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Sustainability initiatives

Campaigns

• HACAN Clearskies, representing residents under the Heathrow flight path

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Initiatives by topic

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Arts, sport and culture

London buses: one bus at a time - Magnificent Revolution, Bike Power People - Platform, describes itself as "bringing together environmentalists, artists, human rights campaigners, educationalists and community activists to create innovative projects driven by the need for social and environmental justice, (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia: London, Sister cities

Biodiversity

London Wildlife Trust - West London Organic and Wildlife Gardening Association (WOWga)

Wikipedia: Nature reserves in London, Sites of Special Scientific Interest in London

Climate action

London Climate Change Partnership

London is a member of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Community and voluntary action

Just Space, Community groups cooperating on London planning - London Advice Services Alliance

Community energy

Repowering London

Community involvement

London Citizens -Open Institute London

Community resources

East London Community land trust

Community safety

Know Where To Go, online directory of support services for women dealing with domestic violence, rape, forced marriage, trafficking and prostitution - CommunitySafe.gov.uk, real-time advice and information

Cycling activism

more video: Cycle Vision 4mins Online

The Bike Project, getting refugees cycling - The London Bike Kitchen, a DIY workshop where you can take care of your own bike - Barclays Cycle Hire, Barclays Cycle Hire - London Cycling Campaign

Blogs

London Cyclist Blog

Wikipedia: Cycling in London, Barclays Cycle Hire, List of cycle routes in London, London Cycling Campaign, Prudential RideLondon

Education for sustainability

London Sustainable Schools Forum

Environment quality

Breath London, South East London - Clean Air in London - Love Clean Air, South London air quality

Ethical consumerism

Fairtrade London

Free stuff

Free London, Londonist - londonforfree.net - More London Free Festival

Localism

wikipedia:List of markets in London

Open spaces

Explore South East London's Green Chain

wikipedia:Parks and open spaces in London

Road safety

Campaigns

Stop Killing Cyclists, Facebook Discussion Group, is the direct action protest group set up after last November’s terrible spate of cyclist killings in London. They arranged the mass Die-In at TfL HQ where 1,500 cyclists laid down in the road in protest at lack of safety investment in London.

Stop The Killing is the associated group of pedestrian, cycling and environmental grass-root activists who want to eliminate Traffic Violence which includes Westminster Living Streets, Stop Killing Cyclists and the Campaign Against Climate Change. ^[1]

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle

London Community Resource Network - Recycle for London - The Restart Project, repair, don't despair! towards a better relationship with electronics - Restarters London, Meetup

Sharing

Room for Tea, a new kind of home sharing network

Social inclusion

London Fairness Commission - No Second Night Out

Sustainable livelihood

East London Green Jobs Alliance

Sustainable transport activism

Electric vehicles: Source London information about London's electric vehicle charging network

Public transport: public transport directions for London within Google Maps - Transport for London, city transport authority

Walking: Metropolitan Walkers - Walk London - Transport for London walking - Inner London Area of the Ramblers' Association - wikipedia:Walking in London

Waterways: Thames21 - London Rivers Action Plan, the River Restoration Centre - Friends of Regent's Canal

Towards sustainable economies

My Fair London, an autonomous group associated with The Equality Trust that works to promote the findings contained in The Spirit Level.

Resources

• Resources, London Sustainability Exchange

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London Bike Share Map

Citizens data initiative

Environment quality: A recent study from King’s College in London estimated that, in London alone, roughly 9,500 premature deaths each year are linked to high levels of air pollution. ^[2]

Blog, London data store - London's Poverty Profile

Maps

Charge point map, Source London - Find your nearest fountain - London Neighbourhood Forums, February 2013 (PDF) - Mapping for Change - OpenEcoMaps uses OpenStreetMap - Staying 'Cool' in the City

Cycling: Central London Grid

Education: London Sustainable Schools Map

Environment quality: How polluted is my road?

Open spaces:

How green is London? These 34 maps have the answer

Parklife

Networks

• Project Dirt is an active UK network connecting and resourcing community projects, Project Dirt, London cluster

• London Sustainability Exchange (LSx), All LSx-generated information is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Research

University of Greenwich Centre for Sustainability, University of Greenwich sustainability blog

Video

more video: Highlights from the Urban Green Fair 2010 - Greenfest 2010, a celebration of cycling and environmental stuff, 2 Aug 2010 - Ed Fordham at Camden Green Fair 2008

Visions

• Changing London
• Another London: Visions of a Future City, Wildonomics
• Welcome to The Greater London National Park*, officially a Notional Park.

See also

• Food London
• London and South East England

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: London

External links

• Environment information from the Greater London Authority
• London Resilience, Greater London Authority
• London Sustainable Development Commission
• Planning Aid for London

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