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7th Making Cities Liveable Conference. Kingscliff, New South Wales, Australia, 10-11 July 2014
Posted on: 7 August 2014
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This conference examined how to plan for healthy, sustainable and resilient cities. A book of abstracts is available online.
Sustainability transitions at the international, European and national level: Approaches, objectives and tools for sustainable development governance
Posted on: 21 July 2014
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This European Sustainable Development Network (ESDN) Quarterly Report provides an overview of the concept sustainability transitions and transformative environmental and sustainability policies and thus deepens the work that started by preparing the 11th ESND Workshop (Berlin, June 25-26, 2014) on the same topic. In general, sustainability transitions take place in the context of ongoing and very lively debates about future aspects of sustainable development on the international level (e.g. Rio+20 follow-up, post-2015 debate and SDGs) and important developments in Europe and on the national level. For example, EU level policy strategies formulate long-term visions for society and include objective for economic, societal and environmental innovations. In addition, several European countries (e.g. Belgium, Finland, France) work towards societal commitments for sustainable development, transformative issues, and long-term perspectives up to 2050 which signal important new angles for sustainable development.
DYNAMIX
Posted on: 25 June 2014
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DYNAMIX aims to identify dynamic and robust policy mixes that can lead to decoupling the environmental impact of EU resource use from economic growth.
Future-proofing society: Why planners need to be at the forefront of responses to climate change and demographic change
Posted on: 24 June 2014
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This is the second in a series of five ‘big picture’ papers (branded ‘Planning Horizons’) published by the RTPI. The focus in this paper is on three aspects of climate, extreme weather, water provision and energy supply, and three aspects of demographic change, population growth, ageing populations and social cohesion.
Making it happen: Oxfam’s proposals for the post-2015 Framework
Posted on: 17 June 2014
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Overcoming inequality and slowing global warming are imperative for achieving a world free from poverty and suffering, according to a new Oxfam report. The report comes ahead of the UN’s Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG) meeting in September 2014. This paper puts forwards Oxfam’s proposals for what new goals and targets should be included and how they can be designed to bring about lasting change.
2nd GLOBE Natural Capital Accounting Study: Legal and policy developments in twenty-one countries
Posted on: 17 June 2014
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Working in partnership with the Global Legislators Organisation, GLOBE International, the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources has published a major review of national laws and policies in 21 countries concerning natural capital accounting. The study featured contributions from 56 individuals, including parliamentarians, government officials, external consultants, and subject matter experts from UCL. Natural capital accounting is a process that supplements conventional measures of economic activity such as GDP, to provide data and information concerning the economic importance of environmental assets. The study identifies a flexible set of options for enabling natural capital accounting, highlighting key experiences, challenges and lessons learned in the 21 featured countries. It also outlines a roadmap for future action to improve the global knowledge-base concerning legal and policy options for managing natural capital.
10 of the most innovative sustainability solutions from cities across the globe
Posted on: 16 June 2014
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These ideas are taken from the 2014 Sustainia 100 report, an annual guide to 100 innovative sustainability solutions from around the world.
The rise of resilience: Linking resilience and sustainability in city planning
Posted on: 10 June 2014
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This blog argues that resilience is being used in many cases as a replacement for sustainability, which it is not. Resilience and sustainability need to be linked, but with care and clarity.
New Cities Foundation
Posted on: 6 June 2014
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The New Cities Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to making cities across the world more inclusive, dynamic and creative. It aims to incubate, promote and scale urban innovations through collaborative partnerships between government, business, academia and civil society.
Introduction and Proposed Goals and Targets on Sustainable Development for the Post2015 Development Agenda
Posted on: 3 June 2014
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One of the main outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, was the agreement by Member States to launch a process to develop a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs). Rio+20 did not elaborate specific goals but stated that the SDGs should be limited in number, aspirational and easy to communicate. The goals should address in a balanced way all three dimensions of sustainable development and be coherent with and integrated into the UN development agenda beyond 2015. A 30-member Open Working Group (OWG) of the General Assembly, established on 22 January 2013, is tasked with preparing a proposal on the SDGs. A draft document has now been produced on proposed goals and targets on sustainable development.
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