Jon Fairburn,
Institute for Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration, Staffordshire University
www.staffs.ac.uk/iesr
Better Environments, Better Lives
West Midlands Conference
Friday 27th February 2009
Birmingham City Football Club
This document discusses the emerging issue of changing waste streams due to increasing demand for rare earth elements used in electronics and the growing problem of electronic waste. As demand for strategic minerals like lithium, neodymium, and indium rises to meet manufacturing needs, their supply risks depletion within the next 10-20 years without improved resource management and recycling. This could damage the environment and public health as stockpiles of hazardous e-waste reach 200-500% higher levels by 2020 if no action is taken to adopt a lifecycle approach and plan for a more circular economy that enables recycling and reuse of scarce resources.
Engaging Youth Using the New TNC/USFS Urban Forest Monitoring Protocol and Ph...Arbor Day Foundation
The Nature Conservancy works to conserve lands and waters through science-based conservation efforts globally. They have an urban tree health monitoring internship program where interns monitor trees in New York City and Philadelphia using standardized protocols to assess tree health and identify pests and diseases. The goal is to engage youth, create a more resilient urban forest, and develop the interns' skills through hands-on work and workshops.
20100407 kostelec green_infrastructure_webTranspo Group
This document summarizes a conference on integrating green infrastructure into regional planning. It discusses defining green infrastructure to include both natural and built environments. It provides examples of green infrastructure networks and policies to support them. Speakers discussed state-of-the-practice techniques, assessing green infrastructure at a regional scale, and impacts of stormwater. Street connectivity was presented as a green infrastructure practice, and metrics like route directness index were discussed to measure connectivity.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) was a major assessment of human impact on the environment from 2001-2005. Over 1300 contributors from 95 countries examined how ecosystem changes affect human well-being and how to improve policy responses. The MA found that while human actions have increased well-being and economic growth, ecosystem degradation poses a growing threat and barrier to achieving development goals. Reversing degradation requires significant policy changes not yet underway. The MA aimed to integrate scientific and social perspectives across scales to inform environment and development decisions.
This document discusses the importance of ecosystem service valuation tools for municipal and regional decision makers. It provides an overview of the multi-step process involved in valuing ecosystem services related to policy changes. The document also outlines some of the challenges with ecosystem service valuation, including difficulties isolating services at a local level and integrating multiple disciplines. It reviews several existing web-based tools and databases available for conducting valuations and benefit transfers. Overall, the document advocates for continued development and standardization of ecosystem service valuation methods and tools to better inform environmental decision making.
RV 2015: Integrating Health, Livable Communities and Transit: A How-To Discus...Rail~Volution
Where do wellness issues fit in the transit conversation? What is the link between how we build our cities and transportation networks, and the physical, social, mental and economic wellness of our communities? Participate in the discussion with health funders, community development professionals, health equity advocates and urban planners. Hear how they've leveraged new funding sources for critical investments. What are the politics, processes and mechanics of integrating health, wellness and health equity issues into the planning and design of livable communities? Learn new techniques and perspectives from health foundations, public policy advocates and urban designers and cities in the US (Phoenix, Dallas, Houston) and Canada.
Moderator: Elizabeth Sobel Blum, Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas
Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Principal, DIALOG, Toronto, Ontario
C.J. Hager, Director, Healthy Community Policies, St. Luke's Health Initiatives, Phoenix, Arizona
Niiobli Armah, IV, Managing Director, WE-COLLAB, Houston, Texas
This document summarizes a presentation on climate change adaptation planning and Massachusetts policy updates. It discusses the impacts of climate change on natural resources, human health, infrastructure, and the economy in the Northeast US. Adaptation means increasing community resiliency by reducing vulnerability. The presentation covers landscape-level planning, improving infrastructure resiliency, sustainable building practices, and Massachusetts legislation on comprehensive adaptation planning and funding support for these efforts.
This document outlines a regional climate change adaptation strategy with 10 objectives across various sectors. It includes objectives to make new development and infrastructure more resilient to climate impacts, conserve and restore natural habitats, protect coastal areas, and ensure public health. Implementation strategies involve approaches like open space planning, regulations, design guidelines, and interdepartmental coordination to achieve the objectives. The strategy emphasizes working together and planning with nature in mind to increase resiliency and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
This document discusses the emerging issue of changing waste streams due to increasing demand for rare earth elements used in electronics and the growing problem of electronic waste. As demand for strategic minerals like lithium, neodymium, and indium rises to meet manufacturing needs, their supply risks depletion within the next 10-20 years without improved resource management and recycling. This could damage the environment and public health as stockpiles of hazardous e-waste reach 200-500% higher levels by 2020 if no action is taken to adopt a lifecycle approach and plan for a more circular economy that enables recycling and reuse of scarce resources.
Engaging Youth Using the New TNC/USFS Urban Forest Monitoring Protocol and Ph...Arbor Day Foundation
The Nature Conservancy works to conserve lands and waters through science-based conservation efforts globally. They have an urban tree health monitoring internship program where interns monitor trees in New York City and Philadelphia using standardized protocols to assess tree health and identify pests and diseases. The goal is to engage youth, create a more resilient urban forest, and develop the interns' skills through hands-on work and workshops.
