Links
A variety of links are listed below to provide you with more information about the sustainabiliy strategies used by other towns and cities across the country and world.
Waitakere, New Zealand
United States
Sustainability Principles & Plan (Portland, Oregon)
http://www.portlandonline.com/auditor/index.cfm?c=29141
Sustainability Plan (San Juan Capistrano, California)
http://www.sanjuancapistrano.org/Index.aspx?page=1107
Green City (Pasadena, California)
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us/permitcenter/GreenCity/Home_Green.asp
Sustainable Communities Initiative (Austin, Texas)
http://www.cityofaustin.org/sustainable/
Santa Monica Sustainable City Program (Santa Monica, California)
http://www.sustainable.org/casestudies/SIA_PDFs/SIA_california.pdf
PlaNYC2030 (New York, New York)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/planyc2030/html/home/home.shtml
Sustainable Northhampton Plan (Northhampton, Massachusetts)
http://www.northamptonma.gov/aboutNorthampton/Sustainability_Plan/
EcoCity Cleveland (Cleveland, Ohio)
http://www.ecocitycleveland.org/
Canada
Fraser Basin, British Columbia
http://www.fraserbasin.bc.ca/about_us/vision.html
Sustainability Charter & Plan (Vancouver, British Columbia)
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/sustainability/
Sustainability in Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
http://www.toronto.ca/sustainability/
United Kingdom
Sustainability Charter (Bristol, UK)
http://geochemistry.gly.bris.ac.uk/downloads/BristolSustCharter.pdf
Wolverhampton City, UK http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/environment/land_premises/sustainable/charter/
Waitakere Eco-City (Waitakere, New Zealand)
http://www.waitakere.govt.nz/AbtCit/ec/index.asp
Green Network (Waitakere, New Zealand)
http://www.waitakere.govt.nz/cnlser/pw/greennetwk/index.asp
Australia
Environment & Sustainability (Willoughby City, Australia)
http://www.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/content.aspx?PageID=775
Hornsby Shire Council Sustainable Action Committee Charter (Hornsby, Australia)
http://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/uploads/documents/Adopted_SACCharter2007.pdf
Highlights
Mayor Bob Harvey | Waitakere, New Zealand
Bob Harvey was elected Mayor of Waitakere City in 1992.
For the past 16 years, he has lead Waitakere in the direction of becoming a sustainable city. Mayor Bob was the visionary behind Waitakere City becoming an eco-city in 1993. In 2006, the Waitakere was recognized as the most "livable” city in the world by the United Nations LivCom Awards.
For more information about Waitakere and Mayor Bob, check out the following links:
Sustainable Food System | Vancouver, Canada
The City of Vancouver, British Columbia takes a wholistic approach to creating a truly livable, sustainable city. In July 2003, Vancouver created a Food Action Plan to foster equitable and ecologically sustainable food production, distribution and consumption. And, February 2007, the Mayor and City Council unanimously adopted the Vancouver Food Charter: a pioneering document that promotes education, celebration and projects for a healthy economy, ecology and society.
For more information, check out the following links: