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One Planet York: A liveable city (Talk)
Markus Lewe, Mayor of MĂĽnster

  • Tuesday 13 June 2017, 12.00PM to 2pm
  • Free admission
    Booking required
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  • Ron Cooke Hub, University of York (map|getting to campus)
  • Wheelchair accessible

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City of York Council logo.

Typically in the UK we use the resources of three planets when we only have one.  Explore with us York’s progress to a more sustainable and resilient ‘One Planet’ future and chart the course of the journey ahead.

In this 60th anniversary year of York’s twinning with Münster, Mayor Markus Lewe tells the story of his city’s progress as the cycling capital of Germany and winner of the 2004 LivCom ‘most liveable city in the world’ award. 

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