20100407 kostelec green_infrastructure_webTranspo Group
This document summarizes a conference on integrating green infrastructure into regional planning. It discusses defining green infrastructure to include both natural and built environments. It provides examples of green infrastructure networks and policies to support them. Speakers discussed state-of-the-practice techniques, assessing green infrastructure at a regional scale, and impacts of stormwater. Street connectivity was presented as a green infrastructure practice, and metrics like route directness index were discussed to measure connectivity.
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) was a major assessment of human impact on the environment from 2001-2005. Over 1300 contributors from 95 countries examined how ecosystem changes affect human well-being and how to improve policy responses. The MA found that while human actions have increased well-being and economic growth, ecosystem degradation poses a growing threat and barrier to achieving development goals. Reversing degradation requires significant policy changes not yet underway. The MA aimed to integrate scientific and social perspectives across scales to inform environment and development decisions.
This document discusses the importance of ecosystem service valuation tools for municipal and regional decision makers. It provides an overview of the multi-step process involved in valuing ecosystem services related to policy changes. The document also outlines some of the challenges with ecosystem service valuation, including difficulties isolating services at a local level and integrating multiple disciplines. It reviews several existing web-based tools and databases available for conducting valuations and benefit transfers. Overall, the document advocates for continued development and standardization of ecosystem service valuation methods and tools to better inform environmental decision making.
RV 2015: Integrating Health, Livable Communities and Transit: A How-To Discus...Rail~Volution
Where do wellness issues fit in the transit conversation? What is the link between how we build our cities and transportation networks, and the physical, social, mental and economic wellness of our communities? Participate in the discussion with health funders, community development professionals, health equity advocates and urban planners. Hear how they've leveraged new funding sources for critical investments. What are the politics, processes and mechanics of integrating health, wellness and health equity issues into the planning and design of livable communities? Learn new techniques and perspectives from health foundations, public policy advocates and urban designers and cities in the US (Phoenix, Dallas, Houston) and Canada.
Moderator: Elizabeth Sobel Blum, Senior Community Development Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Texas
Antonio Gomez-Palacio, Principal, DIALOG, Toronto, Ontario
C.J. Hager, Director, Healthy Community Policies, St. Luke's Health Initiatives, Phoenix, Arizona
Niiobli Armah, IV, Managing Director, WE-COLLAB, Houston, Texas
This document summarizes a presentation on climate change adaptation planning and Massachusetts policy updates. It discusses the impacts of climate change on natural resources, human health, infrastructure, and the economy in the Northeast US. Adaptation means increasing community resiliency by reducing vulnerability. The presentation covers landscape-level planning, improving infrastructure resiliency, sustainable building practices, and Massachusetts legislation on comprehensive adaptation planning and funding support for these efforts.
This document outlines a regional climate change adaptation strategy with 10 objectives across various sectors. It includes objectives to make new development and infrastructure more resilient to climate impacts, conserve and restore natural habitats, protect coastal areas, and ensure public health. Implementation strategies involve approaches like open space planning, regulations, design guidelines, and interdepartmental coordination to achieve the objectives. The strategy emphasizes working together and planning with nature in mind to increase resiliency and reduce vulnerability to climate change.
Based on World Resources Report, "Ecosystem Services: A Guide for Decision Makers" (http://www.wri.org/publication/ecosystem-services-a-guide-for-decision-makers)
Beyond IPCC Scenarios: Synergies Between Climate Adaptation and Mitigation a...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Shahid Naeem from Columbia University focuses on the three central biodiversity issues:
1. Ecosystem services and biodiversity
2. Functional biodiversity and climate change
3. Bio-ecological adaptation
The document summarizes Karen Heymann's presentation to the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors Annual Meeting in 2014 on climate change adaptation efforts in Massachusetts. It discusses how higher temperatures, more precipitation, and more extreme weather events will stress infrastructure and harm vulnerable populations. It outlines Governor Patrick's $50 million investment in climate adaptation and a proposed Senate bill to establish a comprehensive statewide adaptation plan. The plan would include vulnerability assessments, regional technical assistance, and a voluntary coastal land buyback program. A broad climate action coalition supports these efforts.
How Payments for Environmental Services Can Deliver Co-Benefits for Business ...Jason Sohigian
This document outlines a presentation on payments for environmental services as a conservation finance strategy to protect Armenia's natural heritage. It discusses how strategic investment is needed in natural, financial, and social capital for sustainable development. Examples of successful payments for environmental services programs in Costa Rica, the Catskills watershed, and the Danube basin are provided. The presentation concludes with next steps for implementing a payments for environmental services program in Armenia, including conducting studies to identify business risks/opportunities related to ecosystem services, identifying potential pilot projects, and educating stakeholders.
In this presentation before the City of Jacksonville's Special Committee on Resiliency, I discuss the origins of the environmental justice movement in the United States, describe how the concept evolved in academic literature, and provide examples of policies that promote the multi-faceted concept of environmental justice.
Health Benefits of Green InfrastructureAPA_Planning
Communities across the country can use green infrastructure to promote individual and community health. Featuring three eminent green infrastructure practitioners and researchers, this webinar will discuss the varying health benefits of green infrastructure and how to incorporate health considerations into green infrastructure plans and projects.
Citizen climate connect pitch k baby nov 2019 kurianbaby
Clitizen's Climate Connect Project being tested in Thrissur, Kerala, India to ground truth global climate models by integrating local knowledge and land based climate observation data through cloud based analytics.
