Cyhoeddiadau

Effective information communication and public participation in the planning process are important elements for facilitating successful environmental decision-making. Previous research has demonstrated the importance of these factors for delivering benefits to a wide range of stakeholders in the planning system by increasing the transparency and efficiency of the planning process. Planning information relating to the…

WAG’s policies on area regeneration, child poverty, public service provision, equality and workforce development all help Wales move closer towards the vision set out in the One Wales coalition agreement. If introduced, a Living Wage policy has the potential to make a further contribution towards many of these policy areas and the overall One Wales…

In-work Poverty in the East Midlands was commissioned by emda to provide a detailed assessment of the issue of in-work poverty in the East Midlands and its implications for regional economic performance. The research, and this report, is based on four substantive elements: a systematic literature review on in-work poverty; an analysis of the scale…

This report will briefly outline the activities undertaken thus far regarding the evaluation of the WTP in North Wales. There is nothing to report on research findings at this stage.

This report presents key findings from a recent study looking at the implementation of Unified Assessment (UA) from key stakeholder perspectives, including, older people, their carers and staff working in health and social care organizations. The work was funded by the Wales Office of Research and Development for Health and Social Care. This research was…

The involvement of workers and their representatives in consultation on arrangements for managing risks to health and safety at work is a key element of the requirements of the EU Framework Directive 89/391. While there are differences in provisions between member states that reflect national differences in regulatory styles and labour relations cultures and practices,…

Enormous changes have taken place in the labour market during the last four decades. The number of women in the labour market has increased dramatically, with the greatest increase in labour market participation found amongst married women. The composition of the labour force changed over this period as the jobs in male-intensive industries declined and…

Qualitative research from Wales sought to explore aspects of childrens views on government and participation. The research project was conducted in 2001 with 105 children aged 811 from a diverse sample of schools across Wales. The article first reports the childrens perspectives on different levels (and places) of government: the UK parliament and the Welsh…

This paper aims to review the state of play of GIS use in measuring accessibility to services drawing on work in areas such as health, public services, transport and environmental justice. The first section describes what is meant by ‘accessibility’ in the context of our research. To date this has predominantly been concerned with measures…

In recent years, the UK Government and devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have all stresses the pivotal role of the skills agenda as a key driver in tackling a wide range of economic and social problems. Notably, the Leitch Review of Skills stated that ‘skills is the most important lever within our…