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Sustainable Development Goals e-Inventory
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Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future and partners has launched the Sustainable Development Goals e-Inventory, a new online tool to crowdsource proposals on global goals for the post-2015 period. The SDG e-Inventory provides all stakeholders with a platform to outline and disseminate their experiences of, research on and recommendations for global goals. This information can then be used to inform the intergovernmental process on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Grand Paris takes off
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Considers the plans for the future of Greater Paris.
Built Infrastructure for Older People’s Care in Conditions of Climate Change (BIOPICCC)
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The BIOPICCC Toolkit provides a series of resources to assist local authorities, partner organisations, and neighbourhood and community groups with local level resilience planning. Specifically, the resources are designed to support users to develop plans to make health and social care services for older people (aged 65 years and older) more resilient to the effects of extreme weather.
Notes on Neighbourhood Planning
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The Department for Communities and Local Government Regular produces bulletins from the neighbourhood planning team containing latest news and policy developments in neighbourhood planning. The fourth issue, dated March 2013, is now available.
Transport, physical activity and health: Present knowledge and the way ahead
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This is a new review of the literature on the links between transport, physical activity and health from University College London and the UK Transport Research Centre.
Rethinking cities: Framing the future. Barcelona, 8-10 October 2012
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The 6th Urban Research and Knowledge Symposium sought to contribute and inform policy choices that can help policymakers manage potential economic efficiency, environmental sustainability and social equity tradeoffs associated with urbanization. The Symposium was organized by The World Bank in partnership with the City of Barcelona and some key partners, and provided a global forum for urban stakeholders, and all who are interested in cities, to discuss and exchange knowledge on urban matters of how to make policy choices under resource constraints and uncertainty that will minimise lock-in and path dependency at later stages of urban development. This site provides information on the background, program, and speakers. You can also download the research and policy papers prepared for and presented during the Symposium.
15th International Riversymposium. Melbourne, 8-11 October 2012
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The International Riversymposium is a world-renowned annual conference focused on a holistic approach to river and water management. Audio and powerpoint presentations are available under the following themes: river ecology; river health; designing river cities; river knowledge tools and techniques; river partnerships; and river partnerships: pathways to sustainability.
Adapting to climate change by working with nature. London, 15 October 2012
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Our towns and cities face numerous complex challenges – overheating, surface water management, air and water pollution, loss of biodiversity and green space. The IHDC 2012 Conference on 15th October discusses ways and means to work with nature and integrate an ecosystem services approach to the design of the built environment. A report of the conference is available online.
Building Sustainability Sweden 2012. Stockholm, 18-19 October 2012
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At this event Swedish and international experts provided up-to-date knowledge on new materials, technology and energy-efficient solutions. Presentations are available from plenary and workshop sessions, covering such issues as retrofitting; climate change impact in urban areas; mobility in the future city; sustainable living in cities; and energy saving in residential and commercial buildings.
Designing cities: Leading the way to world class streets. New York, 24-26 October 2012
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This event provided an opportunity for elected officials, transportation leaders, and key stakeholders from the public and private sector to forge a common vision for cities to achieve national objectives for healthier, more sustainable, equitable, and efficient cities of tomorrow. Videos, background documents and presentations are available online.
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