Contact: Email kurianbaby@gmail.com
This document summarizes several green infrastructure plans for Philadelphia, including GreenPlan Philadelphia, Green City Clean Waters, and others. GreenPlan Philadelphia is the city's comprehensive plan for sustainable open space, created in 2008 with a horizon year of 2028. It defines a physical framework and elements of green spaces, and establishes targets and criteria for projects. Green City Clean Waters is the city's $2.4 billion long-term plan to meet regulatory requirements for combined sewer overflow control using $1.7 billion in green stormwater infrastructure, created in 2009 with a horizon year of 2035. It evaluates alternatives and provides examples of green infrastructure types like stormwater planters, tree trenches, and more.
Green infrastructure provides environmental, economic, and social benefits. It uses natural systems or mimics natural processes to manage stormwater, and can be implemented at various scales from regional to site levels. Examples include urban forests, parks, constructed wetlands, and green roofs. Benefits include improved air and water quality, increased physical activity, better mental health, and environmental justice. Green infrastructure principles emphasize multi-functionality, connectivity, habitability, resiliency, identity, and return on investment. Planning approaches integrate these principles through regional plans, functional plans, comprehensive plans, development regulations, and capital projects.
Presentation by Beria Leimona, Rachman Pasha, Tony Setiawan, Suyanto, and Bruno Verbist. This is a case study of a RUPES Project at Sumberjaya Watershed, Lampung Province, Indonesia.
This document discusses global issues related to safe drinking water and sanitation. It provides statistics showing that 1.1 billion people lack access to improved water supply and 2.4 billion lack improved sanitation, with the majority in Asia and Africa. The targets are to halve the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015. Several partnerships and initiatives aim to achieve these targets through knowledge sharing, coordinated actions, and follow-up. Key issues discussed are planning at the country level, expanding affordable and culturally acceptable sanitation services, integrating sanitation into water resource management, and ensuring good governance and broad participation from all stakeholders.
The document discusses the environment and environmental degradation in India. It defines the environment as everything that makes up our surroundings, including air, water, plants, and animals. It notes that human activities like air pollution, deforestation, and acid rain are damaging the environment. The living species, climate, and natural resources that comprise the environment are being depleted. This is leading to the destruction of ecosystems and habitats as well as pollution and extinction of wildlife. Over half of India's population lives in areas with air pollution levels that exceed national standards.
Green Infrastructure Basic Principles & Tools nado-web
Brownfields are vacant, underutilized, or contaminated properties that threaten human and environmental health, depress local economies, and reduce local tax revenues. Integrating green storm water infrastructure (GSI) into brownfields redevelopment has emerged as a national best practice, pushing the boundaries of sustainability ever outward and dramatically increasing the economic, environmental, and social benefits that brownfields revitalization can generate. This session will review salient principles of green infrastructure and showcase a GSI Templates tool, a GSI Decision Tree tool, and a basic project pro-forma worksheet that work in both small and large cities to help plan GSI at brownfield sites.
Eugene Goldfarb, Technical Assistance Provider, Center for Hazardous Substance Research, Manhattan, KS
Elizabeth Limbrick, Project Manager, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Margaret Renas, Lead, Community and Brownfield Redevelopment, Delta Institute, Chicago, IL
Matt Ward, CEO, Sustainable Strategies DC, Washington, DC
The document discusses natural capital accounting, which aims to quantify the value of natural resources and ecosystem services. It outlines the challenges of economic growth degrading the environment and notes that current systems do not reflect nature's invisibility and interdependence with human well-being. Natural capital accounting seeks to integrate environmental information into policies by valuing ecosystem services and changing incentives to reward stewardship of natural assets over the long run. The document provides definitions of natural capital and ecosystem services and describes different types of services like provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting. It also discusses tools like ecosystem and inclusive wealth accounting that can reflect natural values in decision making.
The document summarizes how San Francisco used health impact assessments (HIAs) to promote healthier development. It provides examples of how HIAs were conducted for specific development projects and influenced policies around affordable housing, traffic safety, parks and more. Mapping health indicators revealed gaps between neighborhoods with planned growth. This data supported impact fees to build infrastructure. Air pollution modeling found "hot spots" justifying new ventilation standards. Data on pedestrian injuries led to prioritizing safety in certain corridors. The HIAs were effective by focusing on existing priorities, leveraging public health authority, engaging the public, and demonstrating disproportionate health impacts of plans.
The document summarizes the first meeting of a Green Infrastructure Steering Committee. It defines green infrastructure as an interconnected network of green spaces that conserves natural ecosystems while providing benefits to people. Examples include preservation of riverside corridors, wetlands, and rain gardens. The committee discussed how green infrastructure differs from "gray infrastructure" like roads and utilities. They also reviewed relevant projects on regional growth, land use and health, and developing a regional trail network to inform their planning. The goal is to form a vision and implementation strategies through public engagement and GIS mapping to link parks, downtowns and other community assets with green spaces.
This document provides an update on the activities of the SUFC Policy Working Group. It discusses the goals of increasing funding for programs supporting urban forests, building relationships with policymakers, and supporting legislation. It outlines the group's advocacy efforts in 2014 that led to increased funding. It also lists funding recommendations and priority legislation for 2015-2016, including meetings with administration officials and plans for congressional fly-outs to promote urban forestry issues.
