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Our Vision: Growing a Well Future for all our GrandchildrensHunter Lovins in Aotearoa NZ, July 2-12, 2006National public forums with youth in Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Hamilton, Te Whaiti, Hastings, Wellington. |
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SMART CITIES
Free Public Forum, Auckland
2 - 4 pm, Wed 5th July
Theme: Growing sustainable cities where people are well, prosperous and treasure their natural, human, cultural and built environments. Covering all four Wellness areas: economic, environment, community, culture (Quad bottom line)
Format: A challenging presentation by Hunter followed by interactive discussions with a panel of local body representatives and youth working towards Sustainable Cities.
Supporting Panel:
Growing Waitakere as an Ecocity, Mark Allen - Beyond green to local living communities that emulate nature's growth, richness and resilience.
Northcote Development Project, Usa Bressam?? and Loren O'Sullivan - Children and Youth growing a vibrant future with their families, community, business and government
Auckland City Mayor, Dick Hubbard - Futureproofing the city to achieve win-wins for people and environment, not tradeoffs
Auckland Regional Council, Megan Howell - START Project - Sustaining The Auckland Region Together - government and local authorities working towards a shared long term view that drives decisions and action
Tomorrow's Manukau, Ben Stallworthy - Collaboratively visualising community outcomes that drive public and cross agency engagement. (Unable to attend)
University Students:
- U of A Engineering - Kirk Serpes, (Nexus)
- U of A Planning - Alison Hall (North Shore City)
- AUT Business PhD Student - Aarti Sharma (Nepal)
- UoA Environmental Studies - Karen Kviberg (Kaipatiki Project)
- UNITEC Architecture - Waikare Komene (Unable to attend)
Facilitator: Mary-anne Boyd - Waitemata Health
Venue: University of Auckland - Lecture Theatre LibB28
Research Resources:
- Hunter Lovins Website:
- Download the Book - Natural Capital
- Ministry for the Environment - Sustainable Cities strategy
- Auckland Sustainable Cities Programme
- Northcote Child and Youth Development Project
- Auckland City - Draft long term plan
- Manukau City - Tomorrow's Manukau
- Waitakere City - draft long term council community plan
- North Shore City - Draft City Plan 2006-2016 (search for LTCCP)
- Auckland Regional Council - Regional policies and plans
- Nexus - University of Auckland students sustainability group
- Green Architecture - SMF - easy guide to eco building
- Social Audit Network (UK) Tools for social accounting
- LASER - Local Action for Sustainable Economic Renewal
Note: this was a lead in to Digital Earth 06, summit on sustainability held in Auckland City 27-30 August 2006. Young people should consider volunteering for the youth voice forum associated with this and visiting their website www.thelongsong.com
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