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  • Executive Summary


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    Toward Sustainable Cities
    Investment in our Future Leaders as the Agents of Change
    To solve problems related to urban growth there is a need to improve the quality of life of urban communities through developing and promoting sustainable approaches to urban living, so that the city becomes livable. What are actually the qualities of a livable city? Most people believe that a city is a whole urbanized area in an urban region. Living in a livable city is different than just a city. A livable city is like a two-side of a coin. On one side it comprises the livelihood of the people. And on the other side it comprises the ecological sustainability. A livable sustainable city consists of a common set of guiding principles: accessibility, equity, and participation that give substance to the concepts of livability. In other words, the quality of life experienced by citizens living in a city is tied to their ability to access infrastructure (transportation, communication, water and sanitation); food; clean air; affordable housing; meaningful employment; and green space. It is also tied up with the differential access of people within a city to the infrastructure; and the accessibility of its residents to participate in decision-making to meet their needs.
    But nowadays, urban problems of urban communities have been worsened by climate change impacts. It is important to relate climate change with cities because of three main reasons:
    1. over 75% of energy consumption is directly related to cities
    2. in many cases cities are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change
    3. cities have a great potential to instigate innovation solutions (in the form of both adaptations and emissions reductions)
    Climate change with its global warming has effected the city’s life as its high population depends heavily on: energy supply for economic activities and daily life; water supply for the industry and homes; food supply from the rural areas to city population. These phenomena are also followed by the fact that: the city populations use high energy without sense of energy efficiency, while at the same time the supply is decreasing; industry and transportation contribute significantly to carbon emission that caused high temperature, while cities population maintain their attitude of business as usual as if there is no problem with global warming; water consumption is high with no consideration of efficiency nor water recycling, while at the same time the resource is getting scarce that may also cause a problem in food security. The natural systems will degrade eventually even when the human activities only slightly exceed the levels acceptable to natural systems. This degradation takes place slowly, but once a critical point has been reached it can be catastrophic. Cities also need to encounter the land scarcity and conflicts of different interests to use the limited land in urban life.
    We need a balanced and sustainable social system that is not only addressing the economic but also the social development needs of the city’s residents and how it relates to sustainable use of limited natural resources . For this, we need leaders to bring about the changes in cities life. Leaders who envision the future through policy, innovation in technology, promoting efficient life style (go green), and appreciation to nature as the source of life. So LEAD brings together stakeholders to rethink the way our cities are designed and used as climate crisis is largely a crisis of design and planning.
    To develop a sustainable society, while reversing the trends of increased pollution and environmental degradation that has caused climate change and been threatening the quality of urban life and the health of the earth’s other life forms, it is necessary to start changing the conventions of society. To have better understanding of what a sustainable city is, its relations with limited natural resources use and pollution, the pressures of density on social life of urban inhabitants in time of scarcity, and the economic development that needs adjustment to the challenges of climate change impacts, LEAD Indonesia will conduct LEAD Associate Training or LAT of cohort 13 with a theme "Toward Sustainable Cities", a series of 20-day National Training Session, 6-day Regional Training (China/ India), and 9-day International Training Session (Mexico) within the year of 2008. Mid careers from any sector of government, business, NGO, academic, and media, who have a vision to bring about changes, are invited to join this opportunity as LEAD Associate Trainee whom will be the LEAD Fellow after completing the training.
    Through the training, participants will have the understanding of the problems to encounter the city life in the 21st century, and its relations to climate change impacts and opportunities toward mitigation and adaptation strategy, within sustainable development framework. Even more critical, the training participants will get senses of leadership values and prepositions in this particular issue. More than training, the participants will involve in an intensive project, LEAD Associate Project in a group consists of different backgrounds and expertise, to produce action plan either in policy recommendations, case study, or preliminary research findings toward a large-scale research in the future. The results will be shared among participants, institutions of the participants, and LEAD Indonesia. The best LAP will be imbedded into policy recommendations at the International Training Session.
    By completing the training and LEAD Associate Project, the participants are expected to have a better understanding of sustainable development, and develop a road map for their institutions to addressing the urban issues and the sustainable development strategy for the future of livable cities. In addition, the participants will join a network of 1800 LEAD Fellows around the world, including 156 of LEAD Indonesia Fellows from various sectors, from 90 countries. This is "energy" that fuels our bodies and minds, inspires us to challenge others and ourselves. Let this cohort 13 theme boosts you up and be ready to bring about change to the city for a better place to live.
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    Toward Sustainable Cities
    Investment in our Future Leaders as the Agents of Change
    "Sustainable Development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
    UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Division for Sustainable Development.
  • Background