This document provides information about landscape performance tools and resources. It discusses the Landscape Architecture Foundation's (LAF) mission to support environmental solutions through research and scholarships. It promotes measuring sustainability through frameworks like Living Building Challenge and outlines case studies comparing landscape project benefits. These benefits include water and energy reductions as well as increased social value. The document advertises the Landscape Performance Series online resource for metrics, case studies, fact libraries, and guidance on evaluating landscape project performance. It provides examples of project benefits and outcomes. In summary, the document promotes tools and resources for measuring and demonstrating landscape sustainability performance.
Green Infrastructure (GI) facilities have capacity to enhance health and mitigate Environmental Sustainability Challenges (ESC). However, the extent of the mitigation and health benefits is unclear in developing countries. This study examined the impact of GI on ESC and Perceived Health (PH) of urban residents in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 1858 residents of Lagos Metropolis who completed semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used to explore data distributions and assess association of the availability of GI with resident’s PH and ESC. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (OR;95%CI) were estimated for good health and ESC mitigation. Participants were mostly men (58.9%) and younger than 50 years old (86.3%). Good health (20.5%) and high mitigation of ESC (collection and disposal of waste-52.7% and official development assistance-63.9%) were reported where GI is mostly available. Participants were more likely to report good health (OR:1.40; 95%CI:1.02-1.92) and high mitigation of ESC [water quality (OR:1.42; 95%CI:1.12-1.81) passenger transport mode (OR:1.41; 95%CI:1.06-1.89)] where GI are mostly available. Availability of Green infrastructure is supporting health and mitigating environmental sustainability challenges in the study area. Green infrastructure should be provided in urban areas where environmental sustainability is under threat.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2020), 4(1), 33-46.
https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2020.v4n1-4
The document discusses environmental justice at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). It defines environmental justice and outlines MassDEP's environmental justice populations criteria. It describes MassDEP's environmental justice team and mission. The presentation discusses MassDEP's environmental justice webpage, activities to ensure meaningful involvement of all communities, the relationship between environmental justice and climate change/sustainability initiatives, and upcoming environmental justice activities at MassDEP.
Based on World Resources Report, "Ecosystem Services: A Guide for Decision Makers" (http://www.wri.org/publication/ecosystem-services-a-guide-for-decision-makers)
Beyond IPCC Scenarios: Synergies Between Climate Adaptation and Mitigation a...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Shahid Naeem from Columbia University focuses on the three central biodiversity issues:
1. Ecosystem services and biodiversity
2. Functional biodiversity and climate change
3. Bio-ecological adaptation
The document summarizes Karen Heymann's presentation to the Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors Annual Meeting in 2014 on climate change adaptation efforts in Massachusetts. It discusses how higher temperatures, more precipitation, and more extreme weather events will stress infrastructure and harm vulnerable populations. It outlines Governor Patrick's $50 million investment in climate adaptation and a proposed Senate bill to establish a comprehensive statewide adaptation plan. The plan would include vulnerability assessments, regional technical assistance, and a voluntary coastal land buyback program. A broad climate action coalition supports these efforts.
How Payments for Environmental Services Can Deliver Co-Benefits for Business ...Jason Sohigian
This document outlines a presentation on payments for environmental services as a conservation finance strategy to protect Armenia's natural heritage. It discusses how strategic investment is needed in natural, financial, and social capital for sustainable development. Examples of successful payments for environmental services programs in Costa Rica, the Catskills watershed, and the Danube basin are provided. The presentation concludes with next steps for implementing a payments for environmental services program in Armenia, including conducting studies to identify business risks/opportunities related to ecosystem services, identifying potential pilot projects, and educating stakeholders.
In this presentation before the City of Jacksonville's Special Committee on Resiliency, I discuss the origins of the environmental justice movement in the United States, describe how the concept evolved in academic literature, and provide examples of policies that promote the multi-faceted concept of environmental justice.
Health Benefits of Green InfrastructureAPA_Planning
Communities across the country can use green infrastructure to promote individual and community health. Featuring three eminent green infrastructure practitioners and researchers, this webinar will discuss the varying health benefits of green infrastructure and how to incorporate health considerations into green infrastructure plans and projects.
Citizen climate connect pitch k baby nov 2019 kurianbaby
Clitizen's Climate Connect Project being tested in Thrissur, Kerala, India to ground truth global climate models by integrating local knowledge and land based climate observation data through cloud based analytics.
Contact: Email kurianbaby@gmail.com
This document summarizes several green infrastructure plans for Philadelphia, including GreenPlan Philadelphia, Green City Clean Waters, and others. GreenPlan Philadelphia is the city's comprehensive plan for sustainable open space, created in 2008 with a horizon year of 2028. It defines a physical framework and elements of green spaces, and establishes targets and criteria for projects. Green City Clean Waters is the city's $2.4 billion long-term plan to meet regulatory requirements for combined sewer overflow control using $1.7 billion in green stormwater infrastructure, created in 2009 with a horizon year of 2035. It evaluates alternatives and provides examples of green infrastructure types like stormwater planters, tree trenches, and more.
Green infrastructure provides environmental, economic, and social benefits. It uses natural systems or mimics natural processes to manage stormwater, and can be implemented at various scales from regional to site levels. Examples include urban forests, parks, constructed wetlands, and green roofs. Benefits include improved air and water quality, increased physical activity, better mental health, and environmental justice. Green infrastructure principles emphasize multi-functionality, connectivity, habitability, resiliency, identity, and return on investment. Planning approaches integrate these principles through regional plans, functional plans, comprehensive plans, development regulations, and capital projects.
