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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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Contents of report:

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

 

 

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