The Global Sustainable Investment Review 2014 is the second report to collate the results from the market studies by regional sustainable investment forums from Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, Asia (ex Japan) and Japan.
In more than forty years of work in cities around the globe, architect and urbanist Jaime Lerner has found that changes to a community don’t need to be large-scale and expensive to have a transformative impact. In Urban Acupuncture, Lerner …
The Sustainable Cities Index explores the three demands of People, Planet and Profit to develop an indicative ranking of 50 of the world’s leading cities. Sydney ranked 11 and Melbourne 17.
The Gold Standard Foundation “Reward for Results” approach has channelled significant investment into 1000 low carbon development projects. By 6 February 2015, input is sought into the framework for the Gold Standard Sustainable Cities Program, through which cities can develop, …
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An assessment of past and future global water use has been made using a newly developed indicator: the blue water sustainability index (BlWSI). The BlWSI incorporates both nonrenewable groundwater use and nonsustainable water use that compromises environmental flow requirements.
A new Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists blueprint describes the transformative, long-term economic and institutional reforms that Australia must implement if it is to create a healthy environment with a productive economy.
The World Urban Campaign is the advocacy and partnership platform for cities in the twenty first century. Its goal is to place the urban agenda at the highest level in development policies. It is coordinated by UN-Habitat.
In 2015, the United Nations is set to agree the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that will guide investment and social policy for decades to come. This new book stresses the importance of water for achieving the proposed SDGs and …
The Places You Love alliance has completed a landmark survey of Australia’s environment. More than any time in our history, humans are impacting the health and function of nature, with significant implications for the well-being and prosperity of Australian society.
The world is currently on the cusp of a creative, sustainable renaissance fueled by smart technology, regenerative design, urban food systems, neighborhood energy renewal, and community collaboration. LOCAL is here to tell the stories that will inspire even more of …