Presentation by Beria Leimona, Rachman Pasha, Tony Setiawan, Suyanto, and Bruno Verbist. This is a case study of a RUPES Project at Sumberjaya Watershed, Lampung Province, Indonesia.
This document discusses global issues related to safe drinking water and sanitation. It provides statistics showing that 1.1 billion people lack access to improved water supply and 2.4 billion lack improved sanitation, with the majority in Asia and Africa. The targets are to halve the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015. Several partnerships and initiatives aim to achieve these targets through knowledge sharing, coordinated actions, and follow-up. Key issues discussed are planning at the country level, expanding affordable and culturally acceptable sanitation services, integrating sanitation into water resource management, and ensuring good governance and broad participation from all stakeholders.
The document discusses the environment and environmental degradation in India. It defines the environment as everything that makes up our surroundings, including air, water, plants, and animals. It notes that human activities like air pollution, deforestation, and acid rain are damaging the environment. The living species, climate, and natural resources that comprise the environment are being depleted. This is leading to the destruction of ecosystems and habitats as well as pollution and extinction of wildlife. Over half of India's population lives in areas with air pollution levels that exceed national standards.
Green Infrastructure Basic Principles & Tools nado-web
Brownfields are vacant, underutilized, or contaminated properties that threaten human and environmental health, depress local economies, and reduce local tax revenues. Integrating green storm water infrastructure (GSI) into brownfields redevelopment has emerged as a national best practice, pushing the boundaries of sustainability ever outward and dramatically increasing the economic, environmental, and social benefits that brownfields revitalization can generate. This session will review salient principles of green infrastructure and showcase a GSI Templates tool, a GSI Decision Tree tool, and a basic project pro-forma worksheet that work in both small and large cities to help plan GSI at brownfield sites.
Eugene Goldfarb, Technical Assistance Provider, Center for Hazardous Substance Research, Manhattan, KS
Elizabeth Limbrick, Project Manager, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ
Margaret Renas, Lead, Community and Brownfield Redevelopment, Delta Institute, Chicago, IL
Matt Ward, CEO, Sustainable Strategies DC, Washington, DC
The document discusses natural capital accounting, which aims to quantify the value of natural resources and ecosystem services. It outlines the challenges of economic growth degrading the environment and notes that current systems do not reflect nature's invisibility and interdependence with human well-being. Natural capital accounting seeks to integrate environmental information into policies by valuing ecosystem services and changing incentives to reward stewardship of natural assets over the long run. The document provides definitions of natural capital and ecosystem services and describes different types of services like provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting. It also discusses tools like ecosystem and inclusive wealth accounting that can reflect natural values in decision making.
The document summarizes how San Francisco used health impact assessments (HIAs) to promote healthier development. It provides examples of how HIAs were conducted for specific development projects and influenced policies around affordable housing, traffic safety, parks and more. Mapping health indicators revealed gaps between neighborhoods with planned growth. This data supported impact fees to build infrastructure. Air pollution modeling found "hot spots" justifying new ventilation standards. Data on pedestrian injuries led to prioritizing safety in certain corridors. The HIAs were effective by focusing on existing priorities, leveraging public health authority, engaging the public, and demonstrating disproportionate health impacts of plans.
The document summarizes the first meeting of a Green Infrastructure Steering Committee. It defines green infrastructure as an interconnected network of green spaces that conserves natural ecosystems while providing benefits to people. Examples include preservation of riverside corridors, wetlands, and rain gardens. The committee discussed how green infrastructure differs from "gray infrastructure" like roads and utilities. They also reviewed relevant projects on regional growth, land use and health, and developing a regional trail network to inform their planning. The goal is to form a vision and implementation strategies through public engagement and GIS mapping to link parks, downtowns and other community assets with green spaces.
This document provides an update on the activities of the SUFC Policy Working Group. It discusses the goals of increasing funding for programs supporting urban forests, building relationships with policymakers, and supporting legislation. It outlines the group's advocacy efforts in 2014 that led to increased funding. It also lists funding recommendations and priority legislation for 2015-2016, including meetings with administration officials and plans for congressional fly-outs to promote urban forestry issues.
This document provides information about landscape performance tools and resources. It discusses the Landscape Architecture Foundation's (LAF) mission to support environmental solutions through research and scholarships. It promotes measuring sustainability through frameworks like Living Building Challenge and outlines case studies comparing landscape project benefits. These benefits include water and energy reductions as well as increased social value. The document advertises the Landscape Performance Series online resource for metrics, case studies, fact libraries, and guidance on evaluating landscape project performance. It provides examples of project benefits and outcomes. In summary, the document promotes tools and resources for measuring and demonstrating landscape sustainability performance.
Green Infrastructure (GI) facilities have capacity to enhance health and mitigate Environmental Sustainability Challenges (ESC). However, the extent of the mitigation and health benefits is unclear in developing countries. This study examined the impact of GI on ESC and Perceived Health (PH) of urban residents in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 1858 residents of Lagos Metropolis who completed semi-structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used to explore data distributions and assess association of the availability of GI with resident’s PH and ESC. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (OR;95%CI) were estimated for good health and ESC mitigation. Participants were mostly men (58.9%) and younger than 50 years old (86.3%). Good health (20.5%) and high mitigation of ESC (collection and disposal of waste-52.7% and official development assistance-63.9%) were reported where GI is mostly available. Participants were more likely to report good health (OR:1.40; 95%CI:1.02-1.92) and high mitigation of ESC [water quality (OR:1.42; 95%CI:1.12-1.81) passenger transport mode (OR:1.41; 95%CI:1.06-1.89)] where GI are mostly available. Availability of Green infrastructure is supporting health and mitigating environmental sustainability challenges in the study area. Green infrastructure should be provided in urban areas where environmental sustainability is under threat.
