Just published in Local Environment: Urban sustainability via urban productivity? A conceptual review and framework proposal, by Maria Spiliotopoulou and Mark Roseland. Access it here ABSTRACT This paper offers conceptual and operational insights for more effective and forward-looking local sustainability…
Repost from the Global Future Cities Programme. About The SDG Project Assessment Tool (referred to as SDG Tool) is developed by UN-Habitat as an offline, digital and user-friendly instrument to guide City Authorities and Delivery Partners in the development of…
by Maria Spiliotopoulou and Mark Roseland. Journal: MDPI Sustainability. Published September 4th, 2020 Abstract Achieving sustainability goals is complex and requires policy coherence; yet effective action for structural change has been elusive partly because global issues must be primarily addressed…
Repost from The Conversation. Published August 20, 2020. By Chris Barrington-Leigh, Associate professor, Health and Social Policy and the School of Environment, McGill University, and Adam Millard-Ball, Associate professor, Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. In the midst of…
As the city prepares to reopen, Mayor Anne Hidalgo plans to use bike lanes, buses, and social distancing to keep more cars off the roads and reduce pollution. By Feargus O’Sullivan April 29, 2020, 10:37 a.m. PDTRepost from: Bloomberg Returning…
Repost from: The Conversation. Published: June 11, 2020 3.40pm EDT By: Ryan Plummer, Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University; Darby McGrath, Adjunct professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University; and Sivajanani Sivarajah, Research Associate, Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson…
New design guidelines from the American Society of Landscape Architects show us how to build them By Diana Budds Aug 28, 2019, 5:00pm EDTFrom: https://www.curbed.com/2019/8/28/20835301/universal-streets-accessible-street-design Jackson Street, in St. Paul, was recently redesigned to accommodate multi-modal transportation and increase accessibility….
