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Garden cities: how ecosystem services valuation can enable visionary urban development
2014-04-10 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Giving a value to ecosystem services like food, fuel and pollination has the potential to fundamentally change the way 'garden cities` are designed and built, argues Claire Wansbury. The advantages of the most energetic and active town life, with the beauty and delight of the country, may be secured in perfect combination. This vision of how a garden city might work was introduced by Ebenezer Howard, the originator of the idea, in 1898. The latest Wolfson Economic Prize was launched in November...
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Charles Jordan, former Portland city commissioner and parks visionary, passes away at 77
2014-04-05 01:34:32| PortlandOnline
Andy Giegerich in the Portland Business Journal, April 4, 2014
Gaia visionary advocates city living to sit out worst extremes of climate change
2014-03-30 01:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: People should give up on the English dream of a house and garden in the countryside and retreat into mega-cities to sit out the worst extremes of climate change, environmental guru James Lovelock said yesterday. Dr Lovelock, famed for his Gaia theory of the Earth as a self-regulating organism, says humanity should take inspiration from termites who build giant nests with air-conditioning towers to regulate the temperature. He cited Singapore as an example of a place where people had found a...
Visionary Solutions launches PackeTV end-to-end IPTV solution
2014-03-17 19:30:52| Digital TV News
Visionary Solutions, Inc (VSI) has announced the launch of PackeTV® a modular, end-to-end IP video network and asset management solution that enables secure, scheduled, and on-demand delivery of live and recorded video.
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Simon Sinek: A Visionary Thinker with a Rare Intellect to Keynote at NAFA I&E
2014-02-23 22:47:30| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The more people you inspire, the more people will inspire you. Thats the central tenet behind Simon Sineks vision of a successful organization. Sinek, a best-selling author who teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people, has been described as a visionary thinker with a rare intellect. Hundreds of fleet managers from throughout North America will get the opportunity to take in his wisdom during a Keynote Address at NAFAs 2014 Institute & Expo in Minneapolis, MN on April 10. I imagine a world where people wake up every day inspired to go to work and return home at the end of the day feeling fulfilled by the work they do, feeling that they have contributed to something greater than themselves, said Sinek. READ MOREThe Article Simon Sinek: A Visionary Thinker with a Rare Intellect to Keynote at NAFA I&E appeared first on Automotive Digest.