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Unimplemented residential planning approvals
Posted on: 4 December 2012
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The residential development pipeline has expanded during the first nine months of 2012 as housebuilders and social housing providers have brought forward more projects for planning approval. With that in mind, the Glenigan economics team have analysed their comprehensive project database to produce their latest report investigation the future of the social and private housing sectors.
Housing for people with a learning disability
Posted on: 4 December 2012
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The housing shortage for adults with learning difficulties has worsened in the last year according to research from Mencap, a leading disabilities charity. The report found that just one in three people with a learning disability lives independently in either supported accommodation, as a tenant, or as a homeowner.
Bigger than business: Community investment in an age of austerity
Posted on: 28 November 2012
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The London School of Economics and Orbit have published the findings of a study on how housing associations can empower tenants to help their communities and tackle society’s toughest challenges. The top five community investment priorities identified were: youth activities, support and job access; employment and job training for adult residents; tackling crime and anti-social behaviour; welfare and money advice; and support and provision for older people and families.
National House-Building Council: Technical Extra
Posted on: 28 November 2012
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NHBC’s Technical Extra 8 includes a detailed summary of the key changes in NHBC Standards 2013. It also covers the requirements for providing reasonable access and facilities for the fire and rescue service, the introduction of Fee for Intervention and the latest on The Flood and Water Management Act. The edition also includes guidance on testing criteria for subsoil and topsoil and provides an update on the latest reports issued by NHBC Foundation.
Home Truths 2012: South East
Posted on: 28 November 2012
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This report from the National Housing Federation provides an analysis and forecast of the South East’s housing market.
Housing our ageing population: Plan for implementation
Posted on: 23 November 2012
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The All Party Parliamentary Group on Housing and Care for Old People has published the results of an inquiry which considered the value of building new homes specifically designed for older people.
Landlords reject Government’s welfare reforms
Posted on: 22 November 2012
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Landlords in the private rented sector have rejected the Government’s welfare reform plans for housing benefit, and highlight a lack of housing in the sector to cope with the Government’s changes, according to the results of a survey by the Residential Landlords Association.
The CORPUS Research Agenda for Sustainable Housing in Europe
Posted on: 22 November 2012
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The project CORPUS: Enhancing the Connectivity between Research and Policy-making in Sustainable Consumption, funded by the European Commission has been working on and testing novel ways of knowledge brokerage between researchers and policy-makers, in three domains of sustainable consumption (food, mobility, housing), in order to enhance evidence-based policy-making and to develop a policy-led research approach. A research agenda has been published in order to set the stage of research in sustainable housing for the coming years, with the goal of advancing towards more sustainable consumption. The research agenda highlights four main thematic strands that define the major areas where sustainable housing research should converge: social issues and behavioural aspects; planning and the policy’s viewpoint; assessment and decision tools; and energy and technology.
The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy and the Environment (ACSEE) 2012. Osaka, 3-6 May 2012
Posted on: 22 November 2012
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It is now recognized that the concept of sustainability is applicable to all areas of human society, for example in terms of social/economic justice, responsible business practice, issues such as poverty, hunger, education, health care and access to markets should be a part of the evolution of any comprehensive sustainability paradigm as we work towards a sustainable future. Proceedings from the event are available online.
Way of life: Socio-economic and cultural context. Bangkok, 16-18 July 2012
Posted on: 22 November 2012
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This is the third ASEAN Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies which aims to publicise more behavioural studies involving Asian communities living in both ASEAN and non-ASEAN countries. Papers from the event are available in an issue of Procedia: Social and Behavioural Sciences.
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