summary of views from the meeting of the London Assembly Transport Committee on 12 July 2012 focusing on cycle safety in London.
Croydon Town Centre Opportunity Area Planning Framework
Posted on: 31 July 2012
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The draft Croydon Town Centre Opportunity Area Planning Framework has been published for consultation. The framework has been prepared as a collaboration between the GLA, Croydon Council and TfL. This public consultation will run until 28 September 2012. Following this consultation the OAPF will be revised, finalised and adopted in late 2012.
Localism: Threat or opportunity? Perspectives on the Localism Act for union and community organisers and activists
Posted on: 31 July 2012
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A new report published by unions and voluntary sector groups highlights potential flaws in the government’s localism agenda, as outlined in the Localism Act. It includes articles from a range of diverse voices from the union and voluntary sector.
Olympic Legacy Supplementary Planning Guidance
Posted on: 31 July 2012
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This supplementary planning guidance (OLSPG) is a key document to help create a new part of London built around the Lea Valley’s unique network of waterways and open spaces that link the Thames to Hertfordshire and Essex. It will consist of new and existing neighbourhoods that embrace the OLSPG area’s rich cultural diversity. It will be a distinctive and well connected place where people can live and work sustainably and offer a wide range of new jobs and homes. It will incorporate the best of contemporary design, complement the area’s historical architecture and assets, and build on the sustainable infrastructure and standards the 2012 Games has established. The OLSPG emphasises the importance of family housing, supported by new and improved open spaces and social infrastructure such as schools and health facilities. This will be in contrast to much recent apartment-dominated development and help establish lifetime neighbourhoods where people will choose to live, settle and raise families.
Reuniting health with planning: healthier homes, healthier communities
Posted on: 31 July 2012
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The Town & Country Planning Association has published a handbook, the first of its kind since the Government set out a radical reform agenda across the planning and health sectors, including a requirement on planners to work with public health organisations, and a new public health responsibility for local authorities. It explains the relevance of these reforms for health and planning, and gives planners and public health practitioners ideas for how they can work together. The handbook aims to keep the importance of integrated working, specifically between planning and health, on the agenda. Using case studies from around England, it explores how places are using this time of change to push forward their intention to integrate their work across both sectors. A series of regional seminars are being held as part of the launch of the handbook. The handbook, case studies and event presentations are available online.
London for sale? An assessment of the private housing market in London and the impact of growing overseas investment
Posted on: 30 July 2012
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A study from the Smith Institute and Future of London, finds overseas investors buying up luxury homes as assets have created a ‘financially buoyant but socially dysfunctional’ housing market that makes homes unaffordable for most people who live and work in the capital. It argues the trend could create tensions within communities.
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