Workshop ENV 4, Wednesday 21 June, 14.00 - 15.30

Cycling advocacy and nature advocacy: strategic coalitions and conflicts

Marcin Hyla, Miasta dla Rowerow - Cities for Bicycles, Polish Ecological Club, Poland Cyclists and Environmentalists: Friends or Foes? Bicycles are perfect vehicles for urban commutes, they produce no noise and no air pollution and they occupy little space. As transportation is now emerging as one of the most serious sources of greenhouse emissions and it devastates more and more land, the bicycle will be of more and more interest to environmentalists. The sustainable society - the ultimate goal of environmentalist - is the cycling society, as the bicycle is one of very few man-made devices that expand human capabilities with no or very little environmental impact. In this sense, the cyclists advocates and environmental advocates are very obvious allies.

Panel discussion with: Marcin Hyla Randy Neufeld Gijs Kuneman John Merory Ramon Fernan III