Last April, Earth Day celebrated its 50th anniversary. Since its inception, the world has experienced massive change with more than half the global population moving into cities...
Category - Ecocity Insights
Discussions around the International Ecocity Framework and Standards indicators and other details of scientific evaluation of ecocities, from Dr. Jennie Moore, BCIT.
Connecting Ocean Plastics to Cities: Exploring Responsible Resources/Materials
The International Ecocity Standards identify Responsible Resources/Materials as a bio-geophysical condition, stating that non-food and non-energy renewable and non-renewable...
Importance of Nature-Based Solutions for Ecocity Urban Transformation
This is the first year of the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration. The Decade officially launches on World Environment Day, June 5, 2021. It recognizes that ecosystems support all...
Ecocities Now: building the bridge to socially just and ecologically sustainable cities
We are pleased to announce the publication of Ecocities Now. The purpose of the book is to publish the ten best papers submitted for presentation at the International Ecocity...
Paris is Mainstreaming Ecocity Concepts
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Centre for Ecocities at BCIT Paris, the capital city of France, has...
Healthy Food, Soils, and Climate
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Ecocity Centre of Excellence at BCIT October 16, 2020, marked the...
Ecocity Builders and the BCIT Centre for Ecocities win international award.
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Ecocity Centre of Excellence at BCIT. The International Congress and...
Using the International Ecocity Standards to Achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Ecocity Centre of Excellence at BCIT. The International Ecocity...
Covid 19, Sustainable Lifestyles, and Impacts on Earth’s Carrying Capacity
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Ecocity Centre of Excellence at BCIT. For a three month period...
Ecocity Standards and the Urban Nature Index
by Jennie Moore, Director, Institute Sustainability at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Director, Ecocity Centre of Excellence at BCIT. Ecological Imperatives is the...