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Creating garden cities and suburbs today
Posted on: 17 May 2012
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A group set up by the Town and Country Planning Association has published a study which highlights out five areas that need to be addressed to allow modern developments based on garden city principles to go ahead. It argues unlocking land is vital, and suggests local authorities should enter into joint ventures with landowners and developers. It also suggests local authorities should consider borrowing against new homes bonus income to reduce the risk for investors, and that central government has a role to play in encouraging investment by providing certainty about policy and fiscal measures.
Making strategic planning happen
Posted on: 15 May 2012
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This resource, provided by the Planning Advisory Service, includes a simple guide to strategic planning, analysis of the key issues, case studies and the ten golden rules for effective strategic planning.
Building communities: transforming neighbourhoods into community spaces. Brighton, 11-13 April 2012
Posted on: 15 May 2012
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The 2012 UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference addressed British, Irish, European and international approaches on the following: Neighbourhood and community planning; Planning for climate change adaptation; Mobility and infrastructure; Planning capacity, education and skills; Urban and rural regeneration; Green and blue space provision; Local enterprise partnerships and affluence; Urban design and real estate development; Planning for social difference; Urban and rural development and environmental impacts; Coastal and marine planning. Abstracts are available in the conference handbook.
Rethinking the future of urbanism: Ciites and regions in a post-industrial era. New Orleans, 16-19 March 2012
Posted on: 15 May 2012
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To better understand post-industrial urbanism, the 42nd annual conference of the Urban Affairs Association, addressed causes and consequences of population shifts, growing social and economic inequalities, the environmental impacts from industrial and post-industrial economies, and changes in political relationships. The event provided an opportunity for scholars to consider the origins and effects of increased innovation and social, economic, and cultural diversity in post-industrial cities and other urban areas in the United States and beyond. A volume of abstracts is available online.
Nurturing nature: Policy to protect and improve biodiversity
Posted on: 11 May 2012
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This report examines natural environment policy in England and the UK’s international contribution to protecting important habitats and biodiversity. It recommends policy measures to not just halt the decline in the state of the natural environment, but to restore and improve it.
Neighbourhood planning: Quick guide to neighbourhood planning
Posted on: 11 May 2012
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This guide gives a concise summary of the process of neighbourhood planning together with suggestions for best practice.
Partners for new URBACT projects
Posted on: 10 May 2012
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The 19 URBACT Thematic Networks approved in April 2012 are now looking for new EU partners, including cities but also regional authorities, universities and other public institutions, to join their work on integrated, sustainable urban development. During the 6 month Development Phase, all new URBACT projects have to extend their partnerships from five up to a maximum of 12 partners. The approved projects include:
CityLogo: City branding and marketing to promote better positioning of cities in the post crisis economic arena;
CSI Europe: Involvement of cities in Jessica Urban Development Fund (UDF) structures – Role of financial instruments in efficient planning;
DID-RFSC: Referential Framework for Sustainable cities – Monitoring local strategic plans to engage stakeholders/ citizens in an integrated and sustainable approach;
E4C: E-skills for innovative cities through joint definition of integrated urban strategies, policies and practices;
ENTER.HUB: Railway hubs/ multimodal interfaces of regional relevance in medium size cities as engines for integrated urban development and economic, social and cultural regeneration;
EUnivercities: Exploring the next generation partnerships between cities and universities for a more strategic and effective co-operation;
RE-Block: Creating sustainable high-rise blocks through social cohesion, green spaces and poverty reduction;
Sustainable food for urban communities: Innovative initiatives for more sustainable food production/ retail & consumption in urban communities;
URBACT Markets: Local markets as drivers for local economic development and regeneration by exploring the links between local sustainability and successful markets;
USE ACT: Fostering opportunities for people & businesses to settle in existing locations and avoid consumption of land, through new planning processes and partnership approaches;
USER: New processes and partnerships for Urban sustainable & efficient regeneration by integrating expertise of uses from inhabitants and field workers;
WOOD FOOTPRINT: Fostering local economic development through the use of brownfield and buildings/ spaces abandoned due to the transformation of the wood/ furniture sector.
Islington Local Development Framework: Consultation
Posted on: 9 May 2012
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Islington Council is consulting, with comments requested by 22 June 2012, on further major and minor changes to the following documents:
Site Allocations: this sets out policies and proposals for sites across the borough where new housing, work places, community facilities and open space could be created.
Development Management Policies: this contains detailed policies for making decisions on planning applications across the borough.
Finsbury Local Plan (Area Action Plan for Bunhill and Clerkenwell): this is a 15 year plan to manage future population and economic growth in this part of the borough.
Islington Council is also consulting on three important Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs), with comments requested by 11 June 2012. They are:
Affordable Housing – Small Sites Contributions SPD: provides information about the requirements for financial contributions from minor residential planning applications (below 10 units) towards the provision of affordable housing in Islington.
Streetbook SPD: sets out standards for the design of and other works to the public realm applied through the planning process. This includes general guidance on the principles and process of design development as well as specific requirements for street furniture, planting, trees, public art, the surface treatment and sub-surface construction of footpaths, footways and carriageways.
Environmental Design SPD: provides detailed guidance on key sustainable design topics including minimising energy use and carbon emissions; sustainable building standards; minimising water consumption; enhancing biodiversity; climate change adaptation; sustainable materials; and operational sustainability.
Land Development and Disposal Plan 2012/13
Posted on: 9 May 2012
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The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has updated its Land Development and Disposal Plan, setting out how the Agency will use its land to accelerate economic activity, the development of homes and employment floorspace, and construction activity in support of local priorities. This document sets out: a summary of the HCA’s landholdings, including key changes during 2011/12 with the transfer of landholdings to the HCA from the Regional Development Agencies and from the HCA to the Greater London Authority; the principles by which the Agency disposes of its landholdings; and an overview of the landholdings that the Agency plans to bring forward for development or to dispose of over the 2012/13 financial year, and an indication of the disposal pipeline for remainder of the Spending Review period.
Preparing for an ageing society: is the built environment fit for the future? Bristol, 25 April 2012
Posted on: 4 May 2012
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As a contribution to the European Year of Active Ageing and to mark World Health Day’s theme of Ageing and Health, this seminar considered what contribution the built environment can make to healthy and active ageing: Are our neighbourhoods and settlements fit for a fulfilling and active old age? How can the planning of the built environment support healthy ageing? What are the new opportunities for supporting healthier older people with the public health transition to local authorities? Presentations from the event are available online.
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