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Dimensions: Issue 2, January 2013
Posted on: 15 January 2013
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Dimensions magazine features the activities of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) and its research community. Dimensions is published biannually.
Planning and Sustainability Topical Survey
Posted on: 14 January 2013
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This report collates the response of a nationwide survey conducted by CarbonPlan in the summer of 2012 which considered questions related to the planning policy landscape and how it has been altered by the implementation of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Localism Act. The survey focused on sustainable development, with particular attention given to community led planning, sustainability led target setting for new build developments and environmental assessment methods such as BREEAM and the Code for Sustainable Homes. The survey was sent to County Council and Local Planning Authority (LPA) Planning Departments across England and was predominately (87%) completed by members of staff who work in Planning Policy roles. Participants were asked to answer questions anonymously, in their professional capacity and with regards to the Local Authority they work for.
Indicators for sustainability: How cities are monitoring and evaluating their success
Posted on: 8 January 2013
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Sustainable Cities International, an active network of over 40 international cities embracing long-term urban sustainability, has published a report which examines the work that a selection of cities globally has made towards establishing sustainability indicators to monitor the success of their sustainability plans. The research has focused on identifying the commonalities between the cities analysed to create a tool kit that will serve as a starting point for other cities that are interested in establishing or developing sustainability indicators.
Electric city. London, 6-7 December 2012
Posted on: 8 January 2013
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The 11th Urban Age Conference focused on the “Electric city”, a detailed investigation of how the combined forces of technological innovation and the global environmental crisis are affecting human society. Videos of the event presentations are available online.
Responding to a changing sustainable development research and policy landscape. London, 29 November 2012
Posted on: 2 January 2013
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Governments and society face multiple large and long-term challenges such as the economy and fiscal environment, developing resource pressures and climate change. These challenges are reflected in the cross-cutting government policy priorities including delivering economic growth, wellbeing and sustainable development. The Sustainable Development Research Network Annual Conference brought together high-level speakers and delegates from the policy and research community to explore these issues and the role of evidence in addressing these challenges. Presentations are available online.
Outreach on climate change and sustainable development
Posted on: 7 December 2012
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Outreach is a multi-stakeholder publication on climate change and sustainable development produced by Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future. Outreach has been produced at various international meetings on the environment, including the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) meetings since 1997 and at a number of other events such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations. Acting as a conduit for the multifarious opinions of stakeholders, Outreach aims to empower stakeholders and provide space for debates and discourses on topics being negotiated at intergovernmental meetings. A series of daily editions have been produced during the UNFCCC held in Doha from 26 November – 7 December 2012. Each daily edition focuses on a particular theme: Framework for climate change; Gender and climate change; Climate change and energy; Food security; Forests; Health; Oceans and water; Sustainable cities; Private sector; Disasters.
Delivering transformational change 2011-21: Implementing the CARICOM ‘Regional Framework for Achieving Development Resilient to Climate Change’
Posted on: 30 November 2012
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The Implementation Plan identifies priority activities under each of the Regional Framework’s five strategic elements and 20 goal areas, covering sectors such as agriculture, water, forestry, coastal and marine resources, energy and health. It also identifies capital and revenue costs for each action, allocates responsibilities and outlines functional cooperation between regional and national agencies, and sets out a monitoring and evaluation process.
Annual Review: Environment and Resources
Posted on: 29 November 2012
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The 2012 issue of this annual journal has recently been published with articles available under the following headings: Earth’s life support systems; Human use of environment and resources; Management, guidance, and governance of environment and resources.
Measuring well-being and sustainable development: Sustainable Development Indicators
Posted on: 29 November 2012
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The development of measures of sustainable development for the UK is currently progressing on two fronts: a ‘Measuring National Well-being’ initiative, set up by the Prime Minister in 2010 and being run by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), and a Defra-managed revision to the Sustainable Development Indicators (SDIs) which were published for consultation in July 2012. The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has published the findings of its inquiry which focused on the linkages between the two initiatives and the detail of the proposed new SDIs.
Advice for planners, developers and neighbour forums on sustainability issues
Posted on: 28 November 2012
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The UK-GBC Green Building Guidance Task Group has created a series of documents to help Local Planning Authorities and the new neighbourhood forums to understand sustainability issues, to ensure they achieve a balance between requiring robust sustainability standards but also ensuring development remains viable. Issues covered include: Amenity; Climate change adaptation; Climate change mitigation; Ecology and biodiversity; Employment; Energy; Flooding; Health and well-being; Housing; Land and greenbelt; Materials and waste; Minerals; Natural landscape; Pollution; Water.
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