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We are creating and collecting a range of media files from presentations and interviews for downloading. You can read about and listen to Centre for Sustainable Cities research at your convenience. Please contact us first if you think you need to distribute any of this material widely.

19 March 2012 – 10:29 am
Also posted in blog and news & events and urban design and urban governance

Sustainable Cities Workshop 26.03.2012

Sustainable Cities workshop to be held in Wellington on March 26th.

This is a one day meeting that is being organised by the Wuppertal Institute in Germany and by Massey University, with support from both the German government and the Wellington City Council. The topic is also becoming increasingly important as will be clear from the introductions to be given by Celia Wade-Brown, Mayor of Wellington, and His Excellency Thomas Meister, Ambassador from the Federal Republic of Germany.

Entry is free, but you are asked to let Oliver Lah know if you will attend the workshop by emailing him at: oliver.lah@wupperinst.org

PDF: Sustainable Cities Workshop 26.03.2012

31 October 2011 – 9:56 am
Also posted in urban governance

A Review for Sizing up the City

“Sizing up the City: Urban form and transport in New Zealand Edited by Philippa Howden-Chapman, Keriata Stuart and Ralph Chapman, Steele Roberts Publishers, RRP $29.99, ISBN 978-1-877577-27-7, Available now.

Sizing up the City is a collection of essays explaining how the city works: where we live, how we get around and the wider effect those decisions have on our lives. The love affair with the car is broken down, graphed, and a blueprint for a more liveable city is put in its place.”

The review and link to PDF is viewable here.

20 October 2011 – 12:08 pm
Also posted in housing & building and NZ policy issues and urban design

Commercial Property NZ reviews ‘Growth Misconduct?’

Commercial Property NZ is an independent subscription newsletter published 24 times annually. If you wish to subscribe email Peter Hamling: peter@sigma.co.nz
If you wish to buy a copy of ‘Growth Misconduct?’ email: info@steelroberts.co.nz

See page four: CPNZ issue 90

5 July 2011 – 12:19 pm
Also posted in behaviour change and news & events

Sustainable 60 Awards calling for nominations

Walk the Talk
It’s time to have your steps towards sustainability recognised.
Enter the Sustainable 60 Awards by 5 August.

The Sustainable 60 Awards recognise that sustainability is a journey. The five award categories allow you to showcase in what area your business is sustainable.

You can enter one, many, or all five categories.

* Strategy and Governance – value drivers for innovative leadership
* Workplace – from ethics to ongoing learning
* Marketplace – the value-chain interface
* Environment – from resource use to closed-loop systems
* Community – confirming the licence to operate.

Large and medium sized businesses and public organisations that enter all five categories are eligible for the Overall Exemplar awards.

30 March 2011 – 3:22 pm
Also posted in NZ policy issues and transport and urban design and urban governance

NZ Documentary looks at the development of Auckland

Last night’s episode of ‘Hindsight’ on TV 7 explored the The Super City: A look at the never-ending expansion of Auckland over the years.

29 July 2010 – 10:08 am
Also posted in behaviour change 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 to encourage env friendly behaviour (Quicktime movie, 78 MB)

Podcast: Dr Sea Rotmann – EECA (Quicktime movie, 58 MB)

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19 July 2010 – 3:28 pm
Also posted in 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. Read More »