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Environment

Life Cycle UK

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Submitted by Bikecat on Fri, 2011-09-23 10:07
Aspect of Happiness: 
Environment
Learning
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify): 
Transport
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Everyone
What's it's purpose: 
To promote cycling as a form of transport and for pleasure.

 

When?: 
Ongoing now

Earth Abbey Grow Zones

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Submitted by Mike Zeidler on Tue, 2011-08-16 11:51
Aspect of Happiness: 
Engagement
Environment
Public Spaces
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Everyone

Promote food growing and reclaim public spaces and gardens

When?: 
Ongoing now

Bristol Green Capital Partnership

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Submitted by Liz Zeidler on Tue, 2011-07-19 13:26
Aspect of Happiness: 
Diversity
Environment
Learning
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify): 
Bristol businesses, civic organisations and residents
What's it's purpose: 
Promote & create a sustainable future for Bristol. Provide advice, support and tools.

A council backed initiative to support shift in making Bristol a low carbon city.

Administer community funds to promote & support business and communities shift to living a more sustainable future, involves: energy, water, transport building, waste, food, biodiversity and lifestyle.

Top Tip: 
Coordination
Top Tip details: 
Partnerships across public, private, voluntary sectors enable bigger change across more boundaries than lone voices. Get people together!
When?: 
Ongoing now
For more information
Where whould others go to find out more about this solution?
Address: 
Create Centre Smeaton Road Bristol

The Bristol Bike Project

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Submitted by Liz Zeidler on Tue, 2011-07-19 13:19
Aspect of Happiness: 
Environment
Learning
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify): 
Skill Sharing
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify): 
Marginalised groups, eg. Refugees, young people Bristol community
What's it's purpose: 
Provide transport for marginalised groups, teach bike maintenance skills as well as bike recycling

Community bike project repairing & relocating unwanted bicycles

Teaching cycle maintenance skills, run workshops. Working with volunteers and project leaders to share skills and contacts.

Top Tip: 
Participation
Top Tip details: 
The community power empowers communities
For more information
Where whould others go to find out more about this solution?
Address: 
Hamilton House 80 Stokes Croft BS1 3QY

Edible Landscape Movement (ELM)

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Submitted by Liz Zeidler on Tue, 2011-07-19 13:12
Aspect of Happiness: 
Community Building
Environment
Learning
Where?: 
BS4
For who?: 
Everyone
Young people
What's it's purpose: 
Youth skills training, employment, encourage access to a local fresh food economy, social integration and productive land use

Growing fruit & veg in gardens and community spaces based on Community Supported Agriculture model

Knowle West residents offer garden space for growing fruit & veg to volunteers, local groups and charities. Produce sold in local box scheme.

Top Tip: 
Coordination
Top Tip details: 
Make imaginative links between aspects that need support
When?: 
Ongoing now

Bristol Recycling

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Submitted by Liz Zeidler on Tue, 2011-07-19 13:04
Aspect of Happiness: 
Environment
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Everyone
What's it's purpose: 
Environmental

Recycling Centre

Take children on weekends to share learning

Top Tip: 
Attitude needed
Top Tip details: 
Make good use of local resources

Bristol Ecoshow

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Submitted by Liz Zeidler on Tue, 2011-07-19 12:49
Aspect of Happiness: 
Engagement
Environment
Learning
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Everyone
What's it's purpose: 
Engage & entertain Bristol communities in reducing carbon footprint

Performance Art to engage Bristol on environmental issues. 

Link political, social and environmental issues in performance using amateur and professional performance artists. Increases sense of community between people and nature. Focus on motivation & behaviour change.

Top Tip: 
Attitude needed
Top Tip details: 
Use the joy of song for community building and to reflect local identity
When?: 
Ongoing now
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