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Fifth Urban Research Symposium "Cities and Climate Change : Responding to an Urgent Agenda" |
From 28 June 2009
to 30 June 2009 |
Organizers: The World Bank group |
Venue (City & Country): Marseille |
The topic for the 5th Urban Research Symposium is Cities and Climate Change: Responding to the Urgent Agenda. At a time when climate change is a major priority for the international community, this Symposium aims at pushing forward the research agenda on climate change from a city’s perspective. Specifically, the main questions will be[...] |
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ICLEI World Congress “Connecting Leaders- Advancing Local Action for Sustainability” |
From 14 June 2009
to 18 June 2009 |
Organizers: ICEI - Local Governments for Sustainability |
Venue (City & Country): Edmonton (Canada) |
From 14 to 18 June 2009, 600 participants from 57 countries are gathering in the City of Edmonton in Western Canada for the triennial World Congress of 'ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainabiltity', a global network of 1100 cities working on sustainable development. The program will touch upon many areas of urban environmental sustainability,[...] |
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Netherlands – Chiang Mai Green City Philosophy 2008 |
From 19 November 2008
to 20 November 2008 |
The greenery in the city, parks, plants and trees enjoy a growing interest nowadays. However, many people still think that green areas in and around the city only cost money. Scientific research has demonstrated that green areas in residential quarters, offices and nursing homes can have a strong positive influence on health; it is de-stressingand[...] |
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The Third ASEM Symposium on Urban Forestry [November 12 – 13 2008, Guangzhou, CPR] |
From 12 November 2008
to 13 November 2008 |
As an important activity of ASEM forest scientific and technological cooperation, the biennial ASEM Symposium on Urban Forestry has been held in Asian and European ASEM members and partners in turn since 2004. The First ASEM Symposium on Urban Forestry with the theme of "Social, Economic and Cultural Values of Urban Forestry" was held in[...] |
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UN-HABITAT - The World Urban Forum IV |
From 3 November 2008
to 7 November 2008 |
Nanjing -ChinaThe World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and policies. It is projected that in the next fifty years, two-thirds of humanity will be living in towns and cities. |
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