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Reinvigorating Right to Buy and One for One Replacement: Information for local authorities
Posted on: 12 March 2012
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This guide sets out the key information for local authorities about how the new changes to the Right to Buy policy will affect them. The Department has also published the Impact Assessment for the Reinvigorating Right to Buy and One for One Replacement consultation published on 22 December 2011 and closed on 2 February 2012. The consultation set out the Department’s proposals on how to achieve the Government’s commitment to ensure that the receipts on every additional home sold under the Right to Buy are used to fund replacement, on a one for one basis, with a new home for Affordable Rent. Views were sought on 16 questions relating to the proposals. [loaded 12 March 2012]
Minor measures, major results: Fine-tuning the major infrastructure planning system
Posted on: 12 March 2012
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Further improvements need to be made to major infrastructure planning in the UK to help accelerate investment and speed up decision-making, according to a new report from the CBI. The CBI urges the Government to reduce uncertainty at the pre-application stage, simplify the non-planning consent landscape, and introduce more flexibility and a sense of urgency into the system.
Environment disaster linkages
Posted on: 12 March 2012
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Disaster management has historically focused on reactive approaches, but a shift to proactive approaches is crucial for addressing concerns raised by the changing environment. A prime reason for the absence of proactive approaches in disaster/hazard management is the uncertainty or ambiguity present in the links between the environment and the hazards. This is described as the first book to focus on explicit linkages between the changing environment and disasters and suggests better approaches towards disaster management. It combines academic research and field practices and covers areas such as: elements of environmental entry (water-related disasters, desertification and land degradation, typhoon risk management, catastrophic flood and forest management, and coastal issues); impacts of environment and disaster (livelihoods impacts, human health: post-disaster waste management); and strategies, planning and the way forward (climate change adaptation as a planning tool, urban planning and land use planning, mangrove management as a coastal planning tool, and environment disaster education and risk communication).
Global Travel Trends 2011/12
Posted on: 9 March 2012
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IPK International has unveiled the preliminary results of the World Travel Monitor survey which indicate that significant changes are brewing in travel and booking behavior worldwide. For example, more off-season travel as well as continuing increases in online bookings can be expected. It predicts that the use of “social media” and “smartphones” will also be on the rise as sources of information or assisting in making concrete travel plans.
Transparency in the housing association sector
Posted on: 9 March 2012
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The National Housing Federation has published a briefing paper which highlights the different approaches housing associations and others are taking to deliver their commitment to transparency.
Welfare Reform Act 2012
Posted on: 9 March 2012
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The National Housing Federation has published details of the key issues contained in the Welfare Report Act which received Royal Assent on 8th March 2012. The Act introduces a new Universal Credit which will replace most existing benefits and limits the total amount of benefit a person can claim. It also introduces a new size criteria or ‘bedroom tax’ in the social rented sector. The welfare reforms impact on the way tenants receive benefit, in many cases, removing the option of having benefits paid direct to landlords.
Financial support for energy efficiency in buildings
Posted on: 9 March 2012
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The European Commission has recently launched a public consultation on financial support needed for the uptake of energy-efficiency improvements in buildings. The recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) requires member states, amongst others, to provide for appropriate financing and other instruments to incentivise large-scale energy-efficiency refurbishments and the transition to nearly zero-energy buildings.
Community-led planning toolkit
Posted on: 9 March 2012
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Action with Communities in Rural England has published a second edition of its toolkit which provides step by step guidance for communities who want to produce a holistic plan that will improve the wellbeing and sustainability of their neighbourhood. The toolkit outlines 9 steps that communities should take to produce plans that are well researched, inclusive and achieve the actions they propose.
London’s World Heritage Sites: Guidance on settings
Posted on: 9 March 2012
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The Mayor of London has published Supplementary Planning Guidance to ensure a more consistent interpretation of setting and understanding of their importance in contributing to an appreciation of Outstanding Universal Value to help support consistency in decision making to conserve the World Heritage Sites’ Outstanding Universal Value, integrity, authenticity and significance.
Beyond bricks and mortar boards: universities and the future of regional economic development
Posted on: 8 March 2012
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This report is based on joint work by IPPR North and Universities UK to understand better the impact of recent changes to regional and local structures and the emerging relations between universities and regions. The report considers changes in the regional infrastructure following the demise of Regional Development Agencies, and the government’s plan for growth and other changes announced as part of the localisation agenda. These have been considered in the light of other changes to public spending and more specifically the current reforms to the higher education system. Attention is drawn in the report to the diversity of the sector and the varying roles that institutions can play within their region. The role of Local Enterprise Partnerships and how universities can participate in the new regional structure are also addressed, as are regional funding flows and the opportunities for universities in terms of civic leadership. The report also considers issues relating to business engagement, student enterprise and entrepreneurship, Regional Growth and ERDF funding, and workforce development.
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