Herbie Girardet - Trustee, Advisory Board
Herbie Girardet B.Sc. Econ. (L.S.E.) is an environmental consultant, writer and filmmaker. A recipient of a UN 'Global 500 Award for Outstanding Environmental Achievements', the main focus of his work is the urgent need to create a sustainable relationship between People and Planet. Since the 1980s he has written extensively in the national and international press. He frequently lectures to diverse audiences in the UK and at conferences around the world.
Consultancy work:
- 2005 - : Senior Adviser to Eco-City Dongtan, Chongming Island, Shanghai
- 2003: ‘Thinker in Residence', Adelaide, South Australia
- 2000 - 2003: Environment Consultant to the Greater London Authority
- 2000: Curator, London Living City Exhibition, May to July 2000, RIBA, London
- 1999: Author, Ecological Design section, UK Government Urban Task Force Report
- 1995 - 1996: Consultant, Habitat II Conference ('The UN City Summit'), Istanbul
- 1987 - 89: Environment Consultant, Documentary Department, Channel 4, London
Selected Appointments:
- 2006 - : Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London
- 2005 - : Fellow of the Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851, London
- 2004 - : Director of Research, World Future Council Initiative
- 2004 - : Visiting Professor, University of the West of England, Bristol
- 2003 - : Visiting Professor, Northumbria University, Newcastle
- 2000 - : Honorary Fellow, Royal Institute of British Architects, London
- 1995 - : Visiting Professor, Middlesex University, London
- 1994 - : Chairman, The Schumacher Society UK, Bristol
- 1990 - : Patron, The Soil Association, Bristol, UK
Books and reports:
- Herbie has written and co-authored 12 books & reports on major environmental themes, incl:
- 2004: Cities, People, Planet: Liveable Cities for a Sustainable World, Wiley-Academy, London, New York & Singapore (author)
- 2004: Creating the World Future Council, Green Books, Dartington (co-author)
- 2003: Creating a Sustainable Adelaide, report for the premier of South Australia (author)
- 2001: Sustainability, Tall Buildings & The City, report for the Corp. of London (co-author)
- 1999: Creating Sustainable Cities, Schumacher Briefing, Green Books, Dartington (author)
- 1996: Making Cities Work, for UN Habitat II, Istanbul; Earthscan, London (co-author)
- 1996: Creating a Sustainable London, report for The Sustainable London Trust (co-author)
- 1992: Earthrise - How we can Heal our Injured Planet, Paladin , Harper Collins (author)
- 1992 & 1996: The Gaia Atlas of Cities - New Directions for Sustainable Urban Living, 4 foreign editions; special edition for Habitat II, Istanbul; Gaia Books, London (author).
- 1987: Blueprint for a Green Planet, 15 foreign editions; Dorling Kindersley (co-author)
- 1986: Far From Paradise, Human Impact on the Earth, BBC Publications (co-author)
TV work:
Herbie has written and produced many documentaries on environmental themes for the BBC, Channel 4 (C4) and international co-producers, including:
- 1999 - 2000: The People's Planet, a 6-part TV series on improving the disturbed relationship between people and planet, CNN, NHK and Discovery Channel (series consultant)
- 1997 - 1999: Deadline 2000, 28 three-minute TV films on environment and the new millennium, C4; 4 films were shown every 100 days until June 1999 (producer)
- 1996: Urban Best Practices, film for UN Habitat II, Istanbul, WTN, London (producer)
- 1994: Metropolis, documentary on London's metabolism, C4, Uden Associates (producer)
- 1988-89: Halting the Fires, on the impacts on the Amazon Forest and initiatives to reverse the destruction, C4, Nexus Productions, London; several international prizes (writer/ producer)
- 1987-88: Jungle Pharmacy , on medicinal plant knowledge of Amazonian Indians, C4, Central TV and Television Trust of the Environment; many international prizes (writer/ producer)
- 1983-86: Far From Paradise, a 7-part series on human impact on the Earth, BBC Wales for BBC 2, Cardiff, HR, Frankfurt and ORF, Vienna (writer/ researcher);
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