Herbert Girardet

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Herbert Girardet
Born28 May 1943 [1]
Essen, Germany[1]
CitizenshipGerman
Occupationecologist, consultant, writer, television producer [1]
Spouse(s)<Barbara Girardet>
ChildrenAlexis Girardet Stefan Girardet
Parent(s)Herbert Girardet, Ingrid Girardet [1]

Herbert Girardet is co-founder of the World Future Council. From 1996 to 2008 Herbert was chairman of the Schumacher Society, UK.[2] He is an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a patron of the Soil Association, UK, and a visiting professor at University of the West of England. In 2003 Girardet was the inaugural Adelaide Thinker in Residence, advising South Australian Premier Mike Rann on his government's sustainability policies and how to reduce Adelaide's carbon footprint. Girardet advised Rann on his urban forests,[3] Zero Waste,[4] recycling and renewable energy policies.[5] He is a recipient of a UN Global 500 Award "for outstanding environmental achievements".[6][7][8]

Books[]

Herbert Girardet's thirteen[9] books include Earthrise (1992), The Gaia Atlas of Cities (1992), Creating Sustainable Cities (1999), Cities, People, Planet (2004), Shaping our Future (2005), Surviving the Century (2007) and Creating Regenerative Cities (2015).[10]

TV documentaries[]

Herbert Girardet has produced 50 TV documentaries on sustainable development, including Far From Paradise, Jungle Pharmacy and Halting the Fires.[9]

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Environment Encyclopedia and Directory 2010, p. 555.
  2. ^ Page about Herbert Girardet at worldfuturecouncil.org Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Growing A Great Future: The SA Urban Forests - Million Trees Program "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2017-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  6. ^ Herbert Girardet (2007). Surviving the century: facing climate chaos and other global challenges Earthscan.
  7. ^ Be the change: 2007 speakers Archived 2011-08-09 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ WFC management: Herbert Girardet, Co-Founder Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Girardet, Herbert - biographical resumé at clubofrome.org Accessed 9 December 2017
  10. ^ Creating Regenerative Cities (Routledge) Accessed 9 December 2017
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