Environmental projects may be the key to intervene in critical areas and increase social cohesion. Who defends English is an organization whose experience CCDR of the Lisbon and Tagus Valley admits "import".
Promote training of people and involve them in property and energy projects in both urban and rural, is the mission of the Academy for Sustainable Communities "(ACS). Gill Taylor, coordinator of the organization of the United Kingdom, is today in Lisbon to present the work as part of a debate on social inclusion in critical districts promoted by the Commission for Coordination and Regional Development of Lisbon and Tagus Valley (CCDR).
In his presentation, Gill Taylor speak of projects that in some cases, involved the construction of neighborhoods root of "efficient" in terms of carbon emissions, which are organized so that people do not depend on transport and have easier access to social infrastructure infrastructure such as schools. A job that entails, from the origin, relationship between designers, donors and representatives of the people.
This concept of "sustainable communities" goes the other hand, by establishing networks of neighborhood close and the formation of "strong leaders". In settlements with many problems unresolved, as are many of the projects the metropolitan area of Lisbon, this vision does not seem utopian? Fonseca Ferreira, president of CCDR, believes not. "In terms latest problems for London, does not mean us to use methodologies backward," he says. Energy issues are "new" but not cease to be "priority".
Assuming not know the activity of the ACS, "Fonseca Ferreira explained that the purpose of the meeting today is precisely evaluate to what extent this experience can be brought to Lisbon.
Promote training of people and involve them in property and energy projects in both urban and rural, is the mission of the Academy for Sustainable Communities "(ACS). Gill Taylor, coordinator of the organization of the United Kingdom, is today in Lisbon to present the work as part of a debate on social inclusion in critical districts promoted by the Commission for Coordination and Regional Development of Lisbon and Tagus Valley (CCDR).
In his presentation, Gill Taylor speak of projects that in some cases, involved the construction of neighborhoods root of "efficient" in terms of carbon emissions, which are organized so that people do not depend on transport and have easier access to social infrastructure infrastructure such as schools. A job that entails, from the origin, relationship between designers, donors and representatives of the people.
This concept of "sustainable communities" goes the other hand, by establishing networks of neighborhood close and the formation of "strong leaders". In settlements with many problems unresolved, as are many of the projects the metropolitan area of Lisbon, this vision does not seem utopian? Fonseca Ferreira, president of CCDR, believes not. "In terms latest problems for London, does not mean us to use methodologies backward," he says. Energy issues are "new" but not cease to be "priority".
Assuming not know the activity of the ACS, "Fonseca Ferreira explained that the purpose of the meeting today is precisely evaluate to what extent this experience can be brought to Lisbon.
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