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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
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“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.
27 October 2011 – 1:57 pm
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This document produced by Landcare Research in May 2011 provides and inventory of 92 post activities initiated earthquakes and a list of 144 people who have made a contribution to the rebuilding research, planning or practice.
Ph Helen Fitt 64 3 321 9999 for more details.
Christchurch Earthquake Activity Inventory
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It has been argued above that the economic characteristics of cities play an integral role in the quality of life available to residents who live in them. It has also been suggested that Tauranga is facing a rapid population growth and could benefit from local economic development activity. In order to develop a response to this problem, the objective of this research is to understand the interplay between institutional factors and the management of local economic development in the process of sustainable urban development, with reference
to Tauranga’s recent rapid population growth.
Sonya Baird – Thesis (final)
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The New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities and Landcare Research is pleased to post this, Wn ChCh Regeneration Book 11
This evidence-based report draws on the collective expertise of over 100 urban researchers, scientists and policy advisors who attended a sustainability workshop in Christchurch in April.
A limited number of printed copies will be available on request
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Would you like to know more about disaster recovery? Would you like to hear from people who have worked on earthquake recovery in Kobe, New Orleans, Chile and Haiti?
Lincoln University’s Faculty of Environment, Society and Design invites you to hear from our distinguished guests live or via webcast from the United States:
Ngaire Button, Deputy Mayor, Christchurch City Council.
Gavin Smith: Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Natural Hazards and Disasters (UNC Hazards Centre) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Centre of Excellence – Disasters, Coastal Infrastructure and Emergency Management (DIEM).
Laurie Johnson is a consultant with over 20 years of experience in urban planning and disaster-related management and research following earthquakes in Chile, China, Northridge and Kobe. She has a focus on mitigating hazards and regulating land use in geologically hazardous areas, including earthquake fault zones, and liquefaction and flood-prone areas.
Charles Kelly has over 30 years experience in humanitarian assistance for earthquakes, drought, floods, epidemics, conflict and other emergencies. He has also helped develop the Green Recovery and Reconstruction Toolkit in conjunction with the WWF and Red Cross.
Bruce Glavovic Earthquake Commission Fellow in Natural Hazards Planning focuses on the role of planning in building sustainable, hazard-resilient communities.
Ljubica Mamula-Seadon’s career spans over thirty years in earthquake engineering and recovery, risk management and environmental planning. She currently looks after the Resilience, Recovery, Infrastructure and Welfare programmes at the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management.
Sandra James is a Community Development Officer, and now manager of Waimakariri District Council’s earthquake Recovery Assistance Centre.
With more speakers to be confirmed…
To register ($85.00 including lunch) visit
http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/resilient-futures
Date: Monday 18th April
Time: 9.00 – 4.00pm
Place: Lincoln University, Stewart 1 (S1)
Please feel free to distribute this invitation widely.
