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Transport and land use planning: integrating shared strategies

Incorporating land use and transport planning in the early stages of a development project can lead to improved strategies for urban planners. A recent study suggests that a mediated process is successful in supporting shared decisions about land use and transport. Greater integration of land use and transport planning will lead to more sustainable transport systems and reduce ecological impact. ...

Feb. 5, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

KISTERS 2012 Latornell Symposium review

The 2012 edition of the A.D. Latornell Symposium in Alliston, Ontario proved to once again be a great venue to reconnect with existing clients and invite new ones to join the KISTERS network of local WISKI software users. Hundreds of attendees involved in everything from land use planning, to hydrogeology, to data management, as well as getting fish from point A to point B were taking in their ...

Nov. 21, 2012

By KISTERS AG

CERC Carries Out an Air Quality Assessment for a Proposed New Section of `Quietway`

CERC is working with A2 Environmental to assess the air quality impact of the A102(M) Embankment Scheme, a proposed new section of the Rochester Way 'Quietway' in Greenwich. The proposed scheme will join existing London Cycle Network (LCN+) routes together to provide a continuous walking and cycling route. CERC is carrying out a qualitative air quality assessment for the scheme, in line with ...

Jul. 9, 2017

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

CERC carries out an air quality assessment for a proposed new section of ‘Quietway`

CERC is working with A2 Environmental to assess the air quality impact of the A102(M) Embankment Scheme, a proposed new section of the Rochester Way ‘Quietway’ in Greenwich. The proposed scheme will join existing London Cycle Network (LCN+) routes together to provide a continuous walking and cycling route. CERC is carrying out a qualitative air quality assessment for the scheme, in ...

Jul. 9, 2015

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

CERC carries out an air quality assessment for a proposed new section of ‘Quietway`

CERC is working with A2 Environmental to assess the air quality impact of the A102(M) Embankment Scheme, a proposed new section of the Rochester Way ‘Quietway’ in Greenwich. The proposed scheme will join existing London Cycle Network (LCN+) routes together to provide a continuous walking and cycling route. CERC is carrying out a qualitative air quality assessment for the scheme, in ...

Jul. 9, 2015

By Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC)

Ban urges major effort to spur disaster reduction plans in face of climate change

A major boost in efforts to reduce the fall-out from natural disasters is vital as climate change ushers in harsher weather extremes, from fiercer droughts to more devastating flooding and landslides, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today. “Without concerted action, we could see natural catastrophes on an unprecedented scale, which could even become threats to international security and ...

Sep. 30, 2008

By United Nations

Canada`s new environmental assessment and aboriginal consultation

The federal government has proposed a complete overhaul of federal environmental assessment in Canada as part of the federal budget. The repeal and re-enactment of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act ("CEAA") and amendments to other federal environmental legislation amounts to the most significant change in federal environmental assessment ("EA") since the legislation was first created ...

Jun. 16, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Environment: Better information for citizens about major accident risks

New rules that enter into force today will see EU citizens better informed about major threats posed by industrial plants in their immediate vicinity. The rules are part of an otherwise technical update of the Seveso Directive, a key instrument in industrial risk management, which is being adapted to reflect recent changes in the international and European classification of chemicals. The ...

Aug. 13, 2012

By European Commission, Environment DG

EPA and MDEQ to Meet with Stakeholders regarding Soil Cleanup and Land Use plans at the Picayune Wood Treating Site

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will meet with Mayor Ed Pinero and other local officials to tour the Picayune Wood Treating Superfund Site in Picayune, MS and to discuss the final phases of the soil cleanup on January 24, 2013. The meeting will also provide the opportunity to update the conceptual Reuse/Redevelopment Plan. The ...

Jan. 28, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

What will it take to make Montreal an Eco-City?

At the closing ceremony of the ninth Ecocity World Summit, held for the first time in Canada and organized by the Montréal Urban Ecology Centre (MUEC), Jayne Engle-Warnick, vice-president of the MUEC, said: "The Ecocity Summit brought together 1,500 delegates from 280 cities and 70 countries. Based on what we heard from experts during the conference, cities in Canada and all over the ...

