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Oslo Declaration
on Climate Change and Urban Design
C.E.U.'s latest document, released 6 June 2009
Please go to the Oslo Declaration web page for the full text of this important new document
On 14-16 September 2008, 220 scientists, government officials, educators, professionals and citizens from 25 countries were invited by the Council for European Urbanism to meet in Oslo, Norway, to assess the challenge of global climate change, and its particular implications for the discipline of urban design. We examined lessons covering the topics of science, policy, education and urban practice, and we concluded as follows:
WE AFFIRM the grave threat to all of humanity posed by anthropogenic climate change. We accept the ethical obligations that it imposes upon all professionals and all citizens to respond with prompt and effective mitigation and adaptation.
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Climate Change and Urban Design:
Science, Policy, Education and Practice
The Third International C.E.U. Congress
14 - 16 September 2008 - Oslo, Norway
Please go to the Oslo Congress 2008 web site for a detailed report of this event
The congress discussed the rapidly-evolving topic of "Climate Change and Urban Design", and the latest implications in science, policy, education and best practice. While the focus was on European place-making, participants also explored urban design examples from around the globe that offered opportunities to address critical climate change issues.
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