Editing Norwich (section)

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[[File:Pablo Fanque House Norwich.jpg|thumb|The Pablo Fanque House student accommodation building in Norwich City Centre, as seen from the lookout point at Kett's Heights in Norwich]]

Norwich was the second city of England after London for several centuries before [[industrialisation]], which came late to Norwich due to its isolation and lack of raw materials.{{Citation needed|date=June 2018}}

In November 2006 the city was voted the [[Sustainability|greenest]] in the UK.<ref>{{Cite press release |work=Norwich Evening News |url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=enonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED13%20Nov%202006%2009%3A19%3A16%3A667 |title=Norwich voted greenest place in UK |author=Powles, David |date=13 November 2006 |access-date=14 November 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510231303/http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/News/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=enonline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED13%20Nov%202006%2009%3A19%3A16%3A667 |archive-date=10 May 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> There is currently an initiative to make it a [[transition town]]. Norwich has been the scene of open discussions in public spaces, known as "meet in the street", to cover social and political issues.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.freewebs.com/meetinthestreetenglish/latestnews.htm |title=Meet in The Street – Positive Change through Public Discussion |publisher=Freewebs.com |access-date=26 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022200243/http://www.freewebs.com/meetinthestreetenglish/latestnews.htm |archive-date=22 October 2012}}</ref>

Articles in the past suggested that compared with other UK cities, Norwich was top of the league by percentage of population among who use the popular Internet auction site [[eBay]].<ref>{{Cite press release |publisher=eBay.co.uk |title=Norwich is eBay capital of UK |url=http://pages.ebay.co.uk/community/aboutebay/news/pressreleases/consumer/2_2_2005.html |date=2 February 2005 |access-date=23 April 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060926122846/http://pages.ebay.co.uk/community/aboutebay/news/pressreleases/consumer/2_2_2005.html |archive-date=26 September 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref> The city also unveiled the then-biggest free [[Wi-Fi]] network in the UK in July 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |publisher=theregister.co.uk |title=Norwich turns on UK's largest Wi-Fi network |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/02/norwich_gets_free_wifi/ |author=Oates, John |date=2 August 2006 |access-date=5 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819164554/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/02/norwich_gets_free_wifi/ |archive-date=19 August 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2007 Norwich was listed among nine finalists in its population group for the International Awards for Liveable Communities.<ref name="livcomawards">{{Cite web |url=http://www.livcomawards.com/media-2007/finalists.htm |title=Livcom Awards – The International Awards for Liveable Communities |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929161429/http://www.livcomawards.com/media-2007/finalists.htm |access-date=18 January 2021 |archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> The city eventually won a silver award in the small-city category.