WORLD CUP VILLAGES
Brazil will be hosting the 2014 World Cup. Over US$ 10 billion in public funds will be spent on stadiums and related infrastructure. A relatively small incremental investment, mostly private, would create thriving sustainable villages anchored on each of the 12 stadiums throughout the country:
http://www.eco21.com.br/textos/textos.asp?ID=3219
ARCTIC: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Climate Change in the Arctic:
Sustainability, Risks and Opportunities
Sergio C. Trindade
International consultant on sustainable business, based in New York
strindade@alum.mit.edu
A new NGO - " Arctic Circle " (www.arcticcircle.org) - led by President of Iceland, Ólafu...