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Designing resilient cities: A guide to good practice
Posted on: 15 May 2012
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The Urban Futures Interactive Tool has been developed to help urban designers analyse the resiliency of their sustainability solutions – the things they are doing today in the name of sustainability, such as incorporating greywater recycling into a housing development or cycle paths across a city. The Tool has been developed using four UK-based scenarios and is thus applicable to sustainability solutions being implemented in the UK. However, the user can add alternative scenarios or additional aspects to the existing scenarios and in this way can tailor the tool to any context. A step-by-step guide to using this Tool (Designing Resilient Cities: a Guide to Good Practice) can be purchased from BRE.
First International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design. Tirana, Albania, 19-21 April 2012
Posted on: 15 May 2012
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The First International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design provided an opportunity for participants to share professional experience and academic research. Papers from the event are available in a 1415-page report of proceedings, arranged under the following themes: Architectural history and historic preservation; Green building technologies and materials; User-friendly public spaces; Architecture and urban design education; Construction management; Information technology in architecture and urban design.
Economic evaluation of Living Streets’ Fitter for Walking Project
Posted on: 3 May 2012
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Living Streets’ Fitter for Walking project worked with deprived communities in 12 locasl authority areas across five regions of England to improve local environments and promote more walking for short journeys. This study uses the Health Economic Assessment Tool; for walking to estimate the benefit to cost ration of improvements to the walking environment using data collected from five projects.
Urban design as public policy. Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design Conference 2012. Hong Kong, 31 March – 1 April 2012
Posted on: 1 May 2012
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This conference explored how urban design issues can be integrated into policies to guide the actions of both the public and private sectors and embrace community participation to ensure a more livable and sustainable city. Noted international and regional speakers shared their experience, and together with Hong Kong experts as respondents, discussed local urban design issues on the following topics: From strategic vision to realization; Participation in the urban design process; Public/private partnership. Conference proceedings are available online.
The living and liveable city: Health, lifestyle and sustainability. Oxford, 29-30 March 2012
Posted on: 17 April 2012
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The Urban History Group’s annual conference focused on the notion of the living and liveable city in an historical perspective. Abstracts of papers are available online.
Exeter Residential Design Guide SPD
Posted on: 12 April 2012
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Exeter City Council’s Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has won the Public Sector category at the 2012 Urban Design Awards. The SPD explains how developers can achieve high-quality residential development that adds to the quality of the city, raises the standard and quality of spaces inside and outside homes and helps reduce energy consumption. It sets out a design process for developers to follow, starting with site analysis, production of a concept design and landscape framework before developing detailed layouts. The document includes detailed guidance with regard to site layout, internal and external space standards, parking provision and public realm design.
Landscape architecture: a design for clients
Posted on: 5 April 2012
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The Landscape Institute has published its first ever guide for clients. As the dramatic transformation of the once derelict brownfield site in East London is revealed, the Institute hopes to capitalise on the excitement surrounding this flagship landscape project to highlight the diverse work being undertaken by landscape architects both here and abroad. As well as featuring work on the Olympic Park, the guide showcases the extensive skills and knowledge landscape architects bring to projects large and small.
Leveraging the wisdom of crowds through participatory platforms
Posted on: 22 March 2012
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As the Director of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, the author of this article has been investigating the nature of participatory platforms and their relevance, value, and impact on the future of design and planning.
Addressing crime and disorder in public places through planning and design
Posted on: 3 February 2012
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ISBN 9780860177128 £70
This document, published by CIRIA in August 2011, considers how crime and disorder issues can be addressed at the planning and design stages to assist a successful outcome in operation. The guide also provides easily accessed information about parties to be consulted and notes the complexity and interplay of the issues. Detailed information is provided about the issues and case study examples are included to demonstrate decision making in action.
Lifetime neighbourhoods
Posted on: 7 December 2011
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The Department for Communities and Local Government commissioned the Centre for Housing Policy at York University to produce an independent research report on Lifetime Neighbourhoods. The report brings together existing writings and research and practice examples of Lifetime Neighbourhoods ie places designed to be inclusive regardless of age or disability. The report contributes to the coalition Government’s commitment to help older people live independently and should help to prompt thinking around how for example ageing, design, housing, transport, participation and green spaces can be linked when creating Lifetime Neighbourhoods.
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