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    To solve problems related to urban growth there is a need to improve the quality of life of urban communities through developing and promoting sustainable approaches to urban living, so that the city becomes livable. What comprises a livable city is still debatable. It is because a Livable City goes beyond the boundaries of science and business development and trade to include human development, values, and differences in cultures as well as gender equality, participation in decision-making processes, and access to education and health. Livability can be seen as a coin with two faces. Livelihood is one of them. Ecological sustainability is the other. To be livable, a city must put both sides of the coin together, pr oviding livelihoods for its citizens, ordinary as well as affluent, in ways that preserve the quality of the environment (P. Evans, ed. 2002. Livable Cities? Urban Struggles for Livelihood and Sustainability). A livable city is determined by a common set of guiding principles: accessibility, equity, and participation that give substance to the concepts of livability. In other words, the quality of life experienced by citizens living in a city is tied to their ability to access infrastructure (transportation, communication, water and sanitation); food; clean air; affordable housing; meaningful employment; and green space. It is also tied up with the differential access of people within a city to the infrastructure; and determined by the accessibility of its residents to participate in decision-making to meet their needs.
    Economy is needed to enable the city to make the long-term capital investments that eventually will be able to maintain city that is environmentally sensitive and esthetically pleasing place to live. An equitable distribution of economy will enable residents to participate in civic life and maximize the human resource. In other words, sustained economic growth and expansion of markets for the city's goods and services can be achieved in ways that are environmentally benign and socially just.
    Just as important as the economy, the social dimension is indeed also critical to the livability of a city. Issues around life-styles, consumption levels, people’s attitudes and preferences, multicultura lism, and equity have implications for both the livability and sustainability of an urban region. Access to affordable housing is a key component of a livable city as it determines whether people can actually live in it. Creating separate neighborhoods for people of different income levels encourages a fragmented rather than a tolerant and diverse culture. A livable city is one that finds strength in the interactions of people from different perspectives and backgrounds. By placing diverse groups of people within one community, social diversity is supported and tolerance is nurtured. In order for a city to welcome people of different income levels, they need to be provided with affordable places to live.
    Nowadays, cities in the world have become even more vulnerable due to limitation over natural resources, fossil fuel shortages, climate change, geopolitical stability, technology changes and other demographic problems. According to the United Nations, around 50% of the world's population will soon live in cities, but they account for 75% of all energy use. So a majority of the world's energy consumption either occurs in cities or as a direct result of the way that cities function (Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, 2004).
    Climate change with its global warming has effected the city's life as its high population depends heavily on: energy supply for economic activities and daily life; water supply for the industry and homes; food supply from the rural areas to city population. These phenomena are also followed by the fact that: the city populations use high energy without sense of energy efficiency, while at the same time the supply is decreasing; industry and transportation contribute significantly to carbon emission that caused high temperature, while cities population maintain their attitude of business as usual as if there is no problem with global warming; water consumption is high with no consideration of efficiency nor water recycling, while at the same time the resource is getting scarce that may also cause a problem in food security. The natural systems will degrade eventually even when the human activities only slightly exceed the levels acceptable to natural systems. This degradation takes place slowly, but once a critical point has been reached it can be catastrophic.
    We can now say with a very high degree of certainty that as this century proceeds climate change will have an increasing impact on human society; and that an increasing majority of the world's population will be living in cities, with a significant part of the impacts of climate change being mediated through the experiences and actions of the urban population.
    Cities occupy a pivotal position, as major energy consumers, but also as centers of innovation and new thinking. Research highlights the city, not only as "threat" but also as "possibility". In the city, innovative solutions at overarching level are judged feasible and capable of producing great effects. This can apply to new social-technical systems of water and sewerage management, mass transit systems, new urban structures, housings areas and forms of housing facilitating changed patterns of living, public spaces and meeting points providing opportunities of integration and learning (Formas – Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning, "State of the Art: Sustainable Urban Development in Sweden", Report 3, 2005). International links can be built between cities, even when states cannot agree. To develop a sustainable society, one that can provide for the physical and other needs of local residents while reversing the trends of increased pollution and environmental degradation that has been threatening the quality of urban life and the health of the earth’s other life forms, it is necessary to start changing the conventions of society. The city also needs to encounter the land scarcity and the conflicts of different interests to use the limited land in urban life. We need a balanced and sustainable social system that not only addressing the economic but also the social development needs of the city’s residents and how it relates to sustainable use of limited natural resources.
    But still there is a long way to go to achieve equity and equality of opportunity – the vision of a sustainable region. Sustainability can be divided into manageable sections, specific strategies that can be proposed, and actions that can be a reality.
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  • LEAD Program


