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The paper was prepared for the PASCAL International Exchanges (PIE) and is based on international experiences with PIE and developments in some cities. The paper argues for more holistic and integrated development so that initiatives such as Learning Cities, Healthy Cities and Green Cities are more connected with valueadded outcomes. This is particularly important with the surge of international interest in environment and Green City development so that the need exists to redefine what lifelong learning and learning city strategies can contribute. The paper draws out the implications for adult education in the Australian context. We hope it will generate discussion.  \nLearning cities as healthy green cities 369  \nIntroduction  \nThe UN Rio+20 Summit held in June 2012 reminds us of the critical importance of addressing the great environmental issues to ensure the future of Planet Earth. At the same time, escalating urbanisation around the world points to the challenge of building cities that are just and inclusive, and where opportunities are available for all throughout life, and where the well-being of all is an aspiration that is actively addressed in city development.  \nThis challenge is widely recognised. The World Bank in its ECO2 Cities initiative has observed that ‘[u]rbanisation in developing countries is a defining feature of the 21st century’(World Bank 2011) . Cities almost everywhere face the triple challenges of urbanisation, sustainability and social justice.  \nThe challenge of these big issues for city development clearly requires new paradigms to guide development, and innovative forms of partnership where all stakeholders are united for joint action for mutual benefit. However, the scene around the world continues tobe characterised by segmented silo development, with few signs of integrated connected strategies that bring all stakeholders together in partnerships, including non-traditional partnerships, to achieve value added outcomes and benefits for all.  \nIn this context, this paper comments on the roles of Learning Cities, Healthy Cities and Green Cities, and asserts that much could be achieved by addressing the big issues confronting towns and cities through a convergence of these concepts to support a more holistic and integrated development in what I have called Sustainable Opportunity Cities. While there is much discussion of town planning, environmental, and architectural features of cities of the future, there is far less discussion of social aspects. This imbalance needs tobe redressed with a coherent social vision of future cities in which lifelong learning, and social justice and inclusion, are foundations.  \n370 Peter Kearns  \nThis paper draws on international developments I have directed as Intellectual Director of the PASCAL International Exchanges (PIE), a project of the PASCAL International Observatory involving online exchanges of information and experience between twelve cities located across five continents around the world. This initiative is discussed below.  \nIn connecting the role of Learning Towns and Cities with key environmental and well-being issues in towns and cities, I am aware of the need to revitalise the notion of learning communities and cities in Australia by showing their relevance to priority issues that attract community and political attention. The reality that a Learning City is an overarching concept that can be applied in addressing such key issues as preserving the environment, fostering well-being for all, and ensuring public safety has not been sufficiently realised, and is reflected in the poor level of funding for these initiatives by government","cbCairdzd2TF8QGD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairdzd2TF8QGD","pdf",257526,24,"English","# Introduction\n## Sustainable Opportunity Cities: definition and rationale\n## Learning Cities: origins and evolution","[{\"question\":\"What are EcCoWell cities (Economy, Community, Well-being)?\",\"answer\":\"EcCoWell cities are presented as a new generation of learning cities. They connect economic, community, and well-being dimensions to support more integrated development outcomes.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the paper emphasize sustainable opportunity cities?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that learning-city strategies need clearer, more connected contributions to addressing environmental issues, social justice, and inclusion across the city lifecycle.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the paper imply for adult education in Australia?\",\"answer\":\"It draws out implications for adult education by linking lifelong learning and social foundations to the broader development of cohesive, inclusive, and sustainable cities.\"}]","Learning cities as healthy green cities: Building sustainable opportunity cities | PDF",1792074609]