Sunday, May 8th, 2011
The INSPIRE Conference 2011 will take place from 27th June to 1st July 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The theme of this year’s edition is “INSPIREd by 2020 – Contributing to smart, sustainable and inclusive growth” In 2010, the European Union renewed its commitment to ‘knowledge-based’ sustainable development by putting forward three mutually reinforcing priorities in the
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Final report from the AGILE Data Access Initiative (February 2011). The European National Mapping and Cadastral Agencies and Higher Education: Market for Geospatial Information ? Myth or Reality. For a quick preview, here’s the Executive Summary: “Access to core geospatial data sets (topographic digital map data,administrative units, hydrography, geology, etc) is critical for academic research and teaching in almost
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
The Directive on Renewable Energy Directive 2009/28/EC, RED) sets ambitious targets for all Member States. Under the RED the EU should reach by 2020 a 20% share of energy from renewable sources and a 10% share of renewable energy specifically in the transport sector. Renewable energy from biofuels, including those imported into the EU, should
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Jonathon Porritt, former head of the Sustainable Development Commission, carried out the review which was funded by Friends of the Earth. He examined 75 policies, finding little or no progress in 55. The government said it remains committed to the environment, but the recession had affected its policies. Read More
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Part of the top issue “renewable energies” is the search for new locations where solar panels using photovoltaics technology or solar thermal power will be efficient. Municipalities, energy suppliers, investors and citizens need a planning instrument that visualizes the solar potential of roof areas taking into account exposition, slope and shadowing. The 3D roof scape
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Albertans are being asked for their input on the recommendations from an advisory council for the southern Alberta regional plan, under the Land-use Framework. The South Saskatchewan Regional Advisory Council recommended that the regional plan focus on issues like water supply, conservation needs and economic development. Albertans now have a say on this advice. The recommendations
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
There’s a broad demand for Germany’s know-how in bicycle policy and infrastructural planning. The German bicycle portal contains a lot of resources: more than 4000 news, publications, research results and good practice examples. Funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, the series “Cycling Expertise Files” contains German Bicycle Expertise in English
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
Through funding by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) UN Habitat is implementing a 5-years programme on “Promoting Sustainable Transport Solutions for East African Cities” (GEF Sustran East Africa). The initiative is being implemented in partnership with GIZ, ITDP, TRL and the respective national and local governments. The programme aims to reduce growth in private motorized vehicles, thus
Sunday, May 8th, 2011
We at Depiction are very pleased to inform you that the long-awaited version 1.3 of Depiction is now available for download. This is the most significant upgrade since Depiction’s original release, offering major improvements in both performance and features. You can also register for next week’s Depiction 101, a special first session in a new
Friday, May 6th, 2011
Conclusions from the 22nd Committee on Agriculture (COAG) on the 16th-19th of June 2010, preparatory activities have been initiated to develop a vision statement, strategy and action plan towards the establishment of a Global Soil Partnership (GSP) for Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation. As information on this new initiative of FAO is
