Greening events

Forma part de la col·lecció: Documents Agenda21Bcn; 1

L'ambientalització d'esdeveniments

Forma part de la col·lecció: Documents Agenda21Bcn; 1

Ambientalización de eventos

Forma part de la col·lecció: Documents Agenda21Bcn; 1

Punching above their weight: the ecological and social benefits of pop‐up parks

Current global enthusiasm for urban greening and bringing nature back into cities is unprecedented. Evidence of the socioecological benefits of large, permanent greenspaces is mounting, but the collective potential for pop‐up parks (PUPs) – small, temporary greenspaces – to augment urban ecosystem services is unknown. To showcase the potential of PUPs, we first highlight a case study demonstrating how PUPs may enhance biodiversity in a densely urbanized area; we then review evidence linking the design of small greenspaces with positive social outcomes, including benefits to human well‐being. Finally, we emphasize how PUPs can function as socioecological laboratories to help inform urban design, and then propose a research agenda to better understand how PUPs may be optimally designed to provide benefits to humans and other species

Industrial SO2 pollution and agricultural losses in China: evidence from heavy air polluters

This paper aims to assess the agricultural losses caused by the 2069 state-monitored heavily air polluting enterprises located in 899 Chinese counties. We examine the correlation between per capita number of state-monitored enterprises and other socio-economic indices to show the negative impacts of sulphur dioxide (SO2) industrial air pollution on agricultural development in the regions. Despite these enterprises being the main drivers of economic development in China’s counties, surrounding agricultural land continues to be degraded because of the associated SO2 emissions. The cost of agricultural losses due to pollution is estimated at US$ 1.43 billion, representing 0.66% of the total agricultural value added of the 899 Chinese counties. The findings highlight the importance of cleaner production and have policy implications for dealing with industrial air pollution

Competing coalitions: The politics of renewable energy and fossil fuels in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand

This paper analyses why middle-income countries incentivize renewable energy despite inexpensive domestic fossil fuel resources and lack of international support. We examine the politics of renewable energy programs in Mexico, South Africa and Thailand. All three countries hold abundant local fossil fuel and renewable energy resources. We argue that renewable energy programs become implementable policy options in fossil fuel resource-rich middle-income countries when coalitions of powerful political actors support them. This study presents an analysis of the domestic coalitions in support of and those in opposition to renewable energy policies from a discourse network perspective. Discourse networks reflect actors and the arguments they share to advance or hamper the policy process. The analysis draws on a data set of 560 coded statements in support or opposition of renewable energy from media articles, policy documents and interviews. Findings show similar structures of competing coalitions in all three countries, with the discourse in all three countries revealing strong linkages between environmental and economic considerations

Proposal for the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives

On September 5-8, 1990 local government officials from 43 nations gathered at the United Nations in New York to establish an international agency of local government called the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (Local Initiatives).  With support from local government organizations such as the national league of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors and their worldwide counterparts, Local Initiatives is governed by an Executive Committee of local government and environmental experts from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, ivory Coast, the United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, the Soviet Union, Turkey India, The Philippines, Australia, and elsewhere.  The agency is currently developing formal affiliations with the United Nations and the world’s preeminent organization of local governments, the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA)

Proposal for the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives

On September 5-8, 1990 local government officials from 43 nations gathered at the United Nations in New York to establish an international agency of local government called the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (Local Initiatives).  With support from local government organizations such as the national league of Cities and the U.S. Conference of Mayors and their worldwide counterparts, Local Initiatives is governed by an Executive Committee of local government and environmental experts from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, ivory Coast, the United Kingdom, Norway, Finland, the Soviet Union, Turkey India, The Philippines, Australia, and elsewhere.  The agency is currently developing formal affiliations with the United Nations and the world’s preeminent organization of local governments, the International Union of Local Authorities (IULA)