• Toward a Sustainable New York City

last modified October 31, 2009 by tomlowenhaupt

­The .nyc TLD will play a constructive role in creating a more sustainable city by setting aside and facilitating the development of a name-set in support of green activities.

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Sustainability

Though never completely absent from various discussions since the 1970s, the modern holistic notion of sustainability was re-introduced and refined by Dr. Frans C. Verhagan at a Bethel, Kansas conference on peace in the early 1990’s. (Dr. Verhagan is a member of Connecting.nyc Inc.'s Resident Advisory Network.)

In a paper on sustainability, Dr. Verhagan proposed the concept of 'contextual sustainability’ which held the Earth to be the primary context and essential foundation of all social activity and that ecological sustainability is key to achieving a culture of peace. Respect for human rights characterizes the social context essential for ecological sustainability: a society with norms based on nonviolence, social justice, intergenerational equity and participatory decision-making.

Identifying the green domain name-set that facilitates the creation of a sustainable city and developing  appropriate oversight and issuance policies are this page's goals.­

Domain Names in Support if a Sustainable City

The below names have been suggested as part of a "Sustainable City" name-set, to be included in our Domain Name Allocation Plan. The criteria for deciding their appropriateness and for developing an oversight structure for their allocation and development are presented below. Your additions, thoughts, and questions about this list and the oversight criteria are welcomed.

  • Bikelanes.nyc
  • Dematerialization.nyc
  • Eco-Friendly.nyc
  • Ecological-Footprint.nyc
  • Energy-Efficiency.nyc
  • Environmental-Justice.nyc
  • Geothermal-Energy.nyc
  • Global-Warming.nyc
  • Green.nyc
  • Green-Building.nyc
  • Green-Buildings.nyc
  • Green-Design.nyc
  • Greenwashing.nyc
  • Recycle.nyc
  • Recycling.nyc
  • Sustainability.nyc
  • Sustainable.nyc
  • Sustainable-Design.nyc
  • Sustainable-Development.nyc
  • Zero-Waste.nyc
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Sustainability Name-set Policy Questions­

  • How do we judge if a name will be suitable / helpful in creating a sustainable city?
  • Who gets to publish using each name­?
  • What are the content requirements to keep a name?
  • How does one loose control of a "Sustainable City" name?
  • Who will be the trustee for this name-set?

Related Thoughts and Links

  • Issue Identification, Organization, and Decision-Making: The TLD's Role In Creating a Sustainable City ­(In development.)
  • ­The Social Sustainability of Cities: Diversity and the Management of Change By Mario Polèse, Richard E. Stren.
  • Sustainability and Cities - Peter Newman Jeffrey Kenworthy