The Centre for Sustainable Cities is an inter-disciplinary research centre dedicated to providing the research base for innovative solutions to the economic, social, environmental and cultural development of our urban centres.
The health and well-being of a significant proportion of our population is reliant on developing environments that take into account the connections between transport, design, energy, health and governance and other issues.
more infoThe Centre for Sustainable Cities is an exciting collaboration recently funded by the Tertiary Education Commission to provide a research base for sustainable urban development. Researchers from New Zealand universities, Crown Research Institutes and government agencies are working together to READ MORE
The School of Government and the Institute of Policy Studies in association with The Centre for Sustainable Cities held a seminar on 11th November 2008 at Victoria University, Wellington: Creating Eco-districts for Urban Sustainability: Lessons from Hammarby Sjostad and Eco-Viikki. Tricia READ MORE
‘Operationalising Equity and Evidence in Local Government Health Planning’ Mark Boyd is Director, Cities for Safe and Healthy Communities at ICLEI Oceania. Mark presented at the Centre for Sustainable Cities, held at University of Otago, Wellington, 4 November 2008. Mark has over 15 READ MORE
Professor Claes Tingvall is an internationally recognised expert on traffic safety and architect of the controversial “Vision Zero” approach in road safety. This has fundamental implications for transport infrastructure, including road design, urban design and vehicle READ MORE
Please watch this space for CSC-related news and events. As you can see, we are currently creating some of the main parts of the site. Soon you will be able to learn more about the diverse kinds of research being undertaken by our members. READ MORE
