Tag Archives: Eco Cities

ecotowns – small steps in the right direction and stop …

Posted on June 27, 2008 by

There may be one or two things as important for humanity’s future, but nothing is more important than ecocities. a great, insight, article by Richard Register on Eco Cities, which here in the UK may give another view on eco … Continue reading →

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an eco car for your eco home?

Posted on June 25, 2008 by

Dont you just love this.? The eco car to go with your eco home, if your allowed one that is. Futurist, and Shaping Tomorrow colleague, CindyFW over in Kansas brought this to my attention through a recent twitter. I muse: … Continue reading →

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UK’s first carbon neutral city

Posted on June 17, 2008 by

It was only a matter of time before the extension of eco homes, eco villages and eco towns was applied to eco cities in the UK, after all the rest of the world has eco-cities. I should mention the great … Continue reading →

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News from the SD research network

Posted on April 22, 2008 by

News from the SD research network CABE ‘Climate Change Festival’ 31st May – 8th June 2008; Birmingham CABE is joining forces with Birmingham City Council to host the world’s first climate change festival to link climate change with urban planning … Continue reading →

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isite radar for 14 april

Posted on April 15, 2008 by

Phil has mentioned podcasts recently – just as I was to recommend the Guardian Environment Weekly podast. Listened to the last two on the car journey home last night, useful interviews with Brain Paddick and Ken Livingston. Next week plans … Continue reading →

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Urban revolution

Posted on March 27, 2008 by

Continuing the theme of Eco Cities … Jaime Lerner‘s ‘urban revolution’ successfully transformed a congested, grimy, crime-ridden city into a world-renowned model of green living and social innovation. London can do it too, reports  Tom Phillips in an excellent and … Continue reading →

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Worlds greenest city and eco home?

Posted on March 25, 2008 by

Is the German city of Freiburg, the  worlds greenest Eco City? Is the Passiv Haus the most effective and efficient Eco-Home? If so why are we not learning for eco-homes and eco-towns in the UK ? Also, more on Eco … Continue reading →

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Bristol city region to become showcase for sustainability

Posted on March 17, 2008 by

I noticed the headline above in the local evening paper while in Bristol over the weekend and followed up links from Forum for the Future: With nine in ten people in the UK now living in cities, the majority are … Continue reading →

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