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    LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) is an international non-profit organization with a fast growing network of 1800 leaders in more than 90 countries. Our shared mission is to inspire leadership for a sustainable world.
    We do this by searching worldwide for outstanding people, developing their leadership potential through our innovative training programs and working with them to mobilize others to make a real difference to the future of this planet. Our training and action network is coordinated through an international secretariat based at Imperial College London. We have 13 LEAD Member Program offices across the world.
    LEAD Indonesia, which is hosted by Yayasan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan (YPB)—Foundation for Sustainable Development—has been conducting LEAD Associate Training program since 1992. The program offers a unique, 12-month international training program on leadership for sustainable development. Graduates of the program are called LEAD Fellows and join one of the world’s most diverse networks of professionals. There are currently some 1800 LEAD Fellows in 90 countries, 156 of which are from Indonesia. They belong to the worlds of academia, business, government, media, and NGO.
    The training participants (called Associates) follow three kinds of session: national training session, regional training session (optional), and international training session (optional).
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  • Goals


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    Upon the completion of the training, participants will
    1. Have an integrated understanding on sustainable development with emphasize on developing sustainable city, with special attention in addressing the climate change and energy issue
    2. Have enhanced understanding of leadership and enhanced capacity as leaders themselves within their social and professional contexts
    3. Have enhanced networking skills and strengthened links with a diverse group of Associates, experts and scholars
    4. Have done project and individual roadmap to bring knowledge into action
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  • Activities & Method


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    Type of Activities Location Period
    National Training Session Jakarta, Indonesia (subject to fee) April to September 2008
    Regional Training Session India or China (optional, subject to fee) To decide
    International Training Session Mexico (limited scholarship) November 2008

    National Training Session (NTS) begins in late April 2008 and includes 20 face-to-face training days, organized in four sessions over a span of 7 months, and supported by distance learning for selected sessions. The Regional Training Session (RTS) will be conducted within the duration of NTS or after the completion of NTS, while International Training Session will be conducted following the completion of the National Training Session.
    The Training is based on adult-learning methodology that is experiential in approach, learner -centered, participatory and dynamic. Learning is achieved through practice, exchange and collaboration.
    The training comprises series of activities:
    • Seminars
    • Lectures
    • Case analysis
    • Computer-aided simulations
    • Games
    • Site visits
    • Exercises and
    • Self-guided works (LEAD Associate Project and Individual Road Map).
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  • LEAD Associate Projects (LAPs)


