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Brighton & Hove Sustainability Conference 2008: Brighton & Hove - the first 'Urban Biosphere City'?
Conference Report
The full conference report can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. Please note that this is a large file and may take some time to download.
Sustainability Conference 08 Report [pdf 9.9MB]
If you would like a hard copy of the report please contact sustainability@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Conference Proceedings
* Please note - presentations that include speaker notes state 'with notes*' after the title. Notes in these specific presentations can be accessed by clicking on the speech bubble in the top left corner of the presentation slide.
Full conference proceedings can be downloaded from this page.
Chair & Speaker biographies - Day 1 [pdf 392 kb]
Chair & Speaker biographies - Day 2 [pdf 387 kb]
Full delegates list [pdf 631 kb]
Day 1 presentations:
Cllr Mary Mears, Leader, Brighton & Hove City Council - Opening speech [pdf 40 KB]
Keynote Speaker 1 - Professor Thomas Elmqvist, Stockholm University, Sweden - "What are the potential roles and added values of an Urban Biosphere?" [pdf 3 MB] (with notes*)
Keynote Speaker 2 - Professor Helga Fassbinder, Editor in cheif of Biotope City Journal, Amsterdam & Paris - "The city as a biosphere" [pdf 1.3 MB]
Mathew Frith, Landscape Regeneration Manager, Peabody Trust - "The benefits of urban biodiversity to people" [pdf 22 MB]
Pooran Desai, Sustainability Director, Bioregional Quintain - "Housing in the Biosphere City - 'One Planet Living'" [pdf 2.3 MB]
Dr William Bird - Strategic Health Advisor, Natural England - "Health in the Biosphere City - how might healthy lifestyles be promoted?" [pdf 2 MB]
Andre Viljoen, Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture & Design, The University of Brighton - "Growing food in the biosphere city - what is the potential?" [pdf 655KB]
Brian McDonald, Senior Specialist, Thames Gateway, Natural England - "Open space in the biosphere city - Green Networks - lessons learned from the Thames Gateway" [pdf 3.2 MB] (with notes*)
Edmund Maurer, Municipality of Linz, Austria - "The greening of Linz, Austria - a European City perspective" [pdf 6 MB] (with notes*)
Duncan Young, Head of Sustainability, Lend Lease Retail UK - "The commercial drivers for urban greening" [pdf 8.5 MB] (with notes*)
Day 2 presentations:
Cllr Denise Cobb, Deputy Leader, Brighton & Hove City Council - Opening speech [pdf 32 KB]
Rupert Cook, Architecture PLB - "Brighton Study Centre - detailed presentation on the conferenece venue building" [pdf 22 MB]
Dusty Gedge, Urban Ecologist - "Building Green - encouraging biodiversity on buildings" [pdf 13.1 MB]
Dr Dan Danahar, Dorothy Stringer School - "Schools Grounds - benefits to biodiversity and education" [pdf 18 MB] (with notes*)
Clare Devereux, Food Matters and the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership - "Breaking new ground: local food production on housing estates and public spaces" [pdf 9.5 MB] (with notes*)
John Little, Environmental Consultant - "The benefits of biodiversity on housing estates" [pdf 25 MB]
Phil Belden, Brighton Urban Wildlife Group - "Engaging people - community groups and biodiversity" [pdf 3 MB] (with notes*)
Notes on Workshop Sessions
- Building Green - Encouraging Biodiversity on Buildings and Public Spaces (group 1)[21KB]
- Building Green - Encouraging Biodiversity on Buildings and Public Spaces (group 2)[22KB]
- The Benefits of Biodiversity on Housing Estates[44KB
- School Grounds - Benefits to Biodiversity and Education[21KB]
- Breaking New Ground - Local food Production on Housing Estates[22KB]
- Engaging People - Community Groups and Biodiversity[43KB]
Conference Evaluation to follow
