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Mon 10 Jan

Eastern Distribution Corridor, Big Box Databook 2021

Take-up in 2021 was five times the level recorded in 2019 before the pandemic.

Tue 04 Jan · 3 MINUTE READ

Parklife: Integrating play policy and design

The former mayor of Bogotá, Columbia, Enrique Peñalosa (Peñalosa in Thomas-Bailey, 2014) wisely identified that ‘Children are a kind of indicator species. If we can build a successful city for children, we will have a successful city for all people.’

Wed 15 Dec · 2 min read

Avoiding emissions or avoiding the problem? The case of peatland carbon

In a previous article, Andy Turnbull outlined the £8.6 billion opportunity for private investment into peatland restoration - in Scotland alone. But as the rules and standards around corporate climate action evolve, there is a risk that certain types of nature-based solution are side-lined, because they reduce emissions rather than removing carbon from the atmosphere. Writes Matt Hay, Associate, Natural Capital & Sustainable Investment.

Tue 07 Dec · 2 minute read

The Scottish property rollercoaster

To say the Scottish property market has been a rollercoaster ride over the past two years would be an understatement. No one could have predicted the impact that Covid would have as it emerged in early 2020, followed by the market pessimism, then tentative optimism fuelled by our cautious re-emergence and the subsequent resurgence of the market in early 2021.

Tue 07 Dec · 3 MINUTE READ

Is Gove the One to Solve the Housing Need Conundrum?

I've been pondering what to do for a blog over the last few months, trying to avoid one about housing need. But when our newly minted (deep breath) Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (SoSfLUH&C?) commented that the data currently used is "probably out of date", I couldn't resist.

Is Gove the One to Solve the Housing Need Conundrum?

Wed 01 Dec · 3 MINUTE READ

Casting a lens on Milton Keynes' growth

“In terms of delivering growth that is less about numbers and more about maximising benefits for the area, Milton Keynes Council appear to be making the right noises. But will authorities collaborate to shape development and deliver growth across the Arc that is greater than the sum of the individual parts?”

Thu 25 Nov · 3 minute read

Arc Investment Report - Winter 2021

Following a record level of investment activity across the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge Arc last year, 2021 is seeing a continued strength of activity.

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