Happy Holidays from LGIU
Happy holidays! How local governments around the world sharing festive cheer.
Global
Publication
Topic: Culture, sport and tourism
An essential ingredient for place making. How can communities and local government work together to make local life fun and enriching and attract visitors for economic development?
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
Cork’s library cat Eugene Eyebrow helps kids celebrate difference
A book written to celebrate difference is being used by Cork City Libraries to support families with hearing impaired members to enjoy story time together.
Global, Ireland
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
With case study
Free with sign in
Spotlight on innovative approaches to libraries in Europe: insights for the UK
UK libraries are currently facing a crisis but it doesn’t have to be this way, the pandemic has amplified the need for community spaces and digital learning areas – giving libraries untapped potential if reimagined with the correct care and investment.
England & Wales, Global, Scotland
Briefing
With case study
Members
Arts and culture update and Arts Council England’s Delivery Plan 2021-24
As arts and cultural organisations reset and repurpose, new funding and Arts Council England’s Delivery Plan 2021-24 set the direction for a greater focus on place-based approaches to arts and culture.
England & Wales
Briefing
Members
The challenges and opportunities ahead for local sports and leisure services
This briefing looks at the challenges and opportunities ahead for local sports and leisure services, considering the latest Active Lives data and research and recommendations by APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) to safeguard services for the future.
England & Wales
Briefing
Members
Synthetic, natural or hybrid: what is the optimal turf?
This briefing looks at NSW’s Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) recently released the Synthetic Turf Study In Public Open Space report which applies a wide lens, looking at the potential social environmental and economic impacts, benefits and limitations of synthetic turf.
Australia
Briefing
LIVE Q&A EVENT: Treaty, People, Place
The State of Victoria is working with Aboriginal Victorians as equal partners to develop a historic first treaty with the potential to redefine the relationship between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Victorians. Join us on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples to discuss how this monumental process might shape local policy and land use planning in…
Australia
Event
What did Euro 2020 tell us about our ongoing failure to tackle racism in society and what lessons can we learn from it?
Peter Smith, LGIU Commissioning Editor – England, explores historical and contemporary racism in football and how sport can be used to educate communities and the children in them to help us move forward.
England & Wales
Blog Post
Blog
