Gavin Wray
Steven Dovey
Stewart Meikle
Rosie Paskins
stephenhowarth
Andy Phillips
Lauren Amery
Helena Duignan
Russell Hornsey
John Walker
Naomi Winchurch
Brian MacAulay
Rosie Day
martin sullivan
Oliver Nicholls
Katy Bregazzi
Stuart Onyeche
Clare Rapkins
Philip Morton
Susana Flores
Andrina Dhillon
Irina Petre
Andrew Hermann
The event ‘Voices from the futur 2020:how are we housed?’ delivered an great example of a sustainable city … Hammarby Sjöstad in Sweden.
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Support the community organisations who are working on the ground, was a strong theme in both workshops on ‘engaging communities in the new economy’ at the Observatory’s 2009 Annual Conference.
The workshop heard from voices working with communities in the region who articulated their frustrations in having to fit their work around funders’ requirements, rather than [...]
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The 2009 Observatory conference, West Midlands: Fit for the Future?, provided a forum for debate on economic recovery in the West Midlands.
One element of the debate concentrated on how to link the environment and economy better, based on chapters 4 and 9 of the Fit for the Future? book.
Delegates at the Environment and Economy workshop discussed Green Infrastructure, leadership and [...]
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The ‘West Midlands: Fit for the Future?’ debate is picking up pace, with the Observatory today publishing a new chapter. The Forestry Commission’s Bill Heslegrave felt so strongly about the inclusion of green infrastructure in a debate on the economic recovery of the West Midlands, that he submitted a chapter of his own.
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One month to go until the Observatory’s 2009 conference - “West Midlands: Fit for the Future?” – on Tuesday 20th October at the Ramada Hotel in Sutton Coldfield.
Book online or fax us a booking form
Entitled “West Midlands: Fit for the Future?”, the conference will follow on from a book of the same name launched by the [...]
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The transition to a low-carbon economy will be one of the defining issues of the 21st century. This plan sets out a route-map for the UK’s transition from here to 2020.
Ed Miliband MP, 15 July 2009
Ed Miliband, Secretary of State of Energy and Climate Change, yesterday launched a national strategy for climate and energy.
The UK [...]
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Results of the first Place Survey were launched today providing information on people’s perceptions of their local area and the local services they receive.
The survey collects information on 18 national indicators for local government, used to measure local government performance for 152 county councils, metropolitan district councils, London boroughs and unitary authorities.
Communities Secretary John Denham [...]
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Today saw the publication of the long awaited UK Climate Projections 2009 (UKCP09).
UKCP09 is the fifth time such climate information has been produced for the UK.
Funded by Defra, and based on sound science and projections provided by the Met Office, UKCP09 aims to meet the needs of a wide range of users who want to [...]
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