Sustainable City 2014

9th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, 23 – 25 September, 2014, Siena, Italy.

The International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability addresses all aspects of the urban environment aiming to provide solutions leading towards sustainability. The Sustainable City 2014 conference follows a series of very successful meetings that started in Rio (2000), followed by Segovia (2002), Siena (2004), Tallinn (2006), Skiathos (2008), A Coruña (2010), Ancona (2012) and Kuala Lumpa (2013).

The Conference addresses the multi-disciplinary aspects of urban planning; a result of the increasing size of the cities; the amount of resources and services required and the complexity of modern society.

Sustainable Economy

23rd   to  24th January 2014, Rome, Italy - Business Systems Laboratory - 2nd International Symposium. SYSTEMS THINKING FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY:  Advancements in Economic and Managerial Theory and Practice

The symposium aims to address the global sustainability challenges by a systemic perspective.

Brenner go-ahead

Pat Cox, European Co-ordinator of the Ten-T Priority Project No 1.

The Austrian government has given its approval for work to start on the Brenner Base Tunnel which will run from Innsbruck in Austria to Fortezza in Italy.
It is part of the approval of the Austrian Railways framework programme 2011 to 2016 (ÖBB Rahmenplan). Work on the Brenner Base Tunnel will begin this year.