Summit No. 3: Sustainable Communities
June 4-6, 2007
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Output from the 'Adaptation to Climate Change' Work Group [WORD / 41KB] |
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Output from the 'Net Zero Communities' Work Group [WORD / 57KB] |
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Output from the 'Green Building & Communities' Group [WORD / 26KB] |
Adaptation to Climate Change
Group One outputs from the 3rd National Leadership Summit for a Sustainable America
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SustainLane Government
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Connecting Communities, Visualizing Futures and Understanding Tradeoffs A presentation by Ken Snyder of PlaceMatters.org [PPT / 6.6MB] |
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Development Perspectives on Community Climate Action By Tabitha Crawford SVP Lend Lease Retail & Communities Sustainability & Innovation [PPT / 6.1MB] |
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ICLEI’s Climate Resilient Communities Program Addresses Adaptation, Vulnerabilities The latest IPCC Report Highlights Global Warming Impacts and Adaptation Strategies The entire report is available for download in PDF format. [PDF / 22KB] |
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In May 2006, Portland City Council created a Peak Oil Task Force to develop recommendations on appropriate responses to uncertainties in the supply and affordability of oil. The Executive Summary is available for download in PDF format. [PDF / 282KB] |
| Can we save money and cut greenhouse gas emissions by generating electricity closer to where it is consumed? According to this article, the answer is "yes." |
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Lend Lease is both a sponsor of and a participant in the June summit on "Sustainable Communities and Climate Change." Click here for a video that will introduce you to the company and its exemplary sustainability program. [streaming WMV / 33MB] |
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Livability and Smart Growth [PDF / 1.9MB] This report offers the story of the Surdna Foundation’s Initiative on Smart Growth, which took place in Utah,New Mexico,Maryland, and New Jersey from 1998 to 2003. It provides background on the evolution of the Foundation’s Environment program and how that led to the formation of the Initiative, as well as how the Initiative was launched and carried out. |
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Sarasota goal: Energy efficient community [PDF / 22KB] Imagine not having a utility bill. A partnership between Sarasota County government officials, home builders, Florida Power & Light Co., and others has people believing that possibility is attainable, and the U.S. Department of Energy appreciates those efforts. |
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The Cities Most Innovative in Global Warming Fight
[PDF / 23KB] In an increasingly urban world, the most innovative ideas in the fight against global climate change are coming from cities and local initiatives, an environmental think-tank reported Wednesday. |
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Austin Climate Protection Plan
[PDF / 35KB] The Austin Climate Protection Plan will make Austin the leading city in the nation in the fight against global warming. |
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Architects and Climate Change
[PDF / 1.36MB] Buildings Account For Half Of All Greenhouse Gas Emissions. In our quest to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions and lessen our dependence on fossil fuels, we have overlooked the biggest source of emissions and energy consumption both in this country and around the globe: buildings and the energy they consume each year. |
| High Performance Building Position Statements
[PDF / 18KB] A report by The American Institute of Architects |
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ARUP unveils plans for world’s first sustainable city in Dongtan, China [PDF / 20KB] Arup, the global planning, engineering and design consultancy, has signed a contract with Shanghai Industrial Investment Corporation (SIIC) to plan the world’s first sustainable city – an eco-city – at Dongtan, in Shanghai, China. |
| ERP Shows Promise as a Cost-Effective Stormwater Management Strategy
[PDF / 522KB] A report by Michael Crow, Laura Blake, and G. Tracy Mehan, III |
Mayor Rocky Anderson, Robert Redford and ICLEI held a second annual meeting for Mayors on climate change, in November at the Sundance resort.
A report on the meeting is available at: www.iclei.org/index.php?id=391.
The U.S. Conference of Mayors continues to show leadership on climate action.
Check its web site at:
www.usmayors.org/climateprotection
SustainLane has launched www.SustainLane.us targeted specifically towards local, city and state government officials, planners, directors of public works, etc. to bring them the information they need in order to help them plan out a route towards attaining sustainability.
World Mayors and Municipal Leaders
Declaration on Climate Change
Please read the entire article here:
www.iclei.org/index.php?id=2447
| Paving Our Way to Water Shortages: How Sprawl Aggravates the Effects of Drought [PDF / 944KB] |
Redefining Progress has done pioneering work on sustainable indicators systems for communities, as well as research on the economic benefits of climate action www.rprogress.org/index.shtml