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By providing a platform to promote practical, successful and inspirational models such as this, as well as more esoteric or philosophical debates on the wider notion of sustainability, public diplomacy can fulfil its aims of promoting mutually beneficial dialogue between nations and help work towards health, prosperity and well-being for all.
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The events were supported by ‘Presence Switzerland PRS’, the Swiss federal agency in charge of public diplomacy activities. www.presence.chd
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French, W., Meyer, S. (2012). Forming the Building Blocks of a Sustainable Environment: How Dialogue and Public Diplomacy Yield Innovative Solutions. In: Rassia, S.T., Pardalos, P.M. (eds) Sustainable Environmental Design in Architecture. Springer Optimization and Its Applications(), vol 56. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0745-5_15
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