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Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Research and Development on Urban Systems - Summary of a Workshop
Appendix A WORKSHOP AGENDA
Transitioning to Sustainability:The Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems
The National Academies’ Second Sustainability R&D Forum
September 23, 2009
The National Academy of Sciences, Lecture Room
2100 C St. NW, Washington, D.C.
OBJECTIVES
Share information about ongoing activities and strategic planning efforts, with an eye towards strengthening cross-agency, cross-sectoral partnerships
Explore how federal agency efforts can complement/leverage the efforts of other key stakeholders
Identify critical research gaps and needed analytical tools
8:30 AM
Welcome and Goals of the Forum
Tom Graedel, Clifton R. Musser Professor of Industrial Ecology, Yale University
8:50 AM
Keynote Address
Xavier de Souza Briggs, Associate Director for General Government Programs, Office of Management and Budget
9:20 AM
Panel: Developing Livable Urban Areas
Moderator: Ann Bartuska, Acting Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture
This panel will consider the various dimensions of “livable” urban areas,and will comment on R&D that attempts to link public health,environmental management, and urban development goals
Michael Freedberg, Director, Division of Housing Technology Research, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Howie Frumkin, Director, National Center for Environmental Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Amy Glasmeier, Head of Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nancy Grimm, Co-Director, Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Project
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Appendix A
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Transitioning to Sustainability: The Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems
The National Academies’ Second Sustainability R&D Forum
September 23, 2009
The National Academy of Sciences, Lecture Room
2100 C St. NW, Washington, D.C.
OBJECTIVES
Share information about ongoing activities and strategic planning efforts, with an eye towards strengthening cross-agency, cross-sectoral partnerships
Explore how federal agency efforts can complement/leverage the efforts of other key stakeholders
Identify critical research gaps and needed analytical tools
8:30 AM
Welcome and Goals of the Forum
Tom Graedel, Clifton R. Musser Professor of Industrial Ecology, Yale University
8:50 AM
Keynote Address
Xavier de Souza Briggs, Associate Director for General Government Programs, Office of Management and Budget
9:20 AM
Panel: Developing Livable Urban Areas
Moderator: Ann Bartuska, Acting Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture
This panel will consider the various dimensions of “livable” urban areas, and will comment on R&D that attempts to link public health, environmental management, and urban development goals
Michael Freedberg, Director, Division of Housing Technology Research, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Howie Frumkin, Director, National Center for Environmental Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control
Amy Glasmeier, Head of Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Nancy Grimm, Co-Director, Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Project
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10:00 AM
Audience Q&A
10:10 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Panel: Resilience and Adaptation
Moderator: Glen Daigger, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, CH2M Hill, Inc.
This panel will address the key environmental threats communities face and will discuss R&D on environmental impact reduction, resilient infrastructure, and adaptation measures
Keelin Kuipers, Coastal Storms Program Manager, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Walter Peacock, Professor and Director, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University
Denice Wardrop, Assistant Director, Institutes of Energy and Environment, Penn State University
William Werkheiser, Eastern Region Director, U.S. Geological Survey
11:10 AM
Audience Q&A
11:20 AM
Panel: Models, Metrics, and Future Scenarios
Moderator: Denise Stephenson Hawk, The Stephenson Group
This panel will focus on how urban change is modeled, how human and environmental outcomes can be measured, and what information is most useful (or needed) in assessing outcomes
Jon Fink, Director, Global Institute for Sustainability, Arizona State University
Thomas Parris, Vice President and Director of Sustainability Programs, ISCIENCES LLC
Steward Pickett, Director, Baltimore Ecosystem Long-Term Ecological Research Program
Dale Quattrochi, Senior Research Scientist, Earth Science Office, National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Jennifer Wolch, Dean, College of Environmental Design, University of California, Berkeley
12:00 PM
Audience Q&A
12:10 PM
Luncheon Keynote
Adolfo Carrion, Director, White House Office of Urban Policy
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1:00 PM
Panel: Moving Urban R&D into Practice
Moderator: Jeremy Harris, former Mayor of Honolulu
This panel will present the end-users’ perspective and will explore opportunities to both broaden the impact of place-based R&D and disseminate promising practices more efficiently
James Davenport, Project Manager, National Association of Counties
John Frece, Director, Office of Smart Growth, EPA
Harriet Tregoning, Director, District of Columbia Office of Planning
Dana Williams, Mayor, Park City, Utah
1:45 PM
R&D Gaps and Opportunities (Small Group Discussions)
Tools and Knowledge Transfer
Technology Development
Research and Evaluation
3:30 PM
Break
4:00 PM
Feedback from Group Rapporteurs
4:45 PM
Closing Comments
5:00 PM
CONCLUDE
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