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Driving diesel out of town: how cities are tackling the deadly problem of air pollution

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:22+00:005 April 2017|Environment, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

2017 was less than a week old when, on a single day, London used up its entire annual air pollution limit. European Union air quality standards permit the maximum safe levels of toxic ….

Smarter tourism: solving the data problem to boost tourism and create better cities

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:22+00:003 April 2017|Business and economy, Digital, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

Image by Tony Webster via Creative Commons

By Steven McGinty

On 22 March, I attended ‘Smarter Tourism: Shaping ….

Famous last words? Is this the beginning of the end for city slogans?

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:22+00:0031 March 2017|Government and politics, Regeneration and community development|

How do you sum up a city in a slogan? The simple answer is that you can’t. But that hasn’t stopped towns and cities around the world trying to encapsulate their essence in ….

Graduate ‘brain drain’ – is regional economic growth the solution?

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:22+00:0029 March 2017|Business and economy, Education and Skills, Employment, jobs and careers|

college graduates group By Heather Cameron

With the economic performance of cities and regions increasingly reliant on the skills of their workforce, the longstanding issue of graduate ‘brain drain’ to London and the south is something that needs to ….

Denmark’s digital ambassador: should the UK be following suit?

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:22+00:0027 March 2017|Business and economy, Digital, Government and politics|

Image by sporst via Creative Commons

By Steven McGinty

On 26 January, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that they would be appointing ….

Managing growth in historic towns

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:22+00:0024 March 2017|Arts, culture and leisure, Business and economy, development and property, Planning, development and property, Regeneration and community development|

canterbury cathedral

By Heather Cameron

Predominantly set within environmentally attractive surroundings, historic towns and cities have a strong sense of place, offer a good quality of life, are often prosperous and represent models of sustainable development.

Research ….

Prefabs sprout: could factory-built homes tackle the housing crisis?

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:22+00:0022 March 2017|Housing|

Long regarded as a relic of the past, prefabricated housing is now emerging as a potential solution for the UK’s chronic shortage of affordable homes.

Britain’s golden age of prefabricated housing happened after World ….

World Social Work Day: promoting community and environmental sustainability

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:20+00:0020 March 2017|Health and social care|

Tomorrow is World Social Work Day (WSWD), and this year the focus is on community sustainability. The theme is inspired by the third pillar of the Global Agenda for Social ….

What’s happening in the English education system and how does it compare to Singapore’s system?

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:21+00:0017 March 2017|Education and Skills|

by Stacey Dingwall

At the end of last year, we looked at the state of the Scottish education system following the publication of some disappointing Pisa results for the country. In ….

Helping people with dementia to live well through good urban design

theknowledgeexchangeblog2024-08-30T12:05:20+00:0015 March 2017|Health and social care, planning, Planning, development and property, Transport, Infrastructure and communications|

Earlier this year, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) published their first practice note on how good planning can play a stronger role in the creation of better environments for ….

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