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Walking and cycling: local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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The Department of Health asked the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to produce guidance on local measures to promote walking and cycling as forms of travel or recreation. This guidance aims to set out how people can be encouraged to increase the amount they walk or cycle for travel or recreation purposes. This will help meet public health and other goals (for instance, to reduce traffic congestion, air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions). The recommendations cover: policy and planning; local programmes; and schools, workplaces and healthcare. Details of the consultation on the draft guidance and evidence reviews are available online.
Microeconomic evidence for the benefits of investment in the environment – review
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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Putting green infrastructure such as parks, gardens and trees at the heart of neighbourhoods can bring significant economic benefits, according to a Natural England study. The findings come from a comprehensive review by Natural England of a number of studies into the economic value of green infrastructure. The report argues that far from being an expensive luxury in difficult economic times, devoting areas of towns and cities to nature can actually bring important savings for the public purse.
Local Plans and the National Planning Policy Framework: Compatibility self assessment checklist
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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The Planning Advisory Service has produced a checklist to help local councils assess the content of their local plan against requirements in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that are new or significantly different from national policy previously set out in PPGs and PPSs.
Earth debates available on video
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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At a series of four debates held at the Natural History Museum from January to April 2012, expert panels discussed issues key to the upcoming Rio+20 earth summit. Each debate was filmed and is available to watch online. Short videos of debate highlights are also available.
Extracts from the IPD UK Quarterly Property Index Q4 2011 Results
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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The IPD UK Quarterly Property Index measures ungeared total returns to directly held standing property investments from one open market valuation to the next.
Social media and mobile in travel trends
Posted on: 3 May 2012
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A video co-produced by EyeforTravel and Digital Visitor using research data from EyeforTravel’s Social Media & Mobile in Travel report that looks at the upcoming trends in Social Media and Mobile and the impact it has had on the travel industry.
Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ Fitter for Walking Project
Posted on: 3 May 2012
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Living Streets’ Fitter for Walking project worked with deprived communities in 12 locasl authority areas across five regions of England to improve local environments and promote more walking for short journeys. This study uses the Health Economic Assessment Tool; for walking to estimate the benefit to cost ration of improvements to the walking environment using data collected from five projects.
Insights: World City Review
Posted on: 3 May 2012
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In this third edition of their World Cities Review, Savills revisits its class of 10 global cities (Hong Kong, London, Moscow, Mumbai, New York, Paris, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo) in the light of increasingly challenging economic conditions. Since the last review in the summer of 2011, the Eurozone crisis has pushed the global economy to the brink of recession. This has weighed heavily on the residential markets that Savills monitor.
Disasters a growing problem with differentiated impact
Posted on: 3 May 2012
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In this article, Debbie Hillier, Humanitarian Policy Adviser, Oxfam GB, argues that In order for development to be truly sustainable – economically, socially and environmentally – it must be resilient to disasters.
Equity investment in privately finance projects
Posted on: 3 May 2012
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The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has called for an end to the routine use of the Private Finance Initiative to pay for public infrastructure.
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