Tag Archives: Sustainable development

Counter currents in Cape Town

10 April 10 0 Comments

I’m sorry I missed the launch on 06 April of a new book on Cape Town – called Counter Currents: Experiments in Sustainablity in the Cape Town Region. By all accounts, it was a good evening. The volume is edited by my colleague Edgar Pieterse, and is published by the

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Sustainable Christmas Lighting in Sydney

18 December 09 2 Comments

I’ve got quite a few city development stories from my recent visit to Sydney. However, they are going to have to wait for the New Year because I’m going on holiday, and no-one wants to read serious stuff at this time of the year anyway. So, let me close the year with…

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Sustainable cities are the solution

08 December 09 0 Comments

There was a good article by David Lepeska in the Guardian two months ago on why cities offer the way forward on global warming and climate change. For more detailed information, see work by OECD, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) and C40 Cities on the role of cities…

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Integrated Rapid Transport in Cape Town – no other alternative

03 November 09 10 Comments

There has been a lot of public debate about the costs and funding of the planned new Integrated Rapid Transit System (IRT) in Cape Town recently. Many commentators and ratepayers are asking  – can we afford it? My view is – can we as a city afford not to implement an…

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