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    1. LAPs is an integr al part of Cohort training. LAPs are projects to be undertaken by Associates, or groups of Associates, in their own time and completed prior to graduation.
    2. Each Associate is to commit a minimum of 5 working days, besides the residential training program, to their LAP.
    3. LAPs should reflect experience of the Associate/s, generate knowledge, seek to affect change and contribute to sustainable development. "The Change I/We Want to make" can be a useful term of reference for a LAP.
    4. In undertaking their LAPs, Associates should be encouraged, but not required, to address the theme selected for the International Session.
    5. Completion of the LAP will determine whether a LEAD Associate will be eligible to become a LEAD Fellow.
    6. LAPs will be showcased at the International Session, and awards for the best LAPs will be offered at every International Session.
    7. Completed LAPs will be posted on LEAD Indonesia’s website and Ilalang newsletters.
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  • Content of Training


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    Sustainable Development:
    • The history, concept, principles, barriers and opportunities in global and local context, as well as the today's practices
    • Ecological carrying capacity: ecology, ecosystem, ecological footprint, industrial ecology and economic impacts
    • Economic and Environmental Valuation: the conflicts an d the common intererests
    • Social justice and public policy: toward democracy and humanity
    Leadership skills
    • System Thinking: understanding the linkages in problem formulation and opportunities
    • Bridging leadership: develop social capital toward consensus for productive partnership
    • Cross-cultural communication: understanding different perceptions
    • Ethical decision making: making the right decision in time of difficulties
    • (and/or) Negotiation and consensus building
    Theme: Toward Sustainable Cities
    • Sustainabl e City: theory of urban planning, the impact of demography, existing condition and problems in mega cities and middle town, anticipation of climate change (including the energy and carbon emission, water and energy provision, food supply for urban inhabitants, waste management, land use planning, the growing housing and other property, the economic development and environment conservation: synergy versus conflicts
    • Learning from the most livable cities (the criteria, the process to become a livable city, the challenges, the way to success, etc.)
    • Sustainable cities in Indonesia: the challenges and opportunities
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  • Who Should Attend?


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    Mid careers from any sector of government (for policy issues), private sector (for new technology), NGO (for its initiatives and public involvement), academic institution (for its findings as the basis for policy and technology improvement), and media (for its public awareness program), who have a vision to bring about changes are invited to join this opportunity as LEAD Associate Trainee, who will become LEAD Fellows after completing the training. This is the opportunity to have dialog across sectors as LEAD unique approach. Due to the limited space, only those who have the qualifications will have the opportunity to be the participants.
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  • The Benefits and Outcomes that you will get


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    Through the training you will get the knowledge, understanding and tools how to develop a strategic and significant contribution to your institution, and support the improvement of economic condition, social equity and environmental sustainability in national, regional, and global. Throughout the training you will experience learning through a case study and other exercises that will make you more confident of what you have learned.
    By the end of the training, you will have your own road map for your institution based on the training materials. The road map will assist you to practice the training materials into real case in your institution after the training is completed.
    As you join Indonesia training session you are welcome to join 156 Indonesian LEAD Fellows and 1800 fellows from 13 LEAD Office (China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Francophone Africa, Nigeria, Southern Africa, CIS, and Europe) and develop your new network for your interests.
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  • The Curricula and Calendar Year


