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This document provides information about a gas development master plan project in Indonesia, including:
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- The objectives are to prepare a long-term gas development master plan, recommend policies to attract private sector participation, and review gas utilization options.
- The components include preparing supply-demand scenarios and infrastructure projects, developing policy notes, and training workshops like the one described.
- The workshop will introduce the DASS-TIM modeling tool to counterparts and agree on scenarios to model infrastructure plans and policy impacts.
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The document discusses several interrelated challenges facing the SCAG region: growth and congestion; freight movement; air quality and the environment; energy, fuels, and prices; transportation finance; and economics and institutions. It notes that the SCAG region is forecast to grow by 28% in population and 27% in employment by 2035, adding over 5 million new residents. This growth will make the region more diverse and older, with nearly 30% of the population over 65 by 2025 compared to 11% in 2000. This aging population will place new demands on transportation and affect income taxes.
This document summarizes a presentation about strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector through improved land use and transportation policies. It discusses how transportation is a major source of emissions in New Jersey and how emissions are affected by vehicle efficiency, miles traveled, and land use patterns. The presentation recommends implementing strategies from the Global Warming Response Act such as doubling transit ridership, incorporating emissions targets into transportation funding, and providing incentives for dense, mixed-use development near transit. It also recommends shaping the upcoming GWRA 2050 report and state strategic plans to continue prioritizing sustainable development near transit and infrastructure investments in priority growth areas.
Overview of NIWA's Urban Air Quality and Health group research on integrating exposure concepts into urban planning through measurement campaigns and the development of the TOTUS system.
Presented at the seminar – Urban air quality: Relationships between urban form, pollutant behaviour and population health.
Date: Tuesday 25 November,
Venue: Adam Auditorium, ground floor, City Gallery, Civic Square, 101 Wakefield St, Wellington.
http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2014/11/seminar-urban-air-quality/
This is the transportation planning module I developed for the Suncoast Section of the Florida APA's AICP prep course. I deliver it each March to help new professionals prepare for the exam.
A top official from the Federal Highway Administration gives a national perspective on transportation funding, the future of highways and the agency’s “Every Day Counts” initiative.
This document provides information about a gas development master plan project in Indonesia, including:
- The project team led by David Aron and funded by AusAID through Indii, with quality assurance from the World Bank.
- The objectives are to prepare a long-term gas development master plan, recommend policies to attract private sector participation, and review gas utilization options.
- The components include preparing supply-demand scenarios and infrastructure projects, developing policy notes, and training workshops like the one described.
- The workshop will introduce the DASS-TIM modeling tool to counterparts and agree on scenarios to model infrastructure plans and policy impacts.
This document discusses air quality and tree programs run by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). It provides background on SCAQMD's jurisdiction over a 4-county region containing over 17 million people. Trees can help improve air quality by reducing heat islands, providing pollution removal, and creating walkable communities. SCAQMD operates tree planting programs that have planted over 9,000 trees in 35 cities and counties to help offset emissions. It also discusses a reforestation project to plant 470,000 seedlings over 2,000 acres of the Angeles National Forest burned in a large wildfire.
The document discusses several interrelated challenges facing the SCAG region: growth and congestion; freight movement; air quality and the environment; energy, fuels, and prices; transportation finance; and economics and institutions. It notes that the SCAG region is forecast to grow by 28% in population and 27% in employment by 2035, adding over 5 million new residents. This growth will make the region more diverse and older, with nearly 30% of the population over 65 by 2025 compared to 11% in 2000. This aging population will place new demands on transportation and affect income taxes.
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Overview of NIWA's Urban Air Quality and Health group research on integrating exposure concepts into urban planning through measurement campaigns and the development of the TOTUS system.
Presented at the seminar – Urban air quality: Relationships between urban form, pollutant behaviour and population health.
Date: Tuesday 25 November,
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http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2014/11/seminar-urban-air-quality/
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The document summarizes Gateshead Council's Travel Plan, which aims to reduce car usage and encourage more sustainable transportation options like public transit, walking, and cycling among council employees and visitors. It provides background on plan development, including data collection and stakeholder surveys. Key actions include improving public transit access and information, enhancing opportunities for carpooling and cycling, and reducing the need to travel. The plan will be implemented through a group overseeing targeted actions and annual monitoring to meet five-year targets like a 15% reduction in drive-alone commuting.
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The Cleaner Air for Scotland strategy review made several key conclusions and recommendations:
1) While Scotland has good air quality by EU standards, additional action is needed as health impacts are better understood. Air pollution and climate issues are interconnected.
2) The strategy's structure was complex and implementation uneven; the new strategy needs a simpler governance structure and clearer accountability.
3) A wider range of emission sources beyond transport must be addressed, including domestic burning and agriculture.
4) The recommendations include developing integrated thematic strategies, ensuring new developments don't worsen air quality, improving behavior change programs, and strengthening environmental regulations.