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2020), 4(1), 33-46.
https://doi.org/10.25034/ijcua.2020.v4n1-4
The document discusses environmental justice at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). It defines environmental justice and outlines MassDEP's environmental justice populations criteria. It describes MassDEP's environmental justice team and mission. The presentation discusses MassDEP's environmental justice webpage, activities to ensure meaningful involvement of all communities, the relationship between environmental justice and climate change/sustainability initiatives, and upcoming environmental justice activities at MassDEP.
This document summarizes a presentation about green jobs and how to pursue a career in the green sector. It defines what constitutes a green job, provides resources on green careers and lists ways to gain experience such as volunteering, taking classes, and joining professional associations. It also gives tips for greening one's own life and provides a reading list and blogs related to environmental issues.
A look at how nature provides us with services and how valuing these services is important to well-being. Slideshow from Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, UNEP
This document is an internal assessment report on solid and sewage waste management in the community of Linstead, Jamaica. It includes an introduction outlining the purpose of studying how improper waste disposal impacts residents' health. The literature review discusses how waste pollution negatively affects health and the environment. It also examines Linstead's lack of proper sewage management and irregular solid waste collection. The report will use research findings to evaluate impacts of waste and provide recommendations to alleviate problems.
The document discusses the relationship between public health and urban planning. It notes that factors in the built environment like land use, transportation systems, and zoning regulations can influence human health by impacting access to healthcare, education, food, economic opportunities, social interaction, air/water quality, and physical activity. The document advocates for smart growth principles that encourage walkable communities and transportation choices to address issues like physical inactivity and obesity.
The document discusses approaches to environmental services research in the CGIAR. It begins by noting the importance of environmental services for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals related to ending poverty and hunger. It then examines where environmental services fit within the CGIAR's Strategic Results Framework. The document presents a conceptual framework for analyzing the interactions between people, their land use decisions, and resulting environmental consequences. It discusses various options for addressing negative environmental externalities, including payments for environmental services. Finally, it argues that creating shared identities and moral standards can help internalize externalities of land use decisions.
Presentation given by Jim Smyllie, Natural England's Executive Director of People, Landscape and Biodiversity at the Protecting and Enhancing the Urban and Natural Environment event in London on Tuesday 12th November 2013.
The document discusses environmental justice and environmental racism. It defines environmental racism as policies, practices, or directives that disadvantage individuals or communities based on race in terms of environmental impacts. It notes that communities of color often face disproportionate environmental exposures and a lack of participation in decision making. Case studies of environmental injustices in Atlanta, GA and New Orleans, LA are also presented. The document concludes by listing the 17 Principles of Environmental Justice.
The document discusses environmental justice and environmental racism. It defines environmental racism as policies, practices, or directives that disadvantage individuals or communities based on race in terms of environmental impacts. It notes that communities of color often face disproportionate environmental exposures and a lack of participation in decision making. Case studies of environmental injustices in Atlanta, GA and New Orleans, LA are also presented. The document concludes by listing the 17 Principles of Environmental Justice.
1. Workshop for EIA Consultants - Vicky BowmanEthical Sector
This document discusses a workshop for EIA consultants on assessing social impacts in Myanmar's EIA process. It provides examples of ongoing training opportunities for consultants and outlines the workshop's objectives to review lessons learned on social impact assessment and discuss best practices. Social impacts are defined as any effects on people, their way of life, health, rights, and fears. Both positive and negative social impacts can occur and are interrelated with environmental and economic impacts. The document provides guidance on identifying, mitigating, and managing social impacts from various stages of project development.
Kieron Stanley (Environment Agency) Mapping For Sustainable Communities 170608Muki Haklay
The document discusses environmental inequalities and cumulative impacts. It notes that the most deprived communities are more likely to experience flooding, live in areas with worse river water quality, and be exposed to air pollution. Deprived areas also tend to be located closer to waste management sites and experience greater health effects from heat waves and lack of green space. The document calls for developing a better understanding of cumulative impacts from multiple environmental hazards over time. It advocates for collaborative, community-engaged approaches and considering procedural justice and vulnerability when analyzing environmental risks and resilience.
The document discusses the biophilic city concept as a way to develop more sustainable societies. It notes several challenges facing cities like climate change, population growth, and resource depletion. Adopting principles of biophilic cities could help address these issues by increasing biodiversity, introducing urban farming, and improving environmental management strategies. This would help stabilize ecological systems while also providing health and productivity benefits to city residents. The biophilic city concept promotes integrating nature into urban planning to develop more sustainable models of urban development.
The document provides an overview of the Superfund program, including what Superfund is, how sites become eligible for cleanup under Superfund, and the process for cleaning up and returning polluted sites to safe and productive use. It describes the roles of EPA, potentially responsible parties, and communities in the cleanup process and how communities can get involved through EPA's community involvement programs.
