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    The new challenge of spatial planning in UK---localism dilemmas 1. Introduction: The planning system in England has been subject to dramatic shifts when the Coalition government was reselected after almost 70 years since 2010. (Gallent, Nick & Hamiduddin, Iqbal & Manuela Madeddu, 2013) This may be proved that the localism can have a significantly impact on urban planning or spatial area field especially after the Localism Bill was promoted and enacted in Parliament on November 2011. However, considerable

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    hands of the local government. Although it is important to consider the wants and needs of society, the local government is responsible for determining the best way to combat excessive automobile density in global cities. The citizen’s vision can be complicated, as everyone wants their city to be a pleasant environment for living and working; however, different people are likely to have different opinions on how that can be accomplished. This is where it becomes important for the government to determine

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    Padang Essay

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    that is why the local government in Padang city should provide solutions in resolving the problem of Pasar Raya Padang. Starting from year 2014, the local government in Padang city intends to vigorously carry out improvements in Pasar Raya. One of the focus of the local government in Padang city is the construction of Pasar Raya Padang. To support one of the plan, the local government in Padang city has set aside Rp 72 bilion. This fund is assistance from the central government of Indonesia . Another

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    Social Housing Sociology

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    responsibility of housing homeless people especially families, as the number of homeless families in the UK is on an increase. In a newspaper article by The Guardian, June 2015 states official data published by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), which revealed that there are 48,880 families in England living in temporary accommodation, which is an increase of 25% in the last 5 years and a 13% increase in the last year alone and among these families there are 93,320 children.

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    COLLECTION IN LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN WESTERN PROVINCE A CASE STUDY OF KAKAMEGA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL BY GERISHOM WAFULA MANASE REG. NO. MBA (DL) 112/10186 (ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE) A Research Project proposal submitted to Mount Kenya University in partial fulfillment of requirement for the degree of Masters in Business Administration, Accounting and Finance June 2012 ABSTRACT This study will explore the issue of lack of adequate revenue collection in local authorities Western

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    not all local authorities were keen to provide social housing, they found ways to sell their housing stock. There was at that time legislation in place to enable this, but as the houses had been built with government funds, these sales had to receive approval from the ministry of health. These approvals were not forthcoming and, property prices were too high for many to afford. The onset of WW1 impacted on sales during 1914-1938 due to restrictions and after WW11 the acting Labour Government formerly

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    Nuremberg Research Paper

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    Something to note about the plan to remove cars in Nuremberg is that on four different events where heavily trafficked roads were closed to automobiles, the traffic almost seem to disappear and not spill over to local, smaller streets. And even when the spillover did occur on the smaller streets there was only an influx of 20-29% of increase traffic flow, which was not substantial at any means (“Nuremberg: Car-free”). Also, despite popular public opinions, the

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    come from public sources. The subsidy starts with the federal government, which

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    Clean Energy and BC Communities ● Clean energy projects bring immense benefits to local communities in all regions of BC. ● There has been nearly $9 billion invested by the private clean energy sector. ● In addition, there have been millions of dollars of risk capital spent prospecting and permitting potential sites, with environmental, resource, preliminary engineering, and interconnection studies, as well as First Nations engagement and negotiations. ● CEBC estimates that our sector pays back

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    Student Name: Wei Shi Professor Name: Prof. Smith Govt-2306-71430 11 Sept 2016 Local Control in Texas When I was woken up by a 5.8 magnitude earthquake from Pawnee, Oklahoma on last Saturday morning, I just thought I was in a dream. Is Texas near a seismic zone? Again, I heard my cousin, a petroleum engineer, talk about the hydraulic fracturing which causes the frequent earthquakes recently. hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is widely used by the oil and gas companies in Texas

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