Search Results: Urban

1. Environmental Quality in Canadian Cities: The Federal Role (2003)
   
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   In 2001, the NRTEE launched a program to address the emerging importance of Canadian cities. In particular, it aimed to determine a continued and expanded role for the federal government in urban environmental issues, through the use of more effective fiscal policy. This report is the product of research and consultation among key stakeholders including representatives from across the country, all three levels of government, the private sector and the environmental community. It proposes 11 high-priority recommendations for immediate implementation, falling under four mutually supportive themes: getting the federal house in order; supporting the use of urban transit; promoting sustainable infrastructure; and encouraging the efficient use of energy and land.
   Author: NRTEE
   ISBN: 1-894737-08-3
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2. Cleaning up the Past, Building the Future: A National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canada (2003)
   
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   This strategy is designed to eliminate key barriers to brownfield redevelopment, including lack of access to capital, liability and risk problems, and low stakeholder awareness. The result is a realistic, practical, and innovative blueprint for action that presents a coordinated, comprehensive national approach to cleaning up and redeveloping brownfields in Canada.
   Author: NRTEE
   ISBN: 1-894737-05-9
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3. Progress Report - Track 1 - Fiscal Measures for Urban Sustainability (2002)
   
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   The NRTEE's Urban Sustainability Program aims, in part, to recommend a limited set of measures for the federal government to improve the urban environment through changes to federal fiscal policies and operations.
   Author: NRTEE
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4. Executive Brief - February 2002 - Urban Sustainability (2002)
   
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   It is increasingly evident that, with worldwide rapid urbanization cities are becoming major drivers of economic activity. Today, a nation's competitive advantage is directly related to the performance of its cities. Furthermore, the quality of life in cities is one of the prime determinants of locational decisions and, hence, the attraction of knowledge workers.
   Author: NRTEE
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5. Executive Brief - May 2002 - Urban Sustainability (2002)
   
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   It is increasingly evident that, with worldwide rapid urbanization, cities are becoming major drivers of economic activity. Today, a nation's competitive advantage is directly related to the performance of its cities. Furthermore, the quality of life in cities is becoming one of the prime determinants of investment decisions and, hence, the attraction of knowledge workers.
   Author: NRTEE
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6. Update - October 2002 - A National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canada (2002)
   
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   The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) launched an initiative to develop a National Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy for Canada. The vision of this new Strategy is: "The transformation of Canada's brownfields into economically productive, environmentally healthy and socially vibrant centres of community life, through the coordinated efforts of all levels of government, the private sector and community organizations."
   Author: NRTEE
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7. NRTEE Sustainable Cities Initiative: Final Report and Recommendations (1999)
   
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   This document contains the final report and recommendations of the NRTEE’s Sustainable Cities Initiative. Experts predict that over two billion people will be living in cities by the year 2025, and that the cities of the developing world will be profoundly affected. This report makes the point that it would be better if that urbanization occurred in a way that minimizes environmental and social dislocation. Canadians can help and can benefit by better coordinating their efforts in working toward that goal. This report indicates how Canada can have maximum positive environmental impact in cities around the world, in a way that will benefit our economy. Recommendations presented here are the result of more than 18 months of intensive effort by the NRTEE, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Environment Canada and a range of private sector actors.
   Author: NRTEE
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8. Greening Canada’s Brownfield Sites (1998)
   
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   Across Canada, thousands of contaminated sites lie abandoned or underutilized, the result of a century of industrialization. Many of these sites have not been identified because of insufficient information on the environmental condition of land. The report examines barriers to brownfield redevelopment and finds solutions to overcome them. It examines the state of information on the environmental condition of land and makes recommendations for improvement.
   Author: NRTEE
   ISBN: 1-895643-70-8
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9. Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urban Transportation (1998)
   
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   Explores the debate that exists regarding the problems and potential solutions related to Canada’s current and projected urban transportation greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its relation to Canada’s Kyoto commitment. The report examines 11 types of initiatives that can be taken to reduce CO2 emissions from urban transportation including fuel taxes, corporate average fuel efficiency/consumption (CAFE/CAFC) standards, fuel efficiency fees/rebates, and enhanced transit and urban design.
   Author: NRTEE
   ISBN: 1-895643-76-7
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10. The Financial Services Sector and Brownfield Redevelopment (1997)
    
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    This Backgrounder explores the role of the financial services sector in facilitating brownfield redevelopment. The report, which is co-published with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, recommends adoption of an integrated and comprehensive approach that includes the participation of local and provincial governments, developers and the public.
    Author: NRTEE
    ISBN: 1-895643-60-0
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11. Improving Site-Specific Data on the Environmental Condition of Land (1997)
    
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    This Backgrounder investigates current sources of site-specific information and possible strategies for improving such information — from strengthening registry requirements in the provinces to encompass a broader variety of sites, to establishing a self-funding program designed to assemble high-priority data for selected urban sites.
    Author: NRTEE
    ISBN: 1-895643-56-2
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12. Removing Barriers: Redeveloping Contaminated Sites for Housing (1997)
    
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    Looks at some of the factors impeding the redevelopment of contaminated sites, reviews initiatives in various Canadian and American jurisdictions, and identifies areas requiring further research. This report is also co-published with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
    Author: NRTEE
    ISBN: 1-895643-62-7
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13. Working Paper # 11 Sustainability and Prosperity: The Role of Infrastructure (September 1992) (1992)
    
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    The purpose of this paper is to explore the linkages between infrastructure, prosperity and sustainability and to describe potential complementarities and tensions that planners will have to face in making investments for sustainability. It investigates key sustainability and prosperity issues in the areas of physical infrastructure (transportation infrastructure, energy infrastructure, environmental utilities) and information infrastructure. (Available on English only)
    Author: Daryl Fields and Jck Rultenbeek
    
14. The Sustainable Cities Initiative: Putting the City at the Centre of Public-Private Infrastructure Investment
    
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    This brochure highlights key recommendations presented in the final report of the NRTEE’s Sustainable Cities Initiative. The full report makes the point that it would be better if that urbanization occurred in a way that minimizes environmental and social dislocation. Canadians can help and can benefit by better coordinating their efforts in working toward that goal. It also indicates how Canada can have maximum positive environmental impact in cities around the world, in a way that will benefit our economy.
    Author: NRTEE
    Disponible en français