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Urban planning for city leaders
Posted on: 21 November 2013
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This publication from UN-Habitat provides a valuable source of information, inspiration and ideas on urban planning that is designed for city leaders and decision makers at a critical moment in human history. Predicted human population growth over the next 50 years will have immense consequencesfor all cities, in particular intermediate cities with populations of up to two million people. Developed countries will need to double the amount of urban space they have by 2050 to accommodate the expected numbers of people, whereas developing countries will need to expand their urban space by more than 300 per cent.
Natural resources and human well-being in a green economy
Posted on: 20 November 2013
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Meeting European demands for food, water, energy and housing exerts major pressures on the environment, indirectly affecting human health and well-being. To reduce the impact of Europe’s resource use, a new assessment from the European Environment Agency reflects on integrating different policy areas and improved spatial planning.
Public health and landscape:
Posted on: 15 November 2013
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The Landscape Institute has launched a position statement on landscape and public health. The publication of the position statement is just a first step in the landscape profession’s intention to work with public health professionals and with policy makers to create a larger number of healthy landscapes. The statement sets out the five principles of healthy places, and spells out in detail what each of those principles means and how to address them, and then uses a number of case studies to illustrate each principle in turn.
Landscapism
Posted on: 15 November 2013
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This blog is a forum to bring together, promote and discuss themes, subject matter and marginalia of all kinds relating to landscape, topography and sense of place.
Obesity and the environment briefing: increasing physical activity and active travel
Posted on: 14 November 2013
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This briefing paper addresses the issue of creating environments where people are more likely to walk or cycle for short journeys.
Obesity and the environment briefing: regulating the growth of fast food outlets
Posted on: 14 November 2013
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This briefing paper addresses the opportunities to limit the number of fast food takeaways (especially near schools) and ways in which fast food offers can be made healthier.
Biodiversity offsetting
Posted on: 12 November 2013
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The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry into the Government consultation on Biodiversity offsetting in England, which proposes to introduce a system for allowing biodiversity loss associated with developments to be measured and offset against compensatory biodiversity gain elsewhere. The Committee has published a report of its findings, concluding that while Government plans to introduce a system of ‘biodiversity offsetting’ for new building developments could enhance the way the planning system accounts for the damage done to valuable natural habitats, the proposals must be improved to properly protect Britain’s wildlife and woodlands.
The Land Trust Annual Report 2012-2013
Posted on: 12 November 2013
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The annual report of the open space management charity, the Land Trust details how six of its spaces have had a massive effect on a range of vital issues, including selling houses, flood resilience and bringing landfill sites back into beneficial use.
A coastal concordat for England
Posted on: 12 November 2013
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This coastal concordat is an agreement between the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the Department for Transport, the Marine Management Organisation, the Environment Agency, Natural England and the Local Government Association’s Coastal Special Interest Group.1 It sets out the principles according to which the regulatory and advisory bodies propose to work with local planning authorities2 to enable sustainable growth in the coastal zone.
Designing with data: Shaping our cities
Posted on: 8 November 2013
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This report provides a starting point to smart architecture and planning, but there is further work to be done to roll this approach out. Three recommendations are made for the UK Government to take place making into the digital age, and to extend the economic, social and environmental benefits of big data to the spatial disciplines of planning and design. This paper identifies four main approaches to working with data for architects, urban designers and planners: using data to help designers meet user needs; experimentation and modelling using data; analysing data to improve local and national policy making and implementation; and using data to improve transparency to speed up development processes.
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