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Figures for the future: 20 years of sustainable development in Europe? A guide for citizens
Posted on: 15 June 2012
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Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has released a publication in connection with the Rio+20 summit2, the United Nations conference on sustainable development which will take place on 20-22 June 2012. This publication of 160 pages presents 70 of the EU Sustainable Development Indicators which are used to measure and monitor the EU Sustainable Development Strategy, in a new and easy-to-understand style. The publication is complemented by four videos about green growth, green economy and poverty.
Compact city policies : A comparative assessment
Posted on: 14 June 2012
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This book, published by the OECD, examines the concept of the compact city and the implication of the current urban context for compact city policies. It explores their potential outcomes, particularly in terms of how it can contribute to Green Growth and looks at developing indicators to monitor compact city and track policy performance. It reviews compact city policies currently being implemented across the OECD in relation to the pursuit of Green Growth objectives and provides ideas to achieve better outcomes. [ISBN 9789264167841 £81 (£56 for pdf)]
Sustainable cities: Building cities for the future
Posted on: 14 June 2012
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This publication, to be launched at Rio+20 in June 2012 contains examples of best practice and information with the aim of stimulating debate, encouraging city cooperation, and promoting sustainable urban policy and procurement.
URBAN-NEXUS
Posted on: 14 June 2012
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The URBAN-NEXUS Consortium comprises of 13 core partners, supported by 25 Strategic Partners throughout Europe. This coordination and support action builds on the work of the FP6 project URBAN-NET, which formulated the themes that URBAN-NEXUS is now working on. URBAN-NEXUS will develop a Strategic Dialogue & Partnership Framework to organise a long-term collaboration with stakeholders in relation to the key dimensions of sustainable urban development: Urban climate resilience; Health and quality of life; Integrated urban management; Integrated data and information; Competing for urban land.
European Report on Development 2011-2012
Posted on: 13 June 2012
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The latest European Report on Development shows that demand for energy and water is expected to grow by 40% and food by 50% by the year 2030. Poorer countries will be hardest hit as populations continue grow and the consumption of resources increases as a key means of economic growth. The report, supported by the Department for International Development, highlights how businesses, aid agencies and governments must work together to deliver clean, renewable energy, new technology and protect natural resources in some of the poorest countries.
EEA Signals 2012: Building the future we want
Posted on: 12 June 2012
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Signals is an annual publication from the European Environment Agency which aims to explain complex environmental issues for a non-expert audience. The 2012 edition explores the environmental impacts of our consumption and production patterns, and ways these can be changed to reduce their effect on the environment.
From field to fork: The value of England’s food webs
Posted on: 11 June 2012
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A new national report from the Campaign to Protect Rural England finds that despite their critical importance to the health of our high streets, local economies and much loved landscapes, local food networks are under-recognised and poorly supported. Details of individual local food networks is also available.
Separated at birth, reunited in Rio? A roadmap to bring environment and development back together
Posted on: 30 May 2012
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This paper from the Overseas Development Institute argues that despite significant overlaps between climate change and development they are rarely linked through policy. It also sets out to explain why reconciling the two agendas has been so difficult at a practical level, and suggests how Rio+20 could start to bridge the gaps between the two.
Sustainable Development Goals – Feasible, desirable or a leap too far? London, 8 May 2012
Posted on: 30 May 2012
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At this event convened by two of the UK’s leading international development organisations, the Overseas Development Institute and the Institute of Development Studies, a panel of experts discussed the desirability and feasibility of SDGs and explore how they might fit into the wider context of what replaces the Millennium Development Goals in 2015. Audio files from the event are available online.
Designing public sector interventions to mobilise private participation in low carbon development: 20 questions toolkit
Posted on: 30 May 2012
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This Working Paper from the Overseas Development Institute lays out a ‘20 Questions Toolkit’ for those in the public sector who are involved in designing interventions at the project and programme level, to assist them in effectively engaging the private sector in low carbon development.
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