GENDER MAINSTREAMING: STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN, 2014-2017, presented to the WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT FORUM, 4 March 2014, at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
This document summarizes barriers that indigenous communities in Cape York Peninsula, Australia face in participating in Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) markets. It argues that the current environmental management framework delivers suboptimal outcomes and constrains indigenous economic development. Insufficient funding and lack of indigenous involvement have led to increased environmental risks. Multiple layers of environmental legislation greatly restrict indigenous land use without improving outcomes. Weak indigenous land and property rights also limit PES participation. A new approach is needed that recognizes local conditions and history, reconciles development and conservation, and enables indigenous communities to benefit from environmental stewardship of their lands through PES market participation.
The information in this report highlights the important work of several nonprofit organizations within Stockton communities to combat the negative effects of environmental degradation and environmental injustice. They work to create a more just and equitable community where everyone has a voice at the table.
This document summarizes the key findings from a listening tour and survey of environmental nonprofit organizations in Stockton, California. It finds that the organizations have a shared focus on environmental justice and equity issues, with many working directly in underserved communities. Their programs include advocacy, education, community gardening, and youth leadership development. The report highlights how the organizations build trust in the communities they serve and the strengths and needs identified, such as relationship building, fundraising, and policy expertise. It concludes by envisioning increased collaboration between organizations and community involvement to better address local climate and equity issues.
by Robert Costanza, Chair in Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
and Editor in Chief, Solutions
Presentation given at the 'Beyond-GDP in Africa: Innovative Ideas for a Regional Dashboard' workshop, Centre for the study of Governance Innovation, University of Pretoria. www.governanceinnovation.org
Design principles for intelligent research investmentriel-presents
A content-rich celebration of an important knowledge legacy
An opportunity to reflect, and to distil key lessons and insights:
- about important knowledge gaps that remain
- about how best to fill such knowledge gaps
A ‘message in a bottle’ for future research investment
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Catherine Brown Chief Exec FSA at Birmingham Food Council's Annual Meetingpodnosh
The document summarizes the role of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK and pressures on the global food system. It discusses:
1) The FSA's main role is to protect public health from food-related risks and protect consumer interests related to food being safe, authentic, and allowing affordable access to a healthy diet.
2) Pressures on the global food system include climate change, population growth, economic changes, and resource constraints which can impact food production, supply, and affordability.
3) A range of actors have roles to ensure food safety - producers and suppliers must ensure food is safe and accurately labeled, while consumers should make informed choices, and the FSA provides leadership
This document discusses questions around developing public servants for the 21st century. It explores topics like how people can be trained for broader roles, how staff can better engage citizens, whether recruitment and career development practices support the right skills, and how leadership and reflective practice can be developed at all levels of an organization. The document provides contact information for the authors and mentions an associated blog and social media presence to continue the discussion.
This document provides an activity plan for Stirchley Baths, an historic building in Birmingham that is being restored. The plan aims to:
- Identify existing and potential new audiences for the Baths through community consultation and research.
- Suggest ways to remove barriers to participation, such as a lack of awareness, poor access, and perceptions of lack of relevance, in order to attract more diverse visitors.
- Propose activities and partnerships to involve local residents, encourage learning about the heritage of the building and area, and develop volunteer opportunities as part of its restoration.
The document is an interpretation proposal for Stirchley Baths, a former public baths building in Birmingham that is being converted into a community hub. The proposal provides:
1) An overview of the aims and approach to physical interpretation within the building, which will take a light touch using original documents, photographs, and quotes from community members to tell the history and stories of the baths.
2) A timeline of key events and themes in the history of the baths from its origins as land donated by Cadbury Brothers in 1903 to its proposed reuse as a community hub.
3) Details of the historical resources that can be drawn upon for interpretation including archival documents, photographs, personal memories, and
The Changing NHS and Your CCG, Stephanie Belgeonnepodnosh
The document discusses changes to the NHS in England, including the replacement of Primary Care Trusts with Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and the establishment of new strategic bodies like Health and Wellbeing Boards. It explains that CCGs will now be responsible for commissioning healthcare services and managing budgets, while still aiming to improve quality and outcomes. It encourages readers to get involved with their local CCG through patient groups to help shape and influence healthcare planning and decisions.
LINk was set up to promote involvement in local health and social care services by getting public views on needs/experiences and making recommendations to improve services. The presentation covers what LINk does, why the meeting is important during its transition period, and how LINk currently operates in Birmingham. Specifically:
- LINk gets public input to influence commissioning and provision of services and reports on needed improvements.
- This is an important time as LINk transitions and ownership of the health service is discussed.
- LINk has a Strategy Group and Action Groups that focus on different areas and issues, like the BEN Action Group on topics such as TB awareness and hospital discharge planning.
- Birmingham City Council
Healthwatch Birmingham is a new organization that will gather information about health and social care services from members of the public and through research. It will use this information to lobby the NHS and Birmingham City Council to improve services and provide information to local people. The consultation document seeks input on how Healthwatch should operate and engage with the community to best represent the public's interests. Suggestions are requested on communication methods, involvement opportunities, reporting, and complaint support. The public is invited to participate through attending meetings, visiting websites, and completing a questionnaire.
Dr Tony Ainsworth. Northeast Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Grouppodnosh
This document introduces the Northeast Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). It summarizes that the CCG is made up of 19 GP practices in the Northeast Birmingham area, led by doctors and clinicians. The CCG's mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of the local population through high-quality, sustainable services developed in partnership with local people and organizations. The CCG's priorities include services for older people and initiatives to reduce health inequality.
The document contains repeated questions asking a patient to introduce themselves, explain why they think patient engagement is important, and provide an example of how their involvement has made a difference in their local NHS. The questions are asked multiple times without any responses provided.
