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 The
objective of the Environmentally Sustainable Project Awards
is to recognise innovative Projects that demonstrate
sustainability and environmental awareness, and have a
positive impact on the local community and environment.
Eligible Projects:
Eligible Projects will be those that have been completed
within the past two years, or those of which a significant
proportion has been completed. Projects may be from the
public sector, private sector, or from a partnership of
both. More than one Project may be entered.
LivCom acknowledges that not all of the following Judging
Criteria will be applicable to all Projects. Where a
particular Criterion or part of a Criterion is not
applicable to a Project, the Project will not be penalized.
However, a Project Submission must address all Criteria
relevant to the Project.
1. Enhancement of the Natural and Built
Landscape:
Landscapes, in the context of the Awards, are the aspects
of the City and Townscape, which create an environment
enhanced through horticultural and infrastructure designs.
The Submission should describe the key features or vision of
the Project’s landscape, and demonstrate how landscaping in
the Project 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. This section should demonstrate how the landscape
in the Project has been enhanced to create an environment
that generates local pride, facilitates enjoyable
recreational experiences and improves the quality of life.
 2.
Arts, Culture and Heritage:
This section should demonstrate how the Project showcases
the unique culture of the surrounding community, or the
community embraced by the Project, through recognition of
its historic languages, its arts, craft and cultural
practices and, where relevant, how it protects heritage both
in buildings and monuments, its spiritual or historic
places/events.
3. Environmental Best Practices:
This section should demonstrate how the Project has
adopted innovative environmentally sensitive practices and
pursues initiatives that result in sustainable management of
the environment. Evidence should be included which
demonstrates that the Project 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, reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions and the consumption of natural
resources through the use of alternative materials and
sources of energy and recycling.
4. Community Participation and Empowerment:
This section should demonstrate the method and style of
ongoing involvement of individuals, groups and Organisations
in the planning, development and management of the Project,
and how the local community is empowered and reacts to the
opportunity of being involved in its development. Components
of this section will include integration, development,
satisfaction, resources and involvement.
5. Healthy Lifestyle:
The Project should be able to demonstrate likely positive
benefits to a healthier lifestyle for individuals from
within, or visiting the Project. Such appropriate health
related improvements
might include the provision of new or refurbished equipment
and/or facilities, new activity programmes targeted to the
populous in general or specific target groups, or research
programmes aimed at exploring health issues. Key to the
success of any proposal will be
how measurable the outcomes are likely to be following the
introduction of the lifestyle
initiatives.
6. Strategic Planning:
This section should demonstrate the uses of sensitive and
creative planning techniques
for the creation of a sustainable Project. It should be
shown how planning processes are developed and how they
align to create action plans to deliver the stated outcomes
desired. A sense of hierarchy in the plans or strategies
themselves should be demonstrated, and evidence included
that the plans are being implemented through an annual plan
together with a review process. Evidence should be shown
that demonstrates that members of the community where the
Project is being implemented support the strategic direction
and have had an opportunity to contribute to it.
 JUDGING
PANEL
The International Panel of Judges includes environmental
and landscape management professionals.
Registration:
WRITTEN SUBMISSIONN
Four copies of the Written Submission, to be a maximum of
3,000 words and to contain not
more than ten photographs, must be sent to the LivCom Head
Office at the address on the Registration Form to arrive by
the date quoted on the Registration Form. The Written
Submission should show how the Project relates to each of
the criteria set out above.
Electronic submissions cannot be accepted.
Judging:
The International Panel of Judges will review each
submission at the Interim Judging stage and will select
Projects to be Presented at the LivCom Finals, to be held at
the venue and during the dates quoted on the Registration
Form.
Final Presentations:
If, following the Interim Judging process, your Project
is selected as a Finalist for the LivCom Awards, there are
some key points to bear in mind for the format of your
Presentation at the event:
- A maximum of two representatives of the Project will
be permitted to make the Presentation.
- Presentations must be made in English.
- Presentations may last up to 30 minutes and may
include a digital video disk (dvd), also in English, of
no longer than six minutes duration.
- Appropriate equipment will be provided. Presenters
will be permitted to use other visual aids, e.g.
PowerPoint (an LCD projection system will be provided),
during their Presentation. Other equipment must be
supplied by the Presenters. 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 Judges will ask
questions. If the assistance of an interpreter is
required you must provide the interpreter and extra time
will be allowed.
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