Monthly Archives: September 2010

Wrapping up the 3rd Biennial Conference on implementation

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

So why bother bringing everyone together for this conference on implementation, anyway? In the words of Guilherme Fragomeni of Curitiba, Brazil “…maybe they are not going to give you a technical answer, but they’re going to give you energy, they’re … Continue reading →

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The Wilderness Downtown

Posted on September 25, 2010 by

What do you get when you combine google maps, Arcade Fire, and YOUR house? Check it out here!

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The Urban Villages of Gatineau

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

Éric Boutet, Deputy Director, Department of Planning and Sustainable Development, City of Gatineau. Éric Boutet, Directeur adjoint, Service de l’urbanisme et du développement durable, Ville de Gatineau

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Rebuilding Cities in a Climate-Damaged World

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Written by Marc Stoiber, SC Board Member & VP of Green Innovation at Maddock Douglas. (original post here) “There’s no alternative to sustainable development.” So began a 2009 article in Harvard Business Review. Although the message was aimed at business, it applies … Continue reading →

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Breaking down the silos

Posted on September 22, 2010 by

Dick Eberson from the city of Calgary at the Sustainable Cities Plus Network Conference.

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Change the thinking, not the structures

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

One theme that ran throughout the Sustainable Cities : PLUS Network conference has been changing ways of thinking. This of course has always been part of the discussion around sustainability, changing people’s world view. But the discussion now stretches to include the … Continue reading →

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More with Maps

Posted on September 21, 2010 by

Andrea Friedman is working on Local Initiatives in Colima, Mexico Within urban planning and geography,  racial and income integration is almost always measured by the neighbourhood unit. Colour coded maps depict cities as mosaics – made up of homogenous tiles … Continue reading →

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Building the Regenerative City

Posted on September 20, 2010 by

Written by Marc Stoiber, SC Board Member & VP of Green Innovation at Maddock Douglas (original post here) Sustainability could become the first megatrend of our new century. Cleantech is attracting more venture capital than software or biotech.Mainstream electric cars, big brand … Continue reading →

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We’re all in the same boat

Posted on September 18, 2010 by

Bob Miller, Planner (ret.) from the City of Calgary, Canada on what can be learned from differing urban contexts.

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Le pouvoir d’un groupe: a la recherche de l’inspiration

Posted on September 17, 2010 by

Sergine Leye Thioune, Directeur l’amenagement urbain à la Ville de Dakar, parle de l’inspiration qu’il recoit des autres villes qui font partient du réseau PLUS.

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