Cobb County Government’s Post

This posting from my alma mater - viz.,The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - fits nicely with my BBC News piece I posted earlier today, with commentary. That commentary on the “suffragettes movement” equally applies to this one. The overarching theme is that there are certain movements that are just not passing fads. ESG is, and just happens to be (i.e., just like the “suffragettes movement “), one of them, despite the inevitable ebbs-and-flows it is & will undergo.

Very pleased to have spoken for Westminster Forum Projects last week on next steps for High Streets and Towns with lessons from Historic England's Heritage Action Zones and High Street Heritage Actions Zones programmes and the combined DCMS Arms' Length Bodies Levelling Up Places Service. Grateful to all speakers for putting heritage in the spotlight as a vital asset that towns should be looking to invest in and for support of our lessons learned about: ·      moving work with communities from 'engagement' to participation to leadership,  ·      the need for lead in time for major capital spending and the opportunities for other meaningful activity in that time to build participation and partnership and to get the long-term plan in place,  ·      the importance of a mixed portfolio of investments (large and small) to achieve area wide benefits and allow flexibility, and  ·      the opportunities for heritage to provide homes, spaces for business and opportunities for communities to come together and create. Fitting a lot in to 15 minutes and appreciated thoughtful Q&A for which answers:  ·      historic buildings aren’t inherently fuel inefficient and they can be made more efficient using means that protect their value, whilst avoiding damp – we enable pragmatic conservation (not dogmatic preservation); ·     evaluating long term investment projects requires thoughtful data collection at the outset including qualitative perception studies, but also requires reconsidering your KPIs as time and policies pass (what benefits did you deliver that didn't expect?); ·     there is great opportunity for adult skills training in heritage investment programmes. Great Yarmouth Preservation Trust's brilliant model of participation and learning is one for many to learn from. and these are skills in maintaining and bringing buildings back into use that are needed across the country in great numbers. More detail on Heritage Action Zones here: https://lnkd.in/eDyU8V_B and the Levelling Up Places Service here: https://lnkd.in/eWPzB6rm

🎓 Start our online course on meaningful child and youth participation in public decision-making today! It's time for adults with policy-making responsibilities to step up the efforts to seek children and young people’s views, upholding their rights to be active members of democratic societies. Here is how: https://lnkd.in/dfqv4U2u

These are difficult times to talk about justice, but it's our responsibility to keep trying, in any way and space we can. Thank you to all the contributors to this new collective work, just published in Planning Theory & Practice, which addresses issues of epistemic justice in transport and urban planning. Drawing on five international case studies, we reflect on how prejudice and exclusion threaten to undermine the ability of street transformation projects to express social justice outcomes. We also consider how planners, citizens and social movements can help to open up more equitable spaces for articulating a vision of the street as 'seen by citizens'. With Emilia Smeds, Joanna Kocsis, James Connolly, Ana M. Polgár, Kevin Manaugh, E. Owen Waygood, Paola Castañeda, Matthew Wargent. Free copies available from: https://lnkd.in/d6PgdrZU

Understanding place value in high street regeneration: creative methods in public engagement Dr Fei Chen has written a policy briefing for the Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place on how effective public engagement builds a better understanding of place value. https://shorturl.at/jmtQ4

"Communities know what their community needs are, and it was clear that, with a little public engagement professional support, they can achieve great things." 🧑🤝🧑🙋♀️ Rachel Edwards, Public Engagement Officer, reflects on her visit to the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) Engage Live 2024 conference, and how we can keep evolving public engagement practices for a better future for all. Read the blog 🔗👇 https://lnkd.in/e65tRjmf

April marks National Fair Housing Month, a time to reaffirm our commitment to ensuring equal access to housing for all. 🏠✨ At Senerchia & Senerchia PC, we believe in the power of community and the right of every individual, regardless of background, to find a place called home. This month, let's celebrate progress, address ongoing challenges, and work together towards a future where fair housing is not just a law, but a reality for everyone. #FairHousingMonth #EqualityForAll #CommunityStrength #estateplanning #estateplan #estateplanningattorney #futureplanning #financialfuture #SenerchiaAndSenerchia #LegalExperts #FamilyLawFirm #EstatePlanning #RealEstateLaw #BusinessLaw #LegalServices #TrustAndWills #RhodeIslandLawyers #LegalAdvice #LegacyProtection

April marks National Fair Housing Month, a time to reaffirm our commitment to ensuring equal access to housing for all. 🏠✨ At Senerchia & Senerchia PC, we believe in the power of community and the right of every individual, regardless of background, to find a place called home. This month, let's celebrate progress, address ongoing challenges, and work together towards a future where fair housing is not just a law, but a reality for everyone. #FairHousingMonth #EqualityForAll #CommunityStrength #estateplanning #estateplan #estateplanningattorney #futureplanning #financialfuture #SenerchiaAndSenerchia #LegalExperts #FamilyLawFirm #EstatePlanning #RealEstateLaw #BusinessLaw #LegalServices #TrustAndWills #RhodeIslandLawyers #LegalAdvice #LegacyProtection