[Urbanstudy] Fwd: UN plans online resource on sustainable cities

[anila emmanuel]

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From: Augustine Veliath <aveliath at unicef.org>
Date: Nov 8, 2007 11:02 AM
Subject: UN plans online resource on sustainable cities
To: anila emmanuel <anilaemmanuel at gmail.com>



UN plans online resource on sustainable cities
                    Prithwi
                    November 7, 2007 | International, e-Gov and News. |
                    Vancouver:   The   United  Nations  Human  Settlements
                    Programme (UN-HABITAT) on Monday announced that it has
                    partnered  with  the University ofBritish Columbia to
                    create  the UBC/UN-HABITAT archives which would be the
                    world's most complete online repository of information
                    on building sustainable cities.
                    The   online  portal  would  give  governments,  urban
                    planners,  developers,  academics and others access to
                    sustainable  solutions  to  all aspects of urban life,
                    including   housing,  transportation,  infrastructure,
                    resources  management,  land  tenure,  governance  and
                    climate change.
                    The  virtual information centre would contain critical
                    print  and  electronic  material  from Habitat's first
                    conference  held  in1976  up to and including the 2006
                    World  Urban  Forum  III,  both of which took place in
                    Vancouver.
                    The  UN-HABITAT's  Executive  Director  Anna Tibaijuka
                    said that the resulting web-based archive will provide
                    an  invaluable  resource  for  learning,  teaching and
                    practice  on  our towns and cities locally, nationally
                    and globally.
                    Stressing  on  issues  like rapid urbanization and its
                    impact  on communities, economies and the environment,
                    the  UBC  President  Stephen  J  Toope  said  that the
                    university's   leadership   in   urban  planning  will
                    contribute to this important and timely endeavor.
                    The  ongoing  project  would  feature several thousand
                    items,  including  a unique collection of 2,000 videos
                    accumulated since UN-HABITAT 1976.
                    The  UBC/UN-Habitat  Archives is made possible with US
                    $20,000 in seed-funding from the British Columbia Real
                    Estate Foundation.
                    A pilot version of the portal will have nearly 500
                    books, videos, magazines, pamphlets, websites and
                    other materials.
                    —iGovernment Bureau

                    Augustine Veliath

                    Communication Specialist
                    UNICEF
                    New Delhi India
                    Tel: 9111246066165
                    Fax: 911124691410, 24627521
                    Email: aveliath at unicef.org
                    Website: http://www.unicef.org/India
                    For every child health, education, equality,
                    protection
                    ADVANCE HUMANITY
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