Sustainability
Laudato Si'
- Encyclical Letter - Laudato Si' of the Holy Father Francis on Care of our Common HomeCITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website URL Or DOI > add [Encyclical letter] to Page title > CHECK CHECK CHECK
"“LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. “Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs” ... "
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General Resources
General Resources
- 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) contained in the document entitled “Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015. The new agenda seeks to leave no one behind and aspires to transform the world in which we live ... " - Children's Rights and the Crisis of Rapid Urbanisation"Within a rapidly urbanising world, many governments, particularly those in developing nations, will struggle over the next 30 years to support children. There were many key issues and challenges for children in cities identified over a decade ago as countries embarked on the task of addressing and monitoring progress through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) ... "
- On the Nexus of the Spatial Dynamics of Global Urbanization and the Age of the City."A number of concepts exist regarding how urbanization can be described as a process. Understanding this process that affects billions of people and its future development in a spatial manner is imperative to address related issues such as human quality of life ... "
- These will be the most important cities by 2035
"Cities are the engines of the modern economy. Over half of the world now lives in urban areas, and urbanization continues to shape the trajectory of global growth in unprecedented ways ... " - OECD: Urban Development"Urban issues are increasingly prominent on national policy agendas. Cities and metropolitan areas are major contributors to national economies and play a key role as nodes in global markets. Moreover, at a time of deepening globalisation and increasing international competition for investment, metropolitan regions have become the targets of a wide range of public interventions. As a result, throughout the OECD, urban development policies seek to address a range of issues – from managing urban expansion and congestion to fostering competitiveness, innovation, social inclusion and environmental sustainability ... "
- BBC Country Profiles"Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. They also include audio and video clips from BBC archives. Select a country, territory or international organisation from the menus"
- CIA Country Profiles"The World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities ... "
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Church Teachings
Church teachings
- What does the Catholic Church teach about caring for the environment?CITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website URL or DOI > CHECK CHECK CHECK
"“The earth and all life on it are part of God’s creation. We are called to respect this gift. We are responsible for taking care of the world we live in and for sharing all the wonders and resources the earth gives us.” (Caritas Australia) ... " - Environmental Sustainability Everyone's Responsibility, Says Religious LeadersCITEMAKER > Manually Create Citations > Periodicals > Newspaper > (Tick Internet)
Different religious and environmental groups came together in a workshop intended as implementation strategy for environmental sustainability. - From Stewardship to Creation Spirituality: The Evolving Ecological Ethos of Catholic DoctrineCITEMAKER > Manually Create Citations > Academic > Journal > (Tick Internet)
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Programs in place
- Climate change—reducing Australia’s emissionsCITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website URL or DOI > CHECK CHECK CHECK
While Australia appears to be on track to meet its 2020 target, achieving the 2030 target may prove challenging. To achieve this target we need to know where our emissions are coming from and have effective policies to reduce those emissions. - Queensland Climate ActionCITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website URL or DOI > CHECK CHECK CHECK
Queenslanders are taking strong action on climate change. The Queensland Government has set bold but achievable targets for reducing our emissions while creating jobs. - Council's Climate ActionCITEMAKER > Automatically Generate Citations > Website URL or DOI > CHECK CHECK CHECK
Local governments are part of the climate solution and have an important role to play. Brisbane City Council is taking real and practical action to deliver a low-carbon and climate-resilient city for current and future residents of Brisbane.
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