Innovation for Urban Sustainability and Eco-efficiency - Workshop Report and Summary

April 2002

This report and summary is from the Innovation for Urban Sustainability and Eco-efficiency Workshop held in Wellington, April 2002.

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Ranking of issues
Urban Design
Mindsets & Frameworks: Mindsets, the future, what we need to know
Urban Sustainability
Leadership
Aging Population: The issues for sustainability
What do we mean by Urban Sustainability and Eco-efficiency: Is it a process or an output?
Urban Spaces, Neighbourhoods & Communities
Problems / Trends & Impediments to Solutions
Safe Pedestrian Environment
Motivating Change
Health
Integration
Transport: Sustainable transport, infrastructure and communications
How do we create intensified living that is embraced by New Zealanders?
Public Open Spaces: How can we encourage people back into the public realm?
Linking the Environment with the Economy
Is there a need for a National Policy Statement on the Built Environment?
Urban Design
Community/Cultural Groups/Migrants/Refugees
Businesses as a Component of Urban Sustainability
Macro Regions defined by Urban Systems
Heritage - Aesthetic Creative Input into Urban Development
How do we know when we are there?
Urban Ecology
Kid's Space / Safety
Innovation by Physical Design: Best practice for designing sustainable neighbourhoods, towns and cities
General Discussion Group: Butterflies landing beautifully
Urban Research Centre
Using Waste Recycling/Diversion as a means to create awareness/changed actions that lead to wider areas such as sustainability
Definition of "Sustainability"
Clean & Green
Cities as Systems
Sustainable Cities - Resilient Communities