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Paul Hawken ‘worried’ about off-the-plan new green cities

In an interview with Ecolibrium on the eve of Thriving Neighbourhoods, Paul Hawken, the world-renowned author and environmentalist, says: “I worry about new ‘green cities’ that come off the drawing board. The best cities are organic, not centrally planned.”

Shorten the city-food supply chain amid threats to peri-urban farming

Anna Meroni, head of Nutrire Milano, will discuss how design can combine IT and human relationships to regenerate peri-urban agriculture (agriculture near the city), and invigorate the food supply chain to the city. “We want to challenge the current industrial retail system by making people experience the pleasure of indulging in relationships around food,” Anna says.

Other key topics and speakers

• Urban density: panacea or placebo? - Mr Tony Arnel, Commissioner, Building Commission Victoria; Chair, Green Building Council of Australia

• Creating thriving neighbourhoods in greenfield urban fringe areas - Mr Peter Seamer, CEO, Growth Areas Authority

• Creating thriving neighbourhoods in infill, inner-city developments - Mr Sam Sangster, CEO, VicUrban

• Land use planning: aligning environment aspirations with economic returns - Ms Prue Digby, Deputy Secretary, Department of Planning and Community Development
  

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