Sustainability initiatives
Campaigns
- HACAN Clearskies, representing residents under the Heathrow flight path
Initiatives by topic
Arts, sport and culture
GoodGym, helps people get fit by doing good - 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
Community involvement
London Citizens -Open Institute London
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
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
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
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
Community resources
East London Community land trust - Open Institute - The Open Workshop - London
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?
Food: London Community Food Map
Open spaces:
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
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
References Template:Attrib sca ref
- ↑ Press release, November 16, 2014 stopkillingcyclists.org
- ↑ Yale Environment 360