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Hotel Energy Solutions: Fostering innovation to fight climate change
Posted on: 3 July 2012
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In response to the challenge of climate change, the Hotel Energy Solutions (HES) project aims to increase energy efficiency in European small and medium hotels by 20% and their use of renewable energies by 10%, demonstrating that economic growth and sustainability can, and should, go hand in hand. The HES public report summarises the project, including its rationale, steps, main achievements and success stories. It also includes descriptions of the HES supporting materials such as publications and communication materials.
Do the right mix
Posted on: 3 July 2012
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The European Commission’s Sustainable Urban Mobility campaign has been launched. The three-year initiative aims to support sustainable urban mobility campaigners in 31 countries, fostering positive change in attitudes and behaviour. The central objective of this new campaign is to promote the advantages of combining different modes of transportation.
Urban Practice Guide: The do’s and don’ts of sustainable urban mobility policy in a peer to peer practitioners approach
Posted on: 29 June 2012
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The European Metropolitan Network Institute has published a guide which is designed to help the urban professional get a better insight into how other cities develop and implement policy measures and interventions with regard to urban sustainable mobility. In this guide, cities themselves talk about the measures and interventions they have taken in the field of sustainable urban mobility; what went right, what went wrong, and most importantly, what advice do they have for other cities thinking about similar projects. In the guide, the practices have been grouped into different categories: measures and interventions linked to ‘regulation and pricing’, ‘influencing lifestyle and behaviour’ and ‘urban space’. The guide also contains a section that is devoted to how cities can make best use of technological opportunities. To order a copy send an e-mail to: info@emi-network.eu with your postal address and mentioning the number of copies you would like to order. The price per guide is € 9,95 (incl. delivery costs within Europe).
Provisions for cyclists: Webinar. 6 June 2012
Posted on: 29 June 2012
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CIVITAS VANGUARD, CIVITAS ARCHIMEDES and the CIVITAS thematic group ‘Less car intensive lifestyles’ held their second WEBINAR: provisions for cyclists regarding infrastructural and promotional aspects. During this webinar measures to create ideal conditions for cycling infrastructure and promotional campaigns were presented. Presentations and a video of the webinar are available online.
Best European practices in promoting cycling and walking
Posted on: 27 June 2012
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The Verne Transport Research Centre at Tampere University of Technology has published a new book on European best practices in promoting cycling and walking. 10 European cities that are forerunners at the international level were involved in the project. The book offers the latest knowledge to promote cycling and walking. It offers points of view, solutions and ideas for planners and decision makers in cities, municipalities and public administrations. The best European practices have been illustrated with hundreds of colour pictures. The book costs 72 euros.
Reclaiming water rights: Towards an equitable social contract in Goa
Posted on: 21 June 2012
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This report from Tourism Concern attempts to fill in the informational dearth on the issue of water equity and tourism in Goa through a comprehensive analysis of policies and practices of the tourism industry vis-a-vis local communities. It outlines the fallacy of the present Government tourism policy, especially in relation to water appropriation, and attempts to build a case for water management to instead be within the control of local self governing institutions.
Breaking the tape
Posted on: 20 June 2012
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The Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 has published its final review before the Games. The Annual Review 2011 assures progress on sustainability across the London 2012 Programme with a focus on how the Games experience will be distinctly sustainable for different client groups. The Commission’s review has examined a range of factors including waste, energy, food and transport. The analysis shows that the London 2012 Games have made significant achievements in these areas and many others, paving the way for long-term legacy benefits, which could help businesses, event organisers and local communities.
3rd “Policy Meets Research” Workshop on Sustainable Housing. Helsinki, 7-8 June 2012
Posted on: 18 June 2012
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The overriding objective of the project “CORPUS – Enhancing the Connectivity Between Research and Policy-Making in Sustainable Consumption” is to experiment with and develop new integrative modalities of knowledge brokerage at the policy-science interface. This third “Policy meets research” Workshop on sustainable housing focused on scenario building. Presentations are available online.
UNWTO High-Level Regional Conference on Green Tourism. Chiang Mai, Thailand, 8 May 2012
Posted on: 31 May 2012
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The World Tourism Organization organised this meeting in order to introduce the main findings of the recent UN research on tourism as a green economy sector and highlight the main challenges and opportunities facing the public and private sector. The conference also aimed to present national experiences on how sustainable development of tourism and green economy can go hand-in-hand with sustaining economic development in Asia and the Pacific. Presentations are available online.
Effective solutions for green urban transport: Learning from CIVITAS cities. Athens, 24 April 2012
Posted on: 16 May 2012
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Second of a series of four, this workshop brought together participants to learn about effective solutions for green urban transport based on experiences from CIVITAS cities. It presented achievements and results of cities in two thematic area: transport telematics and demand management strategies. All presentations are available online.
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