We are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join our organisation.
The Centre for Sustainable Cities is an exciting collaboration funded by the Tertiary Education Commission to provide a research base for sustainable urban development. Researchers from New Zealand universities, Crown Research Institutes and government agencies are working together to contribute to:
* Sustainable, safe and healthy housing design;
* Better integrated land use and transport system planning;
* Energy efficiency design to reduce energy use and carbon emissions and improve air
quality; and
* Meaningful participation in local governance
Position Information
8th July, 5.30-7pm. Old Government Building, Lecture Theatre 3, Victoria University, Pipitea Campus.
Johan Mackenbach, Erasmus University, Rotterdam and Chris Cameron, Wellington City Council.
Please see the flyer attached for more details and feel free to distribute or promote at will. All welcome. No cost.
PDF Flyer
On Tuesday 30 June, Jane Dixon from the Australian National University gave an informative brief about understanding and quantifying the full implications of the industrial food supply for urban and rural ecosystems, population health and the social capital of local communities. There is growing consensus that the diets in affluent countries such as Australia and New Zealand, rich in meat protein, dairy and pre-prepared foods, are not sustainable in environmental or public health terms.
Flyer PDF
Jane’s PDF Powerpoint Presentation.
Presenter: Professor Stephen Sheppard, Williams College, USA
Abstract
How can public policies address the tension between demands for private space, public open space, and the desire for cities that require the least amount of energy use for travel between home and workspace? What are the primary factors that determine the levels of urban land use? Can public policies be effective in governing these forces to alter the structure of our cities? How do social changes and forces such as growing economic opportunity for women, unauthorised or informal housing, or civil conflict and terrorism affect the structure and size of our cities? Read More »
Here’s an excerpt from the Hon. Dr. Smith’s speech to the NZ Planning Institute Conference on 8 May:
Urban Design
“Another area of focus is urban design. I am not certain at this stage what shape a National Policy Statement on urban design should have and how this will deliver better results. I am also watching the development of the Auckland One City approach before I get too far into setting out the vision for urban design.
To make a success of urban design planning and to build on the Urban Design Protocol, I need to achieve greater connections between government departments. We need Building and Housing, Economic Development, Transport, Local Government and Internal Affairs who add the community factor to be working in synchronisation on this work.
I would like more research done to examine the viability of setting city limits and land supply and affordability issues. We need to see better coordination of urban development projects.”
