Reversing nature’s decline with Local Nature Recovery Strategies
Sam Evans shares some of the key lessons learned from the development of Greater Manchester’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
England & Wales, Scotland
Blog Post
Blog
Topic: Communities and society
From social engagement to civic action – how can local government engage citizens in democracy and delivery? What can communities do for themselves with the support of local public bodies?
Members
The IFS Inequality Review: gender inequalities
In May 2019, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) launched the IFS Deaton Review on Inequality. This briefing deals with the review’s work on gender inequality and focuses on the ‘Women and men at work’ report, published in December 2021.
England & Wales, Global, Scotland
Briefing
Happy Holidays from LGIU
Happy holidays! How local governments around the world sharing festive cheer.
Global
Publication
Global Local: 2021 in Recap
At the end of our first year of Global Local, we recap the challenges shared and lessons highlighted.
Global
Publication
Global Local: [true] crime and local government
We bring you a two parter this time. The first half is a great interview with Bradford’s Heather Wilson on how they’re working to help young people avoid crime, with a second half borrowing from the true crime genre with a localgov whodunnit.
England & Wales, Global
Podcast
Blog
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November 2021: Think tank review
What are top think tanks around the world publishing on climate change, workforce, transport, the pandemic and more?
Australia, England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland
Briefing
Small island, big ambitions
Andrea Grochowski, Future Energy Communications Officer for Shetland Islands Council, explores some of the many exciting renewable energy projects underway across Shetland.
Global, Scotland
Blog Post
Blog
Free with sign in
Rural creative industries
This briefing sets out how policymakers and local councils in countryside areas can better understand and support their rural creative economies.
England & Wales, Ireland, Scotland
Briefing
Twelve briefings of Christmas
At LGIU, we are feeling the giving spirit this year and would like to showcase our most-popular briefings throughout 2021 with both members and followers. From 1st – 12th, you will find a new briefing every day in this virtual advent calendar. Access is only available for December – unless you’re a member of course.
Australia, England & Wales, Global, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa
Publication
Members
Thriving not just surviving – a new approach to understanding wellbeing
Wellbeing has become an established concept in policy making: the idea being that policy should promote not just income but ‘what really matters to people’. A report commissioned by the charity, Turn2Us, presents a new model of thriving, co-produced in a participatory process involving service users, academics and practitioners.
England & Wales, Scotland
Briefing
