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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.
Financial markets, institutions and policies in the context of sustainable development: Dimensions, issues and actors of an emerging arena. Brussels, 22-23 November 2012
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This workshop intended to scope the mechanisms and operational design of financial markets, explore the functional and dysfunctional aspects in a sustainable development (SD) perspective and, on this basis, develop concrete fields of action for SD policy related to financing, financial markets and finance governance. The outcomes of the workshop provide an orientation for SD policy-makers in the debate around the financial markets and future policy options in their administrations. Presentations are available online together with background documentation and videos.
Building the cities we want. Geneva, 27 November 2012
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The event considered the current and future sustainability issues in European cities. In two thematic panels, the fourth UNECE (UN Economic Commission for Europe) Green Economy seminar presents trends and challenges in European cities related to energy, transport and ageing populations. It alsol provided the platform for a shared discussion on how to respond to these environmental, social and economic issues in order to achieve sustainable urban development in the wider European region. Each panel included key note presentations of city case studies, followed by experts’ input and an overview of related UNECE’s activities. During a final session, conclusions and recommendations from the thematic panel discussions were drawn with the aim of identifying potential joint activities for inter-sectoral cooperation in UNECE on sustainable urban development.
Credibility across cultures: expertise, uncertainty and the global politics of scientific advice. Brighton, 6-7 February 2013
Posted on: 11 March 2013
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Tackling the sustainability and development challenges of the 21st century will undoubtedly require the ‘best available’ scientific advice: to measure progress; to predict impacts; to identify solutions; and to evaluate options and pathways for decision-making. The annual symposium of the STEPS Centre (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) considered what is ‘best advice’ – and how might this idea need to be re-thought – amidst the inherent complexities, uncertainties and contestations of knowledge and value that pervade so many of today’s challenges. Many questions persist about how to build and maintain robust, open and accountable processes of expert advice that can operate effectively across disciplines, sectors, social contexts and national boundaries. Presentations, videos and resources from the event are available online.
Lessons learned from the Commission on Sustainable Development
Posted on: 28 February 2013
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This report responds to UN General Assembly resolution 67/2031 which requests the Secretary-General to submit a focused report on lessons learned from the Commission on Sustainable Development. Its purpose is to inform the General Assembly negotiations to define the format and organizational aspects of the high-level political forum created in Rio+20 to follow-up on the implementation of sustainable development. As mandated by the General Assembly, it was prepared in consultation with Member States, and benefiting from the inputs of major groups and other relevant stakeholders. The report shows that the Commission on Sustainable Development played an important role in keeping sustainable development high on the international agenda – demonstrating the importance of having a high-level body on sustainable development.
London’s Quality of Life Indicators 2012 Report
Posted on: 20 February 2013
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The London Sustainable Development Commission’s fourth Quality of Life Indicators report provides a snapshot of London’s quality of life and identifies the sustainability issues London faces. The indicator set encompasses 33 headline indicators across the environmental, social and economic spheres. It provides baseline data that will inform the Commission’s future work programme and advice to the Mayor.
Consultation on the strategic road network and the delivery of sustainable development
Posted on: 11 February 2013
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The government has published revised policy for consultation, setting out the role of the strategic road network in enabling economic growth. The new policy will replace Circulars Circular 02/2007 Planning and the Strategic Road Network, and DfT Circular 01/2008 Policy on service areas and other roadside facilities on motorways and all-purpose trunk roads in England. Comments are requested by 25 March 2013.
Planning, connecting and financing cities – now: Priorities for city leaders
Posted on: 11 February 2013
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This report from the World Bank provides a policy guide local officials can use to create the jobs, housing, and infrastructure needed to turn their cities into hubs of prosperity for current and future residents. It presents a practical framework for sustainable urbanization, which is organized around the three policy pillars of the title. The coordination among these pillars is critical, particularly the relationship between land use planning and hazard risk, housing, infrastructure, and urban transport. This framework has already helped to reshape core urbanization policy debates and to integrate action across the urban space in countries such as Colombia, India, Uganda, and Vietnam.
10 principles for liveable high density cities: Lessons from Singapore
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This report draws upon Singapore’s successful urbanisation experience. Despite its population density, the city-state has consistently ranked favourably in various surveys measuring the liveability and sustainability of cities around the globe.
Tomorrow’s city today: Eco-city indicators, standards and frameworks
Posted on: 8 February 2013
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This project deals with the international development and use of various ‘eco-city’ indicators, standards and frameworks. It is centred upon a deliberative process involving an international group of leading experts. Funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, the project involved a three-day conference held in autumn 2012 in Bellagio, Italy. The project comprises three parts: (1) comparative analyses of contemporary eco-city indicator systems and endorsement schemes; (2) evaluation of eco-city indicator use within particular policy contexts; and (3) recommendations concerning policy needs and opportunities at local, national and international levels. This report contains the results of the project.
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