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July 2010

Posted in news & events and research

Finding environmental science dataset

The Science, Technology and Medicine team at the British Library are piloting our new ‘Search Our Catalogue’ tool as a way to help researchers discover datasets.

Posted in behaviour change and media and news & events and NZ policy issues and podcasts

The effectiveness of interventions to encourage environmentally friendly behaviours: An Overview.

Hosted by the Institute of Policy Studies: The effectiveness of interventions to encourage environmentally friendly behaviours: An Overview. Friday, 30 July, 12:30 -1:30pm Railway West Wing Room 501, Entrance through Railway Station, take Lift 3 to Level 5 Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus PODCASTS AVAILABLE: Podcast: Dr Wokje Abrahamse – The effectiveness of interventions [...]

Posted in media and news & events and NZ policy issues

REN21 Renewables 2010 Global Status Report released

The report is a unique global synthesis of markets, investment, industry, policy, and rural energy, produced annually since 2005. The NZ Centre for Sustainable Cities is the NZ contact for this report.

Posted in news & events and NZ policy issues and transport and Uncategorized

Seminar – Tourism and Oil

Susanne Becken, Associate Professor, Lincoln University Hosted by Victoria University of Wellington, Tourism Management Group Wednesday 28 July at 12.15 – 13.15- followed by coffee Board Room, Level 12, Rutherford House ALL WELCOME

Posted in climate change and news & events and urban design

Signs off Change – A national e-conference showcasing transition

15-16 November 2010 New Zealand National e-Conference The first decade of the 21st Century has confirmed the warnings of the previous fifty years –the historical development path of increased consumption of finite resources is not sustainable. Air, water, energy, soils, forests, fish. Over exploitation enabled by new technology and emboldened by new economies has brought [...]

Posted in behaviour change and news & events and NZ policy issues

The effectiveness of interventions to encourage environmentally friendly behaviours: An overview

Friday, 30 July, 12:30 -1:30pm Railway West Wing Room 501 – Entrance through Railway Station, take Lift 3 to Level 5 Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus

Posted in climate change and news & events

Climate Change and the Challenge of Science Communication- Interactive webinar

13th August, 2010 at 12-1pm (New Zealand Time) Please see attached flyer for webinar link in procedures. Flyer