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05.10.2020Campaigning & Advocacy | International | plan the world we need | Professional Development | RTPI | sustainable development goals | UK | UN Habitat
The RTPI has announced that two of its members have been appointed to the UN’s Habitat Professional Forum.
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06.09.2019
A round-up of RTPI blogs: 10 August-6 September, 2019
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24.04.2018Campaigning & Advocacy | Climate Change | commonwealth | Demographics & Population Growth | Economic Growth | global growth | International | Professional Development | UKBEAG | UN Habitat
The UK Built Environment Advisory Group held a special...
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18.10.2017Climate Change | International | New Urban Agenda | Policy & Politics | sustainable development goals | UN Habitat
A year ago, 170 nations met to agree how they would address critical global urban challenges – from the rapid growth of cities to the threat of climate change, writes Trudi Elliott, chief executive...
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26.09.2016Economic Growth | Ecuador | Environmental | International | Policy & Politics | Quito | Regeneration | UN Habitat
Hosting Habitat III is an accolade for Quito. But Ecuador and its historic capital are beset by inequalities. Huw Morris looks at the prospects for positive change in a nation where nature is...
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05.09.2016International | New Urban Agenda | Policy & Politics | sustainable urban development | UN Habitat | urbanism
A powerful blueprint for urban development for the next generation, or an agreement diluted by political horse-trading and its lack of legal force? Mark Smulian takes a look at the ...
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05.09.2016Climate Change | Environmental | International | New Urban Agenda | NPPF | Planning Law | sustainable development goals | UK | UN Habitat
The UN's Sustainable Development Goals that underpin Habitat III hold the potential to transform planning in the wealthy gobal North, as well as the poorer South. But is the UK open to change? Elisabeth...
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02.09.2016Demographics & Population Growth | International | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | Policy & Politics | sustainable development | UN Habitat | urbanisation
From Vancouver in 1976 to Quito in 2016, the UN's Habitat summits have attempted to set the agenda for urban planning around the world. Huw Morris looks at the history of Habitat
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22.03.2016Business & Enterprise | Environmental assessment/ sustainability appraisal | Housing | Infrastructure | International | Regeneration | RTPI | sustainable development goals | UK | UN Habitat
To build the cities needed in the 21st century, 10 guiding principles have been laid out in a manifesto by the World Urban Campaign, including the principle that cities should be “well planned, walkable and transit-friendly”.
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