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Welcome to the The Knowledge Exchange
For the past 40 years, we've been the first port of call for knowledge on public and social policy and practice.
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- Clean power targets (House of Commons Library research briefing no 10182)
- Configurations for circularity? A scoping review of urban planning approaches in the circular economy literature, IN Urban Research and Practice, Vol 19 No 1 2026, pp13-33
- Fly-tipping: the illegal dumping of waste (House of Commons Library briefing paper no CBP05672)
- Local labour market buoyancy holds the key to solving the UK’s NEET 'crisis'
- New licensing plans could hit West End investment, IN Estates Gazette, Vol 2634 22 Aug 2026, pp14-15
- Pathways from play to work (retrofitting community building for young people in Romford), IN Architects' Journal, Vol 253 No 8 28 Aug 2026, pp68,70,72,74,76
- Two toots for England's planning overhaul (housebuilding near railway stations), IN Economist, Vol 460 No 9513 22 Aug 2026, pp20-21
- Vision-led transport planning: reform or rebranding?, IN Town and Country Planning, Vol 95 No 4 Jul/Aug 2026, pp245-251
- Benefits, remuneration and terms and conditions of councillors
- Impacts of social media on children and young people (POSTnote no 780)
- Prioritising climate action and sustainability in the UK Government’s health and social care reforms, IN Perspectives in Public Health, 7 Aug 2026 (advance article), pp1-3
- Are pro-productivity policies effective? Evidence from cross-country historical data
- In court, IN Scottish Planning and Environmental Law, No 236 Aug 2026, pp93-95
- Water charges review consultation, IN Scottish Planning and Environmental Law, No 236 Aug 2026, pp85-87
- Heat Ready London: technical report
- More Homes Scotland and the development of a new housing agency for Scotland
- The hidden geography of housing demand exposes policy failure: evidence from billions of housing searches (CAGE working paper no 820/2026)
- Death by a thousand cuts: how other actors are displacing charities from giving, asking for support, and providing help
- Impact of growth of data centres on energy consumption: follow up study
- Enterprise Development Programme: an evaluation of the main programme 2019-2024
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