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		<title>Seminar &#8211; Tourism and Oil</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/07/seminar-tourism-and-oil/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Susanne Becken, Associate Professor, Lincoln University Hosted by Victoria University of Wellington, Tourism Management Group Wednesday 28 July at 12.15 &#8211; 13.15- followed by coffee Board Room, Level 12, Rutherford House ALL WELCOME Increasing scarcity of &#8216;cheap&#8217; oil and resulting increases in oil prices will affect tourism, just as they will affect every other aspect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International Conference- Urban Environmental Pollution</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/international-conference-urban-environmental-pollution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Urban Environmental Pollution &#8211; UEP 2010 Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability and Quality of Life Boston, USA • June 20-23, 2010 View the program and register online now! Register now to hear from leading experts on the latest developments and information about urban pollution problems and what measures can be taken to overcome obstacles to sustainability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Papers for &#8216;From Discovery to Delivery: Science, Policy, Leadership and Action&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/call-for-papers-for-from-discovery-to-delivery-science-policy-leadership-and-action/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/call-for-papers-for-from-discovery-to-delivery-science-policy-leadership-and-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 04:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Environment Institute of Australia and NZ &#8211; NZ Conference 26-29 October &#8211; WELLINGTON The title of the conference is “From Discovery to Delivery: Science, Policy, Leadership and Action”. These are the four elements which, together, are essential for sound environmental management. Because 2010 is the International Year for Biodiversity, we expect that many of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Towns &amp; Cities NZ 2010 Conference</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/towns-cities-nz-2010-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/towns-cities-nz-2010-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 23:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Raising the Bar &#8211; A new Decade and New Issues for Town and City Centres. 24-25 August &#8211; WELLINGTON Sessions will cover government leadership, urban design/spatial planning, local government and business partnership, commercial property, the Rugby World Cup, and infrastructure. To register or for more information contact Karen Remetis: 09 8461015 or karen@towncentredevelopment.co.nz]]></description>
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		<title>NZ Smart Cities Summit</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/nz-smart-cities-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/nz-smart-cities-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 22:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How innovative technologies and infrastructure planning can support the smart transformation of our cities 28 &#8211; 29 June, Rendezvous Hotel, Auckland For the first time in New Zealand, we are excited to bring you a conference that features best practice presentations on the myriad of aspects that makes up a Smart City. Key Challenges for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Something! Seminar – Tuesday 18 May</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/do-something-seminar-%e2%80%93-tuesday-18-may/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/do-something-seminar-%e2%80%93-tuesday-18-may/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 23:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[7.30pm at Ramsey House, 8 Kelburn Parade, Kelburn. The next Do Something! seminar will be held on Tuesday 18 May and the topic is Transport, Peak Oil and Climate Change. The issues: Transport accounts for over $3billion of the Government’s yearly budget. With ‘peak oil’ around the corner, are we spending that money wisely? Emissions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Steps for REN21 – NZ</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/next-steps-for-ren21-%e2%80%93-nz/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/05/next-steps-for-ren21-%e2%80%93-nz/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 03:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Minister Brownlee has just announced the NZ government’s intention to join the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) we thought we should update you on our collaboration with Dr. Eric Martinot, the author of the influential REN21 Renewables Global Status Report. Last year we contributed research towards the current edition of the REN21 Renewables Global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wellington City Council Consultation &#8211; Climate Change Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/04/wellington-city-council-consultation-climate-change-action-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/04/wellington-city-council-consultation-climate-change-action-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wellington City Council is holding a public meeting on Wednesday, 21 April to discuss the Council&#8217;s draft 2010 Climate Change Action Plan. The meeting is being held in Committee Room 1 at the Council offices from 12pm-2pm. Come along if you want to ask questions or learn more about the Council&#8217;s proposed response to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Launch: Sizing up the City</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/02/book-launch-sizing-up-the-city/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/02/book-launch-sizing-up-the-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirlee</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday Evening 16th February 2010 we launched “Sizing up the City; Urban Form and Transport”. The book collects and expands on papers presented at the February 2009 Summer School.  It includes the latest research and thinking on sustainable transport and our built environment as well as experiences from councils trying to create more sustainable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some Recent Journal Articles and Reports</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/01/some-recent-journal-articles-and-reports/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/01/some-recent-journal-articles-and-reports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of the Healthy Community Design News newsletter: Economic growth associated with less VMT, more transit ridership (Victoria Transport Institute, December 2009). A new study by the Victoria Transport Policy Institute in Canada finds that gross domestic product (GDP) tends to increase with transit ridership and density, and decline with vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Books and 20 Ideas for a New World</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/01/top-10-books-and-20-ideas-for-a-new-world/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2010/01/top-10-books-and-20-ideas-for-a-new-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the spirit of winding up the last year and considering the new one here are a couple of interesting listy links: Planetizen releases its ninth annual list of the ten best books in urban planning, design and development published in 2009. This year&#8217;s assortment ranges from an impassioned argument for making transit fun to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Land Development and Subdivision</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2009/11/land-development-and-subdivision/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2009/11/land-development-and-subdivision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shirlee</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainablecities.org.nz/?p=1110</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Public Comment The following draft Standard is available for you to comment on. The closing date for comment on this draft Standard is 5 February 2010. DZ 4404, Land development and subdivision This draft Standard is a revision of NZS 4404:2004 Land development and subdivision engineering. The revised draft Standard encourages sustainable and modern design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday 21 October Transport Seminars</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2009/10/wednesday-21-october-transport-seminars/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2009/10/wednesday-21-october-transport-seminars/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NZTA Seminar The application of Health Impact Assessments in transport planning and funding. Rob Quigley and MartinWard will present the results of their recent research. Date: Wednesday 21 October Time: 12.30 -1.30pm Venue: PSIS House, 20 Balance Street, Wellington RSVP by Tuesday 20 October to rachel.evans@nzta.govt.nz And a reminder that our seminar is on that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Events for your diary</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2009/09/events-for-your-diary/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2009/09/events-for-your-diary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sustainablecities.org.nz/?p=1037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[VUW Climate Change Research Institute and Wellington City Council The Next Steps for Living with Climate Change 12 October 2009 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm The Icon Room, National Museum Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington This meeting provides four summaries of some of the latest developments in climate change science relevant to New Zealand and covers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Herald makes a stand for sprawl</title>
		<link>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2009/09/the-herald-makes-a-stand-for-sprawl/</link>
		<comments>http://sustainablecities.org.nz/2009/09/the-herald-makes-a-stand-for-sprawl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was interesting to read the Editorial in yesterday&#8217;s The New Zealand Herald hoping that the new Super City will put to rest what they percieve to be a doomed drive for density. Perhaps though the comment below is a call for more co-benefit research: Governments and their officials have been hard to convince of [...]]]></description>
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