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    Session 1 2 3 4
    Topic Toward sustainable cities in time of climate change Urban Development: the ecological perspective Urban development: the people, policy and leadership Inspiring Leadership for Sustainable Cities: Visioning and Action Plan
    Date April 21 - 25, 2008
    (4-day workshop and 1 day public seminar)    		 June 2 - 6, 2008
    (5-day workshop)    		 August 11 - 15, 2008
    (5-day workshop)    		 September 22 - 26, 2008
    (5-day workshop)
    Content
    • Exploring Indonesia sustainability challenges: climate change impacts to sustainable urban living
    • The framework of system thinking and sustainable development: discussion of cities' critical issues
    • The management of city organizations, the challenges and dangers of global climate change, and the design of sustainable communities/cities and technologies toward the future.
    • Increased knowledge of issues on urban development, climate change impacts and strategy
    • The increased understanding of sustainable development principles, and system thinking
    • Shared vision and values for a sustainable city
    • Topic for LEAD Associate Project
    • Urban development issues: migration/population, basic needs of city inhabitants, energy-water-food supply, rural-urban agriculture, transportation, and green building.
    • The limits and potential of city growth in ecological perspective
    • The frameworks of ecological system and environmental sustainability
    • The conceptual and practical frameworks of spatial planning and environmental management for urban sustainable living
    • Increased understanding the environmental aspect: the capacity, limits and potentials, in the context of environmental management toward sustainable cities
    • LEAD Associate Project: preliminary progress
    • Urban issues related to poverty, employment, housing, eviction, access to public services, urban politics, cultural heritage and vibrancy.
    • Conceptual framework on public policy, social justice, development and poverty, community planning, and, political factor in urban planning, and sustainable urban management.
    • The limits and potential of city growth in economic, socio-cultural and political perspective, and the concept of sustainable cities
    • Leadership skills in bridging diversity and ethical decision making
    • Increased understanding of the issues of economy, social ,and culture in urban development in the context of people's rights, leadership and urban politics
    • Improved understanding of sustainable cities (1)
    • LEAD Associate Project final stage; Individual Road Map; Cohort 13 Road Map: Toward Indonesia Sustainable Cities
    • Sustainable cities in the world: characteristics, challenges and their future trend
    • Opportunities of sustainable urban development in Indonesia
    • The importance of leadership for successful sustainable cities development and partnership among sectors
    • LEAD Associate Project: Presentation Individual Road Map: sharing Cohort 13: Road map of Indonesia Sustainable Cities
    • Graduation and Farewell Event
    • Increased understanding of sustainable cities in concept and in practice (2), the challenges and opportunities
    • Increased knowledge of integrated spatial planning
    • Increased awareness on the importance of leadership role and partnership among sectors for sustainable cities
    • Final document of LEAD Associate Project, Individual Road Map and Cohort 13 Road Map
    In addition to broadening your knowledge of sustainability, the learning journey balances skills development, self awareness and learning by doin
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  • Requirements to be participants

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    1. Target age group: 25-45.
    2. Mid-career, with demonstrable leadership potential and commitment to sustainable development and district improvement.
    3. Ability and willingness to work in a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural environment.
    4. Commitment to complete Associate training by attending all the training sessions and meeting all the training requirements.
    5. Commitment to undertake and complete a LEAD Associate Project (LAP) prior to graduation as a Fellow.
    6. Basic computer literacy.
    7. If a candidate is employed, written agreement from their employer to support the candidate in the program and to grant leave of absence.
    8. h. Involvement and/or expertise in energy and climate change issues will be a plus.
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  • Training Fee


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    1. National Training Session

      Training fee of 20-day-training (National Training Session) will be Rp. 15.000.000 inclusive of training kit, seminar kit, meal during training and seminar sessions, site visits, online coaching and mentoring, email account, and certificate. The fee does not cover travel related costs, transportation, and accommodation. Regional and International sessions are not included.

      Partial scholarships are available on competitive basis where participants need to allocate Rp. 5.000.000 (5 millions Rupiah) as the compulsory payment. Please submit your request.

      We will appreciate for those who can provide subsidy to other participants by providing more funds.

    2. Training fee of Regional and International Training Session will be announced later (optional).

      For International Training Session there will be limited scholarship available for the best performers. The scholarship will cover training fee and materials, and accommodation. The grantee will be responsible for his/her other travel expenses such passport, visa and travel costs.
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  • How to Apply


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    As there are only limited seats available, candidates are selected based on their training needs and their specific learning goals, which should be clearly explained in the application form.
    Application form can be retrieved by :
    The closing date is March 30, 2008. Application should be submitted as early as possible.
    The announcement will be made by April 7, 2008.
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  • Contact Person for further information


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    For further information, please email us at inquiry@lead.or.id or call Tari Menayang or Lisa Savitri at phone: 021 - 7695491 or 021 - 75816941.