13th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development. Georgetown, Guyana, 15-18 April 2012

Posted on: 15 May 2012
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13th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development was held under the theme “Keeping the right balance, sustaining our resources”, with approximately 140 registered participants coming from a number of Caribbean countries and representing governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector. Reports and presentations are available online.

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Transport Research & Innovation Portal

Posted on: 9 May 2012
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The Transport Research & Innovation Portal (TRIP) is the new name given to the former Transport Research Knowledge Centre. While still continuing the main services provided in the past, TRIP, together with its new name, now has a new visual identity and new features to improve the services offered to its users. The Transport Research Knowledge Centre (TRKC), was created in 1997 in order to disseminate and promote transport research and innovation. TRIP users will find an improved search engine and a wider projects database, including an enriched record of project deliverables and documents. Former services will continue as in the past: release of thematic and policy Publications, monthly e-Newsletters and a constantly up-to-date Events calendar of major transport research conferences worldwide.

TRIP has started the production of Policy Brochures. These publications share important information about the critical role transport research plays in policy-making, planning and development in the transport and mobility sector. Two Policy Brochures have been released and are available on the TRIP website:

Innovating for a competitive and resource-efficient transport system

The report highlights the contribution of research, development, and innovation in securing a competitive and resource-efficient transport system in Europe.

Towards low carbon transport in Europe

This report highlights the contribution of research and innovation in meeting the EU targets on CO2 emission reduction in the transport system.

 

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Workshop on sustainable mobility.Szentendre, Hungary, 19-20 April 2012

Posted on: 8 May 2012
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CORPUS is a European-funded project which aims to enhance the connectivity between research and policy-making in sustainable consumption. The third CORPUS Workshop on sustainable mobility, with a focus on “Scenarios and Possible Sustainable Futures” , brought together more than 55 participants from all over Europe, including researchers, policy-makers and civil society representatives, engaged in one and a half days of intensive discussion on future visions of sustainable mobility and their role in policy planning. The specific aims of the workshop were: to learn from good practices in scenario building as a policy tool; to revise the jointly developed research agenda on sustainable mobility; to brainstorm ideas on how to sustain the CORPUS network activities in the area of sustainable mobility; to provide a networking opportunity for European policy makers and researchers in sustainable mobility; and to further knowledge concerning innovative forms and methods of effective knowledge brokerage. Presentations are available online.

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Promoting cycling for everyone as a daily transport mode

Posted on: 26 April 2012
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The final report of the PRESTO project summarises the main achievements and recommendations from 33 months of experience and practical knowledge in building cycling cultures in five very different European cities, structured by “starter”, “climber” and “champion” cycling cities. It is intended for local and regional authorities across Europe, bicycle retailers, European institutions and NGOs, or anyone who is working on building a cycling culture.

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QUEST (Quality management tool for Urban Energy efficient Sustainable Transport)

Posted on: 26 April 2012
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QUEST , the Quality management tool for Urban Energy efficient Sustainable Transport, aims  to develop an audit tool that evaluates a city’s urban mobility policies, and to support cities in their efforts of developing more sustainable urban mobility systems. QUEST is co-funded by the European Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, under the STEER programme. The project started in May 2011 and will finish in October 2013.

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Civitas: Cleaner and better transport in cities

Posted on: 19 April 2012
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The tenth edition (April 2012) of MOVE, the quarterly newsletter from the Civitas initiative, is now available online. It throws the spotlight on Aalborg’s activities to promote commuting by bike. The city is targeting school children, students and tourists with different initiatives including a “Cycle to School” campaign, a cycle motorway and a popular city bike scheme. This issue also includes the most recent news from the cities participating in this  CIVITAS project. The latest urban transport policy developments from the European Commission is also included.

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MIPIM. Cannes, 6-9 March 2012

Posted on: 17 April 2012
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This annual event provides a complete view of the real estate industry, from investment and financing trends to sustainability and technology. Videos are available on sessions which: explored how innovation in architecture is not only about incorporating the latest technologies and materials, but also about exploring new processes of design and construction through multidisciplinary practice and experimentation; and  the prospects for recovery in Europe, and the implications for real estate.

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CORPUS Workshop II Housing. Helsinki, 15-16 March 2012

Posted on: 17 April 2012
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This event considered policies and policy instruments for sustainable housing. It covered good policy practices in sustainable housing from other EU countries, and identified research needs and helped develop a research agenda for sustainable housing. Presentations are available online.

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Carbon responsible strategies for the North Sea Area. Bremen, 20-21 March 2012

Posted on: 17 April 2012
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The CARE-North Final Conference focused on “Carbon responsible transport”. Organised by the city of Bremen in collaboration with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, the conference looked at the evolving role of low carbon transport solutions such as bicycle, walking and collective transportation, and addressed the importance of behavior change and limiting road space as key element to meet the Co2 reduction targets. Presentations are available online.

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Transactional Agents Sustainability Toolkit: a guide for commercial property sales and lettings

Posted on: 4 April 2012
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The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), a collaboration of fourteen of the largest commercial property owners in the UK, in partnership with the Mayor of London, is calling on all agents who are involved in the sale and leasing of commercial property to improve their knowledge of sustainability issues and drive change by helping owners and occupiers to understand the benefits of owning and using greener buildings. To support this, the BBP has developed an easy to use sustainability toolkit specifically for transactional agents.

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