Aug. 26, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Wales opens consultation on waste infrastructure

The Welsh Government have opened a consultation on proposed changes to national planning policy which related to the role of land use planning in the management and control of waste. According to an article published on Resource, the consultation specifically concentrates on amending Chapter 12 of Planning Policy Wales and Technical Advice Note 21 to ‘facilitate a comprehensive, ...

Mar. 25, 2013

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

Mapping human health risk in urban environments

A new study demonstrates how mapping software can be used to analyse data on heavy metal soil pollution in an urban environment. The researchers incorporated land use information to gain realistic estimates of potential risks to human health that could help inform land use planning. Human activities, including industrial manufacturing and road travel, contaminate the soil with heavy metals such ...

Nov. 27, 2009

By Science for Environment Policy - European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service

River restoration for flood management in the Iberian Peninsula

Experts from Spain and Portugal discussed how to restore rivers and manage landscapes to reduce flooding risks and impacts. At the same event prizes were awarded to the best short stories, poems and pictures about rivers. The workshop River Restoration for Flood Management: Debate about new social and environmental approaches in river restoration and good and bad practices in flood management, ...

May 17, 2014

By Wetlands International

Watershed resources registry one of several new tools for planners

Managers, planners, and regulators are looking for new ways to coordinate and improve their efforts to protect entire watersheds. The May-June issue of the National Wetlands Newsletter features two articles that feature new watershed tools. The National Wetlands Inventory has new descriptors to help wetland professionals formulate conservation strategies and assess watershed health, while the ...

May 26, 2010

By Environmental Law Institute (ELI)

IDB approves US$8m for National Environmental System in Paraguay

The Inter-American Development Bank has approved two loans worth US$8 million for Paraguay to support its national environmental system. This is the second stage of a program that began in 2001 with a first US$8 million IDB loan to establish and strengthen key institutions in the sector. “During the first stage, in July 2002 the government established a regulatory framework for environmental ...

Jun. 9, 2008

By Inter-American Development Bank

A healthy urban habitat

Half the world's population live in cities. By 2050, the total number of urban dwellers is expected to nearly double, rising from 3.3 billion to 6.4 billion1. How do we accommodate urbanisation while ensuring good quality of life and health? How do we minimise environmental damage but still develop our cities? This thematic issue provides a window into the research evidence that can help us ...

Feb. 5, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Report provides blueprint for communities to tackle global warming

The most authoritative report providing a blueprint for how communities can tackle global warming was released today by the California League of Conservation Voters Education Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council. The report is a guide to California’s Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act, or SB 375, the nation’s first legislation to link transportation and land use planning ...

Jun. 26, 2009

By Natural Resources Defense Council

Quebec launches $2.7 billion climate change action plan

The Government of Québec has launched a $2.7 billion strategy to tackle climate change and to meet its goal of bringing greenhouse-gas emissions to 20 per cent below 1990 levels by 2020. Quebec Premier Jean Charest, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks Pierre Arcand and Minister of Transport Pierre Moreau unveiled the 2013-2020 Climate Change Action Plan (PACC 2020) ...

Jun. 8, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Paper and poster abstracts for IAIA14 invited through 6 December

34th Annual Conference of the International Association for Impact Assessment 8-11 April 2014 | Enjoy, Casino & Resort, Hotel del Mar | Viña del Mar, Chile Abstracts for both paper and poster submissions are invited through 6 December 2013. For more information and to sign up to receive updates about this conference please visit www.iaia.org/iaia14. IAIA conferences are ...

Nov. 27, 2013

By International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA)

Wetlands International leads Strategic Planning for Peatlands of Mongolia

Wetlands International will work on a Strategic Plan for peatland restoration and sustainable management in Mongolia, funded by the Asian Development Bank. Mongolia’s peatlands preserve permafrost and other water reserves in high mountains which prevents desertification and supports livelihoods and biodiversity downstream. They are also the most productive pastures and important carbon ...

Oct. 20, 2015

By Wetlands International