Monthly Archives: May 2012

Les arbres, les citoyens et l’espace public

Posted on May 31, 2012 by sustainablecitiesnetwork

Sarah-Maude Ippersiel-Guindon will be finishing up her 6-month internship in Colima, Mexico.  A native of Quebec, she also speaks English and Spanish. She has written her post on reforestation in Colima en francais. Merci, Sarah-Maude! ~ ~ Personne ne peut nier l’importance des arbres en … Continue reading →

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Greening the Greenest City – With Youth!

Posted on May 30, 2012 by sustainablecitiesnetwork

 Eric Brown is SCI’s Youth-Led Development Coordinator. ~  ~ Sustainable Cities International co-hosted a workshop with the Vancouver Parks Board to engage youth in the issue of access to nature in Vancouver. The workshop, titled Greening the Greenest City, took … Continue reading →

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Cycle Caravan in Dar es Salaam

Posted on May 28, 2012 by sustainablecitiesnetwork

Jill Merriman is one of SCI’s current interns based in Dar es Salaam. Just finishing up her 6-month internship, Jill’s work has focused on Local Economic Development. ~ ~ Last weekend, Nicole and I woke up bright and early to … Continue reading →

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Dar es Salaam’s Contribution to Regional Food Systems Planning

Posted on May 8, 2012 by sustainablecitiesnetwork

Afton Halloran is continuing her research on urban agriculture in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) as part of our Affiliated Researcher Program. ~ ~ Why do we actually live in cities? That question was posed by architect Carolyn Steel during the … Continue reading →

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