The reports covered in this briefing provide more evidence of the importance of walking and examples of the kind of initiatives that could be introduced to make cities in Ireland safer and more pleasant to walk around.
The Government’s recently published National Mitigation Plan for Climate Change was recently covered in an LGiU Ireland. Scotland has been one of the most successful countries in Europe when it comes to reducing emissions, and there are some good practices in play that Ireland can draw from.
What is the Mitigation Plan trying to do? Where does it fit in with the plethora of public documents, plans, commitments etc. which are fast becoming a feature of this particular policy landscape? And where is it taking us?
From port management and docklands regeneration to erosion and vulnerability to climate change, coastal towns and cities face unique challenges that require unique policy thinking to address. LGiU’s Hannah Muirhead explores some of these issues and takes a quick look at some interesting ways councils in Ireland and the UK are dealing with them.
The latest in our series on comparative international local government, this briefing offers a snapshot of municipal governance in South Africa, highlighting the mandates and objectives of local government, their financial situation, some of their big challenges and recent responses.
The Government has just published a new national plan on rural development. Entitled 'Realising our Rural Potential: Action Plan for Rural Development', the Plan sets out some 270 actions with identified action owners across the public sector and over the three levels of government in the State.
The National Planning Framework Consultative Policy Statement will shortly be published by the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, and is without doubt one of the most important policy statements any government in the history of the State has published.
Although Ireland is situated in a relatively stable environment, this briefing explores the need for a local to national approach to confronting the challenges of meeting the risks the State and people have to confront, looking at the role local government plays and how this might develop over time.
A recent report declared that creating places people can walk around conveniently, safely and enjoyably is becoming a priority worldwide. This briefing will explore the ways in which local government can contribute to making cities more walkable.
There have been significant cuts to local authority budgets for the upkeep of Ireland's green spaces. The UK faces the same problem, and this briefing will examine the findings of a British report and explore alternative approaches that local authorities there are adopting for the management of parks.