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LONDON, November 2007
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL
ENTERPRISE REWARDED AT LIVCOM
COMMUNITIES from around
the world have been recognised for their achievements in
tackling the most pressing environmental issues for the
planet.
The annual finals for the
International Awards for Liveable Communities were this year
hosted by Westminster City Council, London, UK.
Communities from among the
smallest (St Walburg, Can, popn 865) to the some of the very
largest (Johannesburg, South Africa, 4.2million) were
represented at the finals. See the full results and
category participants at http://www.livcomawards.com/media-2007/results.htm
The international panel of
world-renowned judges at this year’s finals, which
celebrated its 11th year, listened to
presentations from 46 communities and projects from 23
nations across the globe. This year’s finals saw judging
across six criteria for both projects and communities,
including; Enhancement of the Landscape, Heritage
Management, Environmentally Sensitive Practices, Community
Sustainability, Healthy Lifestyles and Planning for the
Future.
The finalists are divided
into five categories according to their average daytime
population. In addition there are winners in the Project and
Bursary categories.
The winners in the whole
city section were Clonakilty, Ireland (up to 20,000), Kladno,
Czech Republic (up to 75,000), Ipswich, Australia (up to
200,000), Malmo, Sweden (up to 750,000) and Wujin District,
Changzhou (over 750,000).
An award was also given
out for each individual judging criteria, the winners were,
Lyon, France (Enhancement of the Landscape), Manukau, New
Zealand (Heritage Management), Gran Canaria, Spain
(Environmentally Sensitive Practices), St Walburg, Canada
(Community Sustainability), St Cloud, USA (Planning for the
Future) and Richmond, Canada (Healthy Lifestyles).
Chief Executive Alan Smith
said of this year’s finals: "We've had a tremendous welcome
and interest from Westminster City Council, who have gone
out of their way to make LivCom delegates welcome.
"The 2007 awards have
been incredibly successful, not only because there has been
a high standard of competition and some excellent
presentations but also because more than ever this year we
have seen communities networking and exchanging information
which is what LivCom is all about.”
Commenting on the success
of this year’s event, Gabriel de Buysscher Chairman of the
Judging Panel said: “All the groups presenting at the finals
had prepared themselves well and made for a competitive
event. From the judges perspective there was a lot to learn
from the unique approaches being taken by communities around
the globe in tackling these major issues. The awards
highlighted the way in which new communities are planning
effectively for the future. Particularly in China, some of
the built projects were most impressive for the way in which
they have been planned not only to deal with current
environmental issues but in anticipating potential
challenges in the future.”
Summing up the spirit of the awards,
another member of the judging panel, Rob Small from
Australia said “I am always impressed with the degree of
innovation being demonstrated by different communities and
this was very evident at this year’s competition. One of the
main purposes of the awards is for people to pick up on new
ideas and gain inspiration to move forward and tackle issues
in their communities in ways they had not considered before.
“Most significantly this year we are
seeing communities react to climate change in a way that we
have not witnessed before. In the category looking at
environmentally sensitive projects, I am bound to say that
in the past there has not been enough leadership evident
from local community leaders. As an example of a positive
response, Gran Canaria showed how it has implemented both
wind power and solar energy projects to supply 40 per cent
of the total energy needs for industry and residential areas
which was most impressive.”
The full results,
citations and photographs of the winners are available on
the website at www.livcomawards.com and click on ‘Media’.
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The Results 2007
Full results:
WHOLE CITIES
Category A
1st Clonakilty, Ireland (Gold
Award)
2nd St Walburg, Canada (Silver
Award)
3rd Lytham, UK (Silver
Award)
Bronze Award
Ville de Rosemere, Canada
Echo, USA
Nieuwpoort, Belgium
Category B
1st Kladno, Czech Republic (Gold
Award)
2nd St Cloud, USA (Gold
Award)
3rd Chrudim, Czech Republic
Silver Award
Utena, Lithuania
Newark, UK
Hoover, USA
Fayetteville, USA
Category C
1st Ipswich, Australia (Gold
Award)
2nd Richmond, Canada (Gold
Award)
3rd Oshawa, Canada (Gold
Award)
Silver Award
Kakamigahra, Japan
Norwich, UK
Bronze Award
Portsmouth, USA
Pecs, Hungary
Gran Canaria, Spain
Category D
1st Malmo, Sweden (Gold
Award)
2nd Lyon, France (Gold
Award)
3rd Toledo, USA (Silver
Award)
Silver Award
Manukau, New Zealand
Edogawa, Japan
Wentjiang, China
Category E
1st Wujin District,
Changzhou, China (Gold Award)
2nd= Arriyadh City, Saudi
Arabia (Bronze Award)
2nd = City of Johannesburg,
South Africa
(Bronze Award)
3rd Abuja, Nigeria (Bronze
Award)
Criteria awards (judged across all
population categories)
Community
sustainability, St Walburg, Canada
1.
Enhancement of the Landscape, Lyon, France
2.
Heritage Management, Manukau, New Zealand
3.
Environmentally Sensitive Practices, Gran Canaria, France
4.
Healthy Lifestyles, Richmond, Canada
5.
Planning For the Future, St Cloud, USA
Project categories
Built Projects
1st King Abdulaziz
Historical Centre, Saudi Arabia (Gold Award)
2nd Flat Bush Town, Manukau,
New Zealand
(Gold Award)
3rd The Radisson SAS, Malta
(Gold Award)
Silver Awards
Gardabaer: Urridaholt Masterplan,
Iceland
Bronze Awards
Retrofitting and sustainability – Soho,
London, UK
Asokoro Park: Abuja, Nigeria
Natural Projects
1st Dorothy Nyembe
Education Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa (Gold Award)
2nd Wadi Hanifah
Restoration, Arriyadh City, Saudi Arabia (Gold Award)
3rd Ivory Park,
Johannesburg, South Africa (Gold Award)
Gold Awards
Greening of Soweto, Johannesburg,
South Africa
Thokoza Park, Soweto, Johannesburg,
South Africa
Silver Awards
Diepsloot Cemetery, Johannesburg,
South Africa
Energy and Education Project,
Schwalm-Edier-Kries, Germany
Saltwell Park, Gateshead, UK
Bronze Awards
Catton Park, Broadland, Norfolk, UK
Salam Park, Arriyadh City, Saudi
Arabia
Environmental Management Strategy:
Johannesburg, South Africa
Environmentally Sensitive Practices:
Hoover, USA
Bursary Award for £10,000: Greening of
Soweto, Johannesburg
Chinese Built Projects
1st Beijing Riverside (Gold
Award)
2nd Arcadia (Gold Award)
3rd Sanshen Center Park
(Silver Award)
Gold Awards
Oceanwide
Milky Way, Jiang Shu
The 2007 Individual Award for contribution to
the creation of
environmentally sustainable and community based
housing developments.
Mr. Wang Shi
C
* The colour of an award
DOES NOT indicate the communities final placing – it is a
standard. So Gold is excellent but DOES NOT mean first place
– it is possible to come 2nd and win a Gold
award.
For the full citations for
the criteria awards, please see the media page on the
website at www.livcomawards.com or for further information
including high res photography of the delegations please
email livcompress@btinternet.com
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