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June 2009

26 June 2009 – 9:59 am
Posted in news & events

Vacancy – Postdoctoral Fellow

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 [...]

17 June 2009 – 11:17 am
Posted in climate change

Seminar Series – Health and Climate Change: the Dutch experience

On 8th July, Johan Mackenbach from Erasmus University, Rotterdam together with Chris Cameron from the Wellington City Council presented a seminar concerning Health and Climate Change. Please click in the attachments below to look at their presentation PDF’s. A video link to this seminar will be available shortly. PDF Flyer Johan Mackenbach’s PDF Presentation Chris Cameron’s PDF Presentation

17 June 2009 – 11:10 am
Posted in NZ policy issues and urban design

Seminar Series – Civic and urban agriculture as one response to sustainable cities

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 [...]

10 June 2009 – 11:32 am
Posted in blog

Hello Blog!

We are launching a new section of our site shortly; a blog. Enjoy!

2 June 2009 – 2:04 pm
Posted in housing & building and transport and urban design

The Economics of Liveable and Sustainable Cities- Sponsored by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

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? [...]