Crossrail Act 2008

Crossrail Act 2008
Author: Bernan
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2008-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780105418085

Royal assent, 22nd July 2008. An Act to to make provision for a railway transport system running from Maidenhead, in the County of Berkshire, and Heathrow Airport, in the London Borough of Hillingdon, through central London to Shenfield, in the County of Essex, and Abbey Wood, in the London Borough of Greenwich. Explanatory notes to assist in the understanding of this Act are available separately (ISBN 9780105618089). With correction slip dated November 2009

Crossrail Act 2008

Crossrail Act 2008
Author: Great Britain
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2008-08-06
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780105618089

These notes refer to the Crossrail Act 2008 (c. 18) (ISBN 9780105418085) which received Royal Assent on 22 July 2008

Planning Act 2008

Planning Act 2008
Author: U K Stationery Office
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2008-12
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780105429081

Parts 1 to 8 of the Planning Act 2008 create a new system of development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects. The new system covers certain types of energy, transport, water, waste water and waste projects. The number of applications and permits required for such projects is being reduced, compared with the position under current legislation. A major role in the new system is to be played by a new independent body to be called the Infrastructure Planning Commission ('the Commission'). The Commission will be responsible for examining applications for development consent for nationally significant infrastructure projects. National policy statements will set the framework for decisions by the Commission. The Secretary of State will have a wide discretion as to how prescriptive the policy should be. The Act sets out the procedures for examination of an application. It is intended that in examining applications greater use is made of written representations with less reliance on oral representations; and restrictions are being placed on the use of cross examination by interested parties at a hearing. The Act sets a timetable for examination of applications and decisions. A deadline of six months is stipulated for carrying out the examination procedure and a further three months is allowed for a Council (consisting of between five and nine Commissioners), a Panel or the Secretary of State to take a decision. Part 9 of the Act makes various alterations to the existing town and country planning regime. Part 10 adds certain matters within the field of town and country planning to the legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales. Part 11 empowers the Secretary of State to establish a Community Infrastructure Levy.

The Law of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation

The Law of Compulsory Purchase and Compensation
Author: Michael Barnes KC
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 746
Release: 2014-12-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1782254056

This book is a statement of the current law of compulsory purchase of land and compensation for that purchase. It covers all major aspects of the procedure for the compulsory acquisition of land and deals in full detail with all aspects of the law of compensation for such an acquisition. The many and diverse statutory provisions are organised into a series of chapters containing all principles and rules and there is a full analysis and explanation of the leading authorities on the subject and the principles derived from those authorities without which the subject cannot be understood. The aim of the book is, not only to explain the statutory provisions and to organise the various possible claims for compensation into different heads, but also to explain and analyse the substantial body of case law which has built up, particularly in recent years, and the relationship between that body of law and the underlying statutory provisions. The book also attempts to explain the purpose of the statutory provisions and the reason for the rules that are derived from the authorities. Chapters of the book are devoted to the procedure for formulating and pursuing a claim for compensation and to the valuation principles which must be applied in advancing claims. An Appendix is provided by Mr Nicholas Eden FRICS, a leading valuer in the field, which contains examples of different types of compensation valuation with annotations as to how the valuations are prepared and built up. A further aim of the book is to provide, where possible, practical advice to public authorities and landowners involved in the process of compulsory purchase and compensation as well as to explain the legal principles.

Localism Act 2011

Localism Act 2011
Author: Great Britain
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 502
Release: 2011-11-18
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780105420118

Royal assent, 15 November 2011. An Act to make provision about the functions and procedures of local and certain other authorities; to make provision about the functions of the Commission for Local Administration in England; to enable the recovery of financial sanctions imposed by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the United Kingdom from local and public authorities; to make provision about local government finance; to make provision about town and country planning, the Community Infrastructure Levy and the authorisation of nationally significant infrastructure projects; to make provision about social and other housing; to make provision about regeneration in London. Explanatory notes to assist in the understanding of this Act are available separately (ISBN 9780105620112)

Localism Bill

Localism Bill
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2010-12-13
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780215557513

