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The LivCom Awards is the world’s only Competition for
local communities that focuses on environmental management
and the creation of liveable communities. The objective of
The LivCom Awards is to encourage best practice, innovation
and leadership in providing a vibrant, environmentally
sustainable community that improves the quality of life.
Involvement in The LivCom Awards will result in increased
international profile for your community and an opportunity
to learn from communities from around the world
International Best Practice in environmental and landscape
management, heritage management, community empowerment
and forward planning. The LivCom Awards covers five
population categories. Communities are not compared against
others within their population category but are judged as to
how they are performing in respect of the judging criteria
within the cultural, political, economic, geographic and
climatic environment in which they are situated.
JUDGING CRITERIA
Enhancement of the Landscape: Landscaping, in the
context of the Awards, is the aspect of the City and
Townscape, which creates an environment enhanced through
horticultural and infrastructure designs. It must be
demonstrated how landscaping in a community has brought
together all of the distinct elements, both built and
natural, so as to establish a sympathetic relationship
between the built and natural landscape. The Judges will
seek evidence of the protection of the natural heritage and
of ecologically important sites, biodiversity and
introduction of vegetation in more difficult environments.
This section should demonstrate how the landscape in your
community has been enhanced to create an environment that
generates civic pride, facilitates enjoyable recreational
experiences and improves the quality of life within your
community.
Heritage Management: Heritage, in the context of
the Awards, is defined as the bringing together of historic
property, green and natural heritage, industrial heritage,
language and cultural practices, designed to ensure that the
legacy of the past is protected. This section should
demonstrate how your community values, preserves and manages
its built and natural heritage and, where relevant, the
multi-cultural nature of this heritage, so as to contribute
positively
to the quality of life of current and future generations.
Environmentally Sensitive Practices: This section
should demonstrate how your community has adopted innovative
environmentally sensitive practices and pursues initiatives
that result in sustainable management of the environment.
The Judges will seek evidence that your community is
involved in efforts to apply sustainable development and to
promote best practices that lead to the development,
conservation and preservation of the environment. This would
include the enhancement of the quality of air, water and
land, biodiversity and the reduction in the consumption of
natural resources through use of alternative materials and
sources of energy and recycling. Community
Sustainability: This section should demonstrate the
method and style of ongoing involvement of individuals,
groups and Organisations in the planning, development and
management of the local community, and how the local
community is empowered and react to the opportunity of being
involved in its development. Components of this section will
include
integration, development, satisfaction, resources and
involvement.
Healthy Lifestyles: This section should
demonstrate the community’s record of healthy lifestyles,
both through the provision of appropriate facilities, and
the promotion of active participation. The healthy lifestyle
context should include evidence of the development of
wellbeing, community cohesion, active participation in play,
recreation, sport, cultural activity (especially festivals,
carnivals etc.), and by further examples of dynamic social
integration. Planning for the Future: This section
should demonstrate the use of sensitive and creative
planning techniques for the creation of a sustainable,
liveable community. Your Presentation should demonstrate how
higher levels of strategic plans integrate with more
specific plans. It
should demonstrate how plans reflect the needs of the
community and how they are being, or are to be, implemented
in a practical context linked to available resources, so as
to address all the aspects that make up a truly liveable
community.
JUDGING PANEL
The International Panel of Judges comprises environmental
and landscape management professionals, who will operate in
teams of three to assess the presentations at the Finals.
How to enter The International Awards for Liveable
Communities
1. Registration: Complete Registration Form on
page 4 and send to The International Awards for Liveable
Communities by the date quoted on the Registration Form.
2. Written Submission: The initial written submission
should consist of:
• Maximum of 4,500 words in English - not including
titles/headers
• Maximum of 24 photographs to be captioned and dated The
submission should show how your community is addressing each
of the criteria set out above. A community is defined as the
whole area administered by the community.
Each of the judging criteria carries with it equal marks.
Communities registering to participate in categories
A,B,C or D in The LivCom Awards must provide, by the date
quoted on the Registration Form, four copies of their
submission, for category E, seven copies. You will be
advised of where to send your submission upon receipt of
your Registration form. Electronic submissions cannot be
accepted 3. Judging: The Panel of Judges will
review each submission at the Interim Judging stage and will
select communities from each population category to make a
Presentation at The LivCom Awards Finals, to be held at the
venue and during the dates quoted on the Registration Form.
4. Final Presentations: If, following the Interim
Judging process, your community is selected as a Finalist in
The LivCom Awards, there are some key points to bear in
mind:
• A maximum of three representatives from your community
will be able to make the Presentation, plus an interpreter
if required.
• Presentations must be made in English.
• Presentations must not exceed 40 minutes and may include a
digital video disk (dvd), also in English, of no longer than
12 minutes duration. Appropriate equipment will be provided.
• Communities will be permitted to use other visual aids,
e.g. PowerPoint (a LCD projection system will be provided),
during their Presentation. Other equipment must be supplied
by the community. The International Awards for Liveable
Communities will not be responsible for the performance of
equipment not supplied by the Organisers.
• At the end of each Presentation, the Panel of Judges will
ask questions. If the assistance of an interpreter is
required during the question period, your community must
provide the interpreter
and extra time will be allowed.
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