4. strengthening the patient voice part 2v2 nick harding 5 july 2012podnosh
The document discusses strengthening the patient voice in healthcare. It summarizes feedback from a morning session which touched on issues like governance and control of funds, engagement with patients, GP burnout, access to appointments and services, links between primary and secondary care, and the changing role of GPs. It also provides information on the local healthcare system including accountability, funding sources, and an overview of providers in the area. The vision is for healthcare without boundaries through local commissioning groups that empower patients and improve health in communities.
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The document summarizes the transition of healthcare commissioning in England from Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. It introduces Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG, which covers over 525,000 patients across 110 general practices. The CCG is made up of five local commissioning groups and has made progress on health needs assessment, quality improvement, and clinical leadership in preparation for full authorisation in 2013.
This document summarizes the roles and current state of LINks (Local Involvement Networks) in Sandwell and Birmingham as they transition to new Local Healthwatch organizations. LINks were established to get public input on local health and social care services, enable public monitoring and review of these services, and make recommendations to improve services. As LINks transition out, local councils are consulting on how to develop replacement Healthwatch organizations to continue facilitating public involvement.
This document summarizes priorities and changes for the NHS Cluster in the West Midlands region. It discusses focusing on high quality, safe, and efficient healthcare while managing the transformation of the NHS through strategies like prevention and early intervention. Key priorities include reducing infections, avoidable deaths, and pressure ulcers. The transition plan involves PCTs transitioning responsibilities to clinical commissioning groups and local offices of the NHS Commissioning Board. The future brings more challenges but also opportunities for greater patient and public involvement.
Discussions at tables focused on engaging patients, positive patient experiences, and developing services to meet clinical commissioning group priorities. Participants discussed what meaningful engagement with patients looks like, prerequisites for a positive patient experience, and services that should be developed for one priority area.
Dr Nick Harding - Healthcare Without Boundariespodnosh
Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG provides healthcare for around 525,000 people. The CCG was formed in 2012 following NHS reforms that replaced Primary Care Trusts with Clinical Commissioning Groups. The CCG aims to improve population health by intervening early, integrating care, innovating services, improving quality and safety, and influencing partnerships. It plans to increase primary care capacity, support independent aging, accelerate community-based care, and improve mental healthcare.
Gill Cooper - View from Black Country Primary Care Trust Clusterpodnosh
Gill Cooper, Chair of the Black Country Cluster of PCTs, outlines priorities and ongoing changes for the NHS in the coming year. Key priorities include providing high quality, safe, and efficient healthcare while transforming services to meet growing local needs. Major service redesign is needed to address these priorities and financial security. Additional changes involve the development of clinical commissioning groups, transfer of public health to local authorities, and helping local providers become Foundation Trusts.
New Optimists - Kate Cooper on the Semantic web, food and Birminghampodnosh
The document is about a forum discussing possible food futures for Birmingham, UK in 2050. It provides background context on Birmingham, including that it has a population of 1 million people and sits on fertile land. The forum will discuss new technologies that could transform Birmingham's food supply chain by 2050, with the goal of understanding how these technologies could make a difference and what actions could be taken now.
Social media surgeries provide consulting services to help monitor civic conversations on social media and assess their impact. These services include internal evaluations of social media strategies, building consultancy networks, and developing impact assessment tools. The goal is to help "militant optimists" who are highly motivated but lack clear roadmaps, and prefer defining their own models rather than following strict strategies.
Guardian housing Network social media presentationpodnosh
I keep trying to tell a new story - but the stories you know are often the most useful. These slides help explain how and why the social web is civic and what means for social housing, housing associations and registered social landlords.
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Acolyte Episodes review (TV series) The Acolyte. Learn about the influence of the program on the Star Wars world, as well as new characters and story twists.
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This downloadable guide explains why press releases are still important for businesses today and the challenges you might face with traditional distribution methods. Learn how [Your Website Name] offers a comprehensive solution for crafting compelling press releases, targeting the right media outlets, and maximizing visibility.
Here is Gabe Whitley's response to my defamation lawsuit for him calling me a rapist and perjurer in court documents.
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El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
Overview of approaches in response to the challenge of environmental inequality.
1. Overview of approaches in response to the challenge Jon Fairburn, Institute for Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration, Staffordshire University www.staffs.ac.uk/iesr [email_address] Tel 01782 294038
3. Mapping of physical activity behaviours in deprived inner-city communities (Stoke on Trent) Dimension Sample metrics Neighbourhood environment (ANEWS) Accessibility to local amenities & spaces, perception of safety/crime, perceived barriers to PA, social capital, socio-demographics. Health indicators BMI, perceived health status (SF12, EQ5D), mortality data, hospital admissions, CVD risk Current PA levels and PA behaviour “ Objective” PA (accelerometry), PA domains (IPAQ (long)), behaviour change.
9. Percentage of people living within 1 kilometre of active waste sites Decile 1 is most deprived, decile 10 least deprived
10. Multiple Impact Score Method (score of 100 would indicate that every household in the SOA was experiencing every impact) "Source: ONS, Super Output Area Boundaries. Crown copyright 2004. Crown copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO"
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Editor's Notes
UK Government’s Sustainable Development Strategy which states '…inheritance of degraded resources has led to social and economic deprivation, as well as a poorer environment and ill health. Improving the local environment is therefore often a starting point for wider regeneration activities.' (Defra, 2005, p.110)