The METRIC project aims to map regional transport innovation capacity in Europe over 18 months with 5 partner organizations. The project will identify strengths and weaknesses to develop guidelines and recommendations to support innovation. Key activities include mapping transport research/innovation, measuring regional innovation performance, and analyzing regional innovation principles/typologies. Expected results include reports on regional frameworks, indicators, SWOT analyses, and innovation roadmaps.
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1. Costa Rica is working to improve its greenhouse gas emissions measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) and projection capacities to support long-term planning for decarbonization.
2. Costa Rica will be launching its long-term strategy and investing in models like TIMES, OSMOSIS, and LEAP to identify cost-effective technologies for transitioning to a low-carbon economy.
3. Long-term planning in Costa Rica includes national development plans, strategic sector plans, regional development plans, and land use plans that define goals and actions at the national, regional, and local levels to achieve long-term
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2 Webinars were held on the 10th & 12th July 2018 covering:
T-TRIID competition overview
The four transport ‘challenges’
The application process
How applications are assessed
What funding is available and how it is awarded
The key dates and deadlines
Plus a chance to ask questions
Find out more here: https://www.ktn-uk.co.uk/news/t-triid-competition-to-improve-transport-in-africa-and-south-asia-now-open
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STEP Conference 2019 - Kids Promote Improvements to Air QualitySTEP_scotland
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency's Citizen Science Programme works with schools on air quality issues in three approaches:
1) Banner competitions to promote awareness of air quality issues
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3) Providing free teaching resources to educate students
Several local authorities have partnered with the program using a mix of these approaches. Examples of participating schools provided include monitoring projects identifying peaks from bus and vehicle traffic, and schools promoting anti-idling and active travel campaigns.
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The webinar provided an overview of the new OECD (Q)SAR Assessment Framework for evaluating the scientific validity of (Q)SAR models, predictions, and results from multiple predictions. The QAF provides assessment elements for existing principles for evaluating models, as well as new principles for evaluating predictions and results. In addition to the principles, assessment elements, and guidance for evaluating each element, the QAF includes a checklist for reporting assessments.
This new Framework provides regulators with a consistent and transparent approach for reviewing the use of (Q)SAR predictions in a regulatory context and increases the confidence to accept alternative methods for evaluating chemical hazards. The OECD worked closely together with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Italy) and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), supported by a variety of international experts to develop a checklist of criteria and guidance for evaluating each criterion. The aim of the QAF is to help establish confidence in the use of (Q)SARs in evaluating chemical safety, and was designed to be applicable irrespective of the modelling technique used to build the model, the predicted endpoint, and the intended regulatory purpose.
The webinar provided an overview of the project and presented the main aspects of the framework for assessing models and results based on individual or multiple predictions.
Monitor indicators of genetic diversity from space using Earth Observation dataSpatial Genetics
Genetic diversity within and among populations is essential for species persistence. While targets and indicators for genetic diversity are captured in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, assessing genetic diversity across many species at national and regional scales remains challenging. Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) need accessible tools for reliable and efficient monitoring at relevant scales. Here, we describe how Earth Observation satellites (EO) make essential contributions to enable, accelerate, and improve genetic diversity monitoring and preservation. Specifically, we introduce a workflow integrating EO into existing genetic diversity monitoring strategies and present a set of examples where EO data is or can be integrated to improve assessment, monitoring, and conservation. We describe how available EO data can be integrated in innovative ways to support calculation of the genetic diversity indicators of the GBF monitoring framework and to inform management and monitoring decisions, especially in areas with limited research infrastructure or access. We also describe novel, integrative approaches to improve the indicators that can be implemented with the coming generation of EO data, and new capabilities that will provide unprecedented detail to characterize the changes to Earth’s surface and their implications for biodiversity, on a global scale.
STEP Conference 2015 - Nikola Miller, RTPI Scotland - The Role of Planning in Air Quality Improvements
1. The Role of Planning in Air Quality
Improvements
4 November 2015
Nikola Miller
Planning Policy and Practice Officer
RTPI Scotland
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4. • Creates high-quality, diverse and sustainable places that
promote wellbeing and attract investment;
• Reduces the need to travel;
• Integrates different transport modes;
• Provides safe and convenient opportunities for walking
and cycling; and
• Promotes the transition to a low carbon economy.
National Planning Framework 3 and
Scottish Planning Policy:
Framework for a planning system supporting development that:
5. • Strategic and Local Development Plans must take into
account the implications of development for air quality;
• Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental
Impact Assessments must identify the potential effects
of plans and developments on air quality and how these
can be mitigated;
• The impacts of Development Plans son the transport
network must be assessed in line with Transport
Scotland’s Development Planning and Management
Transport Appraisal Guidance (DPMTAG).
Current Legislative Requirements:
Planning authorities must consider air quality as part of decision making: