The Knowledge Exchange Blog

Idox congratulates the winners of the RTPI Awards for Research Excellence 2019

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:45+00:006 September 2019|Environment, planning, Planning, development and property|

Working across professional boundaries was a key theme among the winners of the 2019 Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Awards for Research Excellence, which were announced this week. The awards were presented at the opening ceremony of ….

ARLGS library visits: the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and the National Piping Centre

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:44+00:004 September 2019|Arts, culture and leisure, Education and Skills|

How well is your economy? Moving beyond GDP as an indicator of success

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:44+00:002 September 2019|Business and economy, Government and politics|

by Scott Faulds

Since the early 20^th century, the predominant method of evaluating the success of a country has been through the metric of Gross Domestic ….

What works now: how can we use evidence more effectively in policymaking?

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:44+00:0026 August 2019|Government and politics|

Evidence use in policymaking is nothing new. It has been talked about by policymakers, academics and professionals for the best part of ten years, and has been highlighted a lot, among other places, on this blog. Over ….

Plugging into the future: can electric vehicles clear the air?

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:44+00:0019 August 2019|Environment, Government and politics, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

“Electric Car2Go”by mikecogh is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0

Science tells us that improvements to our air quality ….

A rising tide: the growing importance of the blue economy

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:44+00:0012 August 2019|Business and economy, Environment|

Wild Surf

There has been much focus on the green economy in recent times as the international community attempts to address the current ‘climate emergency’. According to the United Nations (UN), “an inclusive green economy ….

Finalists announced for the 2019 RTPI Awards for Research Excellence

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:44+00:008 August 2019|planning, Planning, development and property|

The RTPI have announced the shortlisted finalists for this year’s RTPI Awards for Research Excellence. The Awards, which are in their fifth year, cover six categories and aim to recognise and promote high quality, impactful spatial planning ….

Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Conference 2019 open for bookings

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:44+00:007 August 2019|Environment, planning, Planning, development and property|

We’re pleased to announce that 2019’s Scottish Planning and Environmental Law Conference is returning to Edinburgh on Thursday 19 September, and the programme has now been released.

This flagship conference always attracts a knowledgeable audience ….