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A seminar by Professor Sir Peter Gluckman 5.00 pm Wednesday 9 June 2010 Government Buildings, Lecture Theatre One, Victoria University’s Pipitea Campus, Wellington Flyer
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Podcast: Prof Alistair Woodward – Put me back on my bike (Quicktime movie, 93 MB) Podcast: Prof Alistair Woodward – Put me back on my bike: questions (Quicktime movie, 47 MB) A video podcast of the NZC4SC seminar held on the 27/05/10 is now available.
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Media Release: Select Committee rebalances Auckland’s spatial plan The Select Committee reported back on the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill today. “EDS is delighted that the Select Committee has recommended a more balanced approach to Auckland’s spatial plan” said EDS Senior Policy Analyst Raewyn Peart today.
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Urban Environmental Pollution – UEP 2010 Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability and Quality of Life Boston, USA • June 20-23, 2010 View the program and register online now! Register now to hear from leading experts on the latest developments and information about urban pollution problems and what measures can be taken to overcome obstacles to sustainability [...]
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Wednesday 26 May, 1pm-2pm Small Lecture Theatre 23A Mein St Newtown Professor Alistair Woodward is Head of the School of Population Health at the University of Auckland. He is interested in opportunities to re-shape urban transport systems to reduce pollution, increase energy efficiency and improve health. The bicycle appears to have much in its favour, [...]
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Podcast: Susan Krumdieck – Transition Engineering Associate Professor Susan Krumdieck is a member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Canterbury University. Susan Krumdieck discusses transition engineering. Filmed during her speaking tour of New Zealand as the IET’s 2010 Prestige lecturer on the 21st of April 2010.
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Environment Institute of Australia and NZ – NZ Conference 26-29 October – WELLINGTON The title of the conference is “From Discovery to Delivery: Science, Policy, Leadership and Action”. These are the four elements which, together, are essential for sound environmental management. Because 2010 is the International Year for Biodiversity, we expect that many of the [...]
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Raising the Bar – A new Decade and New Issues for Town and City Centres. 24-25 August – WELLINGTON Sessions will cover government leadership, urban design/spatial planning, local government and business partnership, commercial property, the Rugby World Cup, and infrastructure. To register or for more information contact Karen Remetis: 09 8461015 or karen@towncentredevelopment.co.nz
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How innovative technologies and infrastructure planning can support the smart transformation of our cities 28 – 29 June, Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland
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This practical one-day workshop aims to introduce planners to health and wellbeing impact assessment (HIA). Planners will be introduced to the methods and practice of HIA. Planning case studies of completed HIAs are presented and critiqued showing how HIA can help achieve planning goals.
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A discussion about the extent to which Australian cities, as we know them, are sustainable. Australia is a highly urbanised nation and yet when we talk about the potentially severe effects of climate change in Australia we tend not to talk about how our cities will cope, we tend to talk more about the damage [...]
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7.30pm at Ramsey House, 8 Kelburn Parade, Kelburn. The next Do Something! seminar will be held on Tuesday 18 May and the topic is Transport, Peak Oil and Climate Change. The issues:
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As Minister Brownlee has just announced the NZ government’s intention to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) we thought we should update you on our collaboration with Dr. Eric Martinot, the author of the influential REN21 Renewables Global Status Report. Last year we contributed research towards the current edition of the REN21 Renewables Global [...]
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If you’ve been following the media but haven’t seen the actual Bill, here’s the Bills Digest Bill
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VUW SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE THURSDAY MAY 6TH 2010, 18:30 LT1 Jody Beck Lecturer in Landscape Architecture Lincoln University
