NZ policy issues
Video: Green Space in a Resilient City
We held a seminar with speakers Paul Blaschke, Myfanwy Emeny and Peter Gilberd. When we think of resilient cities do we consider the role of green space? Does the supply of adequate green space conflict or compete with other necessary components of urban infrastructure? What more would we want from our green spaces in a city like Wellington? View the event video.
Posted in climate change and health and news & events and NZ policy issues and urban design and video & audio on 9 August 2017 – 12:54 pmVideo on Urban planning informed by kaupapa Māori principles
We held a seminar with speakers Shaun Awatere and Keriata Stuart. How can kaupapa Māori elements help inform urban planning? What value can these elements add to mainstream urban planning? Can this approach form the basis for effective engagement, inclusion, and capacity building for Māori in urban areas? View the event video.
Posted in behaviour change and housing & building and news & events and NZ policy issues and urban design and urban governance and video & audio on 14 July 2017 – 3:55 pmVideo on Imagining Decolonised Cities or Indigenising the City
We held a seminar with speakers Rebecca Kiddle, Amanda Thomas and Morten Gjerde. What is a decolonised city? And how can we decolonise cities to provide services, amenities and good homes for diverse Māori and non-Māori whānau and communities? Imagining Decolonised Cities was an urban design competition that challenged people to imagine what a decolonised city might be like. View the event video.
Posted in behaviour change and health and housing & building and news & events and NZ policy issues and urban design and video & audio on 6 July 2017 – 2:33 pmMedia release: Progress slow on Wellington and Auckland’s carbon emissions
Monday, 19 June 2017 Associate Professor Ralph Chapman was lead author of a Victoria University of Wellington-led study which suggests that despite strong goals adopted by Wellington and Auckland, the cities still have a way to go in reducing carbon emissions from transport.
Posted in behaviour change and climate change and energy and health and news & events and NZ policy issues and research and transport on 22 June 2017 – 4:21 pmVideo: Investing for Sustainable Transport
We held a seminar with speakers Nadine Dodge and Kain Glensor. Transport is a huge contributor to total carbon emissions in New Zealand so it is an obvious area to focus on if we want to become a low carbon economy. But to what extent do central government transport policies support climate change mitigation? And why has it been so difficult to achieve cuts in carbon emissions in the transport sector? View the event video.
Posted in climate change and energy and health and news & events and NZ policy issues and transport and video & audio on 9 June 2017 – 11:05 am