Sunday, May 22nd, 2011
“The RTPI has long campaigned for a national planning framework for England but the NPPF must be spatial to be effective. National planning must show the geography of planned activities, development and infrastructure and how the Government’s policies and land use designations apply to different parts of the country.”
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
South Korea is keen to actively participate in the many projects in the pipeline aimed at developing Qatar’s railway industry. “Both South Korea and Qatar have made great efforts on the important issue of transportation. Korea has implemented policies in building transport facilities in cities to meet transport demands. I hope Korea and Qatar will have
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Two groundbreaking ceremonies were also held Thursday there to launch the Çetin hydroelectric power station, a project by European renewable energy firm Statkraft, and Kirazlık hydroelectric power station, owned by Baren Enerji. Limak has a 20 percent share in Kirazlık, executives said. Alkumru is Turkey’s second biggest electricity generating dam run by the private sector, according
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Wales, as one of very few nations to have included sustainability in its constitution, has a legal duty to promote sustainable development in all its activities; this agenda is driven by a number of policy documents, the most recent being One Wales: One Planet (2009), and builds upon the 2005 UK framework, One Future: Different
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Shri Anand Sharma Union Minister for Commerce & Industry expressed hope that the ongoing ‘India Show’ will be a unique opportunity for the African businesses to deepen and strengthen existing ties and forge new linkages with Indian companies. Shri Sharma inaugurated India Show at Millennium Hall, Addis Ababa today.
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
In June 2011, the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) is to take part in an ambitious project to ‘spread the word’ about marine research and the importance and vulnerability of the world’s oceans, with particular focus on the Mediterranean and Ligurian/northern Tyrrhenian Seas. The project, ‘Environmental Impacts Know No Boundaries: A Marine Environmental Workshop for Graduate
Friday, May 20th, 2011
The management of the nation’s apex maritime regulatory authority, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has lauded the management of African Circle Pollution Management Limited (ACPML) for the strides it has taken in fulfilling the agreement it signed with the Federal Government on the control of marine pollution in Nigeria’s territorial waters. Read More
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Japan’s 11 March mega-quake shifted the ocean floor sideways by more than 20m (65ft), according one instrument placed on the seabed off the nation’s coast. This direct measurement exceeds the displacement suggested by some models built only from data gathered on land. The figure was recorded by the Japan Coast Guard which maintains underwater geodetic equipment along
Friday, May 20th, 2011
Peru’s Congress unanimously approved a resolution on Wednesday that ratifies the country’s northern maritime border with Ecuador, state news agency Andina reported. Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said the approval of the resolution was a historical day for Peru.“I’m very excited because today is a historical day for Peru that I am able
Friday, May 20th, 2011
The ground may still be wet from consistent rainfall the past few weeks, but the Brazil Water System Improvements Project is still moving forward on schedule. Hannum, Wagle and Cline Project Engineer Matthew Pierce spoke to The Brazil Times recently, shortly after a monthly progress meeting with contractors about what has been done in the past
