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The Covid-19 knock-on: public health and the impact of delays in non-urgent treatment and diagnosis

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:53+00:0012 October 2020|Health and social care|

Since the beginning of the pandemic, concerns have been raised about the wider public health impacts of coronavirus. In addition to strains on acute NHS care services on the frontline, ….

Guest post: biodiversity: where the world is making progress – and where it’s not

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:53+00:005 October 2020|Environment|

**Vlad61/Shutterstock** **Tom Oliver , University of Reading**

The future of biodiversity hangs in the balance. World leaders are ….

Domestic violence during quarantine: the hidden crime of lockdown

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:53+00:0028 September 2020|Crime, justice and rights|

Photo by Käännöstoimisto Transly on Unsplash

Domestic violence is often described as a “hidden epidemic” within the UK. Even before Coronavirus forced the country into lockdown, support services faced funding and resourcing challenges, and ….

Inclusive streets: from low expectations to big dreams

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:52+00:0021 September 2020|Equality and Diversity, Health and social care, Planning, development and property, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

We’ve written before about the health, environmental and economic benefits of walking, and the importance of making our cities and towns more accessible for pedestrians and cyclists. This was the theme of two recent webinars ….

Build back better: is now the time for Green New Deals? – Part 2

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:53+00:0016 September 2020|Business and economy, Environment, Government and politics, Regeneration and community development, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

A window of opportunity

In policymaking, there is a concept known as the “Overton Window”, which describes the range of policies that politicians can propose ….

Build back better: is now the time for Green New Deals? – Part 1

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:53+00:0014 September 2020|Business and economy, Environment, Government and politics, Regeneration and community development, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

From the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement to the pressure placed on governments by worldwide school strikes, the issue of climate change and its effects on the ….

Prize-winning planners take a bow: winners of the RTPI Awards for Research Excellence 2020

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:52+00:009 September 2020|Uncategorized|

High-quality and impactful planning research has once again been celebrated at the annual Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for research excellence.

The award-winners were announced on 7 September at an ….

Plantech and the Singapore experience

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:52+00:007 September 2020|Digital, planning, Planning, development and property|

The publication in early August of the government consultation on reforming the planning system in England was accompanied by plenty of soundbites on the need for more efficiency and faster decision-making.

Technology, and digital services, were highlighted (once ….

Virtual knowledge: recent webinars on public and social policy

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:51+00:0031 August 2020|employment, Environment, Health and social care, Planning, development and property, Regeneration and community development, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

Earlier in the summer, we shared some of the information our Research Officers had picked up while joining webinars on public and social policy.

Since then, we’ve taken part in more of these virtual seminars, and in today’s blog we’re providing an overview ….

Shortlist announced for the 2020 RTPI Awards for Research Excellence

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:51+00:0024 August 2020|planning, Planning, development and property|

The RTPI have announced the shortlisted finalists for this year’s RTPI Awards for Research Excellence. For a sixth year, Idox are pleased to be sponsors of these awards, recognising our commitment to supporting high quality, impactful spatial ….

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