Posted in news & events and transport and urban design
Friday 23 July, 12.30pm-1.30pm NIWA 41 Market Place The Viaduct Harbour, Auckland 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, [...]
Posted in behaviour change and health and news & events and transport and urban design
June 30th is the deadline for Walking Awards submissions. We need nominations and all the supporting information in by end of Wednesday June 30th. We want to know about and publicly acknowledge… The New Zealand Best Practice Walking Facility Top Commitment to Walking by a New Zealand Organisation Best New Zealand Walking Promotion Best [...]
Posted in housing & building and news & events and podcasts and urban design
Video Podcasts from Seminar now available: Podcast: Prof Claire Freeman – Children’s changing worlds: Do our cities work for children? (Quicktime movie, 108 Mb) Podcast: Barbara Lambourn – Child friendly cities and communities (Quicktime movie, 40 Mb) Podcast: Dr Adrian Field – Consultation, kids and Manukau City (Quicktime movie, 46 Mb) Wednesday 16 June, 12-1.30pm. [...]
Posted in news & events and transport and urban design
Friday, 23 July, 12:30-1:30pm NIWA, 41 Market Place, The Viaduct Harbour, Auckland 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 [...]
Posted in news & events and research
Managing urban growth in the current rapid urbanization process has become a key issue for land use policy in transformation China. This paper maps and assesses the performance of urban containment strategies in China, looking at the case of Beijing over a 19-year period (1990–2009).
