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International Eco-Cities Initiative
Posted on: 8 February 2013
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The International Eco-Cities Initiative is a multi-national research network co-ordinated by scholars at the University of Westminster (London), the Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore), and the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation at the Smithsonian Institution (Washington DC). The initiative undertakes and supports: research into contemporary urban sustainability and related governance and innovation issues; comparative analyses of diverse eco-city initiatives in various national and cultural contexts; seminars, workshops and conferences; knowledge transfer between academics, policy-makers and practitioners; and postgraduate and research training through the MPhil/PhD programme. You can sign up to receive issues of the International Eco-Cities Initiative newsletter. Published three times per year, it provides information about the project’s research, events and publications, and seeks to contribute to analysis and discourse on ‘eco-cities’ and sustainable urbanism of various kinds across the world.
Measuring the potential of local green growth: An analysis of Greater Copenhagen
Posted on: 5 February 2013
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As the need to address the impacts of climate change becomes more urgent and the subsequent green momentum continues to gather pace, individual governments and companies are transitioning to a low-carbon economy. This transition to a low-carbon economic and industrial future is taking place in a highly uncertain and competitive marketplace. With many countries and cities seeking to give their own domestic companies a head start as closer attention is paid to this low carbon transition, indicators are becoming increasingly important as a mechanism to inform the development of programmes designed to generate green economic growth. This paper presents, for the first time a local ‘green growth’ indicator framework. This indicator framework was developed from the OECD ‘green growth’ strategy at the national level, but modified to highlight issues of transition that are most relevant for local areas. This working paper is the first trialling of this approach, along with an indicator visualisation tool – or dashboard. The dashboard allows easy assessment of the progress of a particular local area in a number of indicator variables. The paper discussed results for the analysis of Copenhagen and its cleantech cluster.
Technology4change
Posted on: 5 February 2013
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Technology4change examines the most important environment research, emerging technologies and innovative products from around the world, selected from over 50 news sources every week.
Reference Framework for European Sustainable Cities
Posted on: 29 January 2013
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The Reference Framework for European Sustainable Cities (RFSC) has been successfully launched and is now available to all European cities and municipalities wishing to pursue an integrated and sustainable urban development. The RFSC offers practical support in integrating sustainability principles into policies and actions at various urban scales, from neighbourhood level to the wider metropolitan level.
The financial sector and sustainable development: Logics, principles and actors
Posted on: 23 January 2013
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The latest issue of the quarterly report from the European Sustainable Development Network offers insight into the relationships, linkages, and differences between the financial sector and sustainable development.
Financial markets, institutions and policies in the context of sustainable development: Dimensions, issues and actors of an emerging arena. Brussels, 22-23 November 2012
Posted on: 23 January 2013
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The workshop intended to scope the mechanisms and operational design of financial markets, explore the functional and dysfunctional aspects in a sustainable development perspective and, on this basis, develop concrete fields of action for sustainable development policy related to financing, financial markets and finance governance. Full workshop documentation, including the background paper, the workshop report, the PowerPoint slides and videos of the presentations is available online.
Knowledge, capacity building, and networks for sustainable development: A review
Posted on: 23 January 2013
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To achieve its objectives, the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development must keep itself fully updated on the current status of sustainable development knowledge, capacity building, and networks (among other topics). This report is a selective, summary scan of the current “state of the art” in each of those subjects, in a sustainable development context, with resulting recommendations to UNOSD. The report is based on extensive desk research, correspondence with centres of knowledge and expertise, and interviews and consultations with relevant experts.
Design Other 90 Network
Posted on: 17 January 2013
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Design with the Other 90%: CITIES features sixty projects, proposals, and solutions that address the complex issues arising from the unprecedented rise of informal settlements in emerging and developing economies. Divided into six themes—Exchange, Reveal, Adapt, Include, Prosper and Access—to help orient the visitor, the exhibition shines the spotlight on communities, designers, architects, and private, civic, and public organizations that are working together to formulate innovative approaches to urban planning, affordable housing, entrepreneurship, nonformal education, public health, and more.
Environmental innovation in Germany
Posted on: 17 January 2013
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This paper reviews the recent experience of Germany in encouraging innovation to reduce negative environmental impacts of economic activity. The essence of the German approach to policy-induced environmental innovation is discussed in the context of changing policy objectives, and illustrated with selected examples from waste management, renewable energy and transportation. The paper covers environmental and general innovation policies and the cross-cutting issue of policy co-ordination. Particular attention is paid to analysis of policies to promote renewable energy, including feed-in tariffs, and policies to promote advanced transportation.
On creating the environment for change, and fostering a green economy
Posted on: 17 January 2013
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The authors of this article discuss three initiatives that helped to create a “greener” London.
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