Reykjavík Green Days
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The Reykjavík Green Days is a national event which took place in Reykjavik
, Iceland
from August 17 to August 21, 2009. A second edition is scheduled to take place the second week of August 2010.
It aims at raising awareness and stimulating citizens, businesses, non-governmental organisations, local authorities and other urban actors to improve the environment's quality by implementing changes in behaviour.
It's considered by the Reykjavik town Council an environmental education initiative that encourages all stakeholders to take steps towards becoming more environmentally-responsible.
The initiave has been organized by the SEED Iceland association in collaboration with other minor local institutions. The staff has been made up of people with 9 nationalities and so the event has been a relevant turistic attraction.
The most important happening of the 2009 edition was the Reykjavik critical mass
, actually the first one in Iceland.
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
from August 17 to August 21, 2009. A second edition is scheduled to take place the second week of August 2010.
It aims at raising awareness and stimulating citizens, businesses, non-governmental organisations, local authorities and other urban actors to improve the environment's quality by implementing changes in behaviour.
It's considered by the Reykjavik town Council an environmental education initiative that encourages all stakeholders to take steps towards becoming more environmentally-responsible.
The initiave has been organized by the SEED Iceland association in collaboration with other minor local institutions. The staff has been made up of people with 9 nationalities and so the event has been a relevant turistic attraction.
The most important happening of the 2009 edition was the Reykjavik critical mass
Critical mass
A critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. The critical mass of a fissionable material depends upon its nuclear properties A critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction. The...
, actually the first one in Iceland.