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November 2009

Posted in NZ policy issues and Uncategorized and housing & building and news & events and urban design and urban governance

Land Development and Subdivision

Public Comment The following draft Standard is available for you to comment on. The closing date for comment on this draft Standard is 5 February 2010. DZ 4404, Land development and subdivision

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Climate change impacts on occupational health: a forgotten issue – Tord Kjellstrom

Podcast: Climate change impacts on occupational health: a forgotten issue – Tord Kjellstrom (Quicktime movie, 73 Mb) Professor Tord Kjellstrom Director, Health and Environment International Trust, Nelson and Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University; also affiliated with University College London and Umea University, Sweden Climate change is already creating [...]

Posted in housing & building and news & events and transport and urban design

Urban Health and Sustainability – University of Otago, Wellington , Public Health Summer School.

Health in context: Place, food and physical activity 11 Feb Introduces present research projects in these related areas and draws on a mix of methodologies and frameworks. Growth misconduct? (Can we do better on urban intensification? ) 16 Feb Speakers and interactive sessions will explore the environmental and social challenges of urban intensification. Agenda of course [...]

Posted in news & events and urban design

Food, Films and a Speech

Tuesday 8th December, 5-7pm Film Archives, 84 Taranaki Street Ian Athfield and a selection of archival films on a topic of Sustainable Urban Design. Flyer

Posted in climate change and news & events

Climate change impacts on occupational health – a forgotten issue

Wednesday, 18 November, 11.30-12.30 Turnbull House, 11 Bowen St, Wellington Professor Tord Kjellstrom, Director, Health and Environment International Trust, Nelson and Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University; also affiliated with University College London and Umea University, Sweden Dr Geraint Emerys, Chief Adviser – Health & Safety – Workplace Department [...]