The Localism Bill contains a package of reforms that will devolve greater power and freedoms to councils and neighbourhoods, establish powerful new rights for communities, change the planning system, and give communities control over housing decisions. The Bill contains eight parts and 24 schedules. Part 1 deals with local government and individual chapters include general powers, fire and rescue authorities, governance, predetermination, standards, pay accountability. Part 2 deals with EU fines, and Part 3 with non-domestic rates. Community empowerment is the subject of part 4, and this includes local referendums, council tax, a community right to challenge, and provisions on assets of community value. The changes to the planning system in Part 5 cover plans and strategies, the community infrastructure levy, neighbourhood planning, enforcement, nationally significant infrastructure projects. Housing (part 6) includes: allocation and homelessness; tenure reform in social housing; housing finance; housing mobility; regulation of social housing. London (part 7) is to be given greater powers, including measures to aid regeneration. The final chapter covers miscellaneous matters.

Uncertainty in Acoustics

Uncertainty in Acoustics
Author: Robert Peters
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 467
Release: 2020-07-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0429894295

This guide to estimating uncertainties in the measurement, prediction and assessment of noise and vibration applies across environmental noise and vibration, occupational noise and vibration exposure, and building and architectural acoustics. The book collates information from the various Standards and from research, with explanation, examples and case studies. It enables estimation of uncertainty in the measurement and prediction of acoustic quantities, suitable for use in environmental impact and occupational exposure assessments. It is for acoustic consultants, mechanical and building service engineers, architect and building professionals and environmental health officers. Bob Peters worked for more than forty years in acoustics and noise control – teaching, research, consultancy. He was a principal acoustic consultant with Applied Acoustic Design, a senior research fellow at London South Bank University, and a tutor on Institute of Acoustics distance learning courses.

Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems
Author: David Anderson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 759
Release: 2018-05-19
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319734113

This book reports on the 12th International Workshop on Railway Noise held on 12-16 September 2016 at Terrigal, Australia. It gathers peer-reviewed papers describing the latest developments in rail noise and vibration, as well as state-of-the-art reviews by distinguished experts in the field. The papers cover a broad range of rail noise topics including wheel squeal, policy, regulation and perception, wheel and rail noise, predictions, measurements and monitoring, interior noise, rail roughness, corrugation and grinding, high speed rail and aerodynamic noise, and structure-borne noise, ground-borne vibration and resilient track forms. It offers an essential reference-guide to both scientists and engineers in their daily efforts to identify, understand and solve a number of problems related to railway noise and vibration, and to achieve their ultimate goal of reducing the environmental impact of railway systems.

The Rules of Project Risk Management

The Rules of Project Risk Management
Author: Robert James Chapman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2019-09-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000650502

The Rules of Project Risk Management, 2nd Edition, provides practical experience-based guidance to support the delivery of effective project risk management. While the discipline is recognised as a major contributor to the successful outcome of projects, its implementation is far from straightforward. Successful delivery requires an in-depth understanding of the "ingredients" of effective risk management practices which impact project performance. The book’s value is derived from the description of these ingredients in a manner which will support their practical implementation. The author describes a series of guidelines (labelled "rules") to support the practical application of project risk management to positively influence project outcomes. The rules are supported by mini case studies of both successful and unsuccessful projects to bring to life the ramifications of effective and poor risk management respectively, and are assembled under seven headings of environment, external stakeholders, organisation and culture, leadership and governance, internal stakeholders, risk resources and system. This second edition contains a new glossary of terms and an overview of the risk management process to enable those new to the subject to understand the core risk management activities. It also contains six more individual guidelines and ten more case studies to support practitioners, researchers and academics alike to gain an even greater appreciation of the drivers of successful project risk management. Enabling the reader to "get inside" risk management to gain an appreciation of the individual components and "how the engine works", this book is essential reading for project and risk management professionals. While the guidelines are described individually so specific subjects can be examined in detail, they must be considered together, for like a car, specialist carburettors, fuel injection or high-octane fuel on their own do not support improved performance. The guidelines can be considered as the elements that should be taken into account when compiling a risk maturity model to drive incremental improvement in risk management practices.

Megaprojects for Megacities

Megaprojects for Megacities
Author: John Landis
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 589
Release: 2022-12-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1803920637

Megaprojects for Megacities is a collection of 14 international case studies of transportation, urban development, and environmental megaprojects completed during the last ten years in North America, Asia and Europe. It goes beyond the previous megaproject literature to look at how and why each project was conceived, planned, engineered, financed, and delivered, and at how particular planning and delivery practices shaped outcomes.