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
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Share information about ongoing activities and strategic planning efforts, with an eye towards strengthening cross-agency, cross-sectoral partnerships
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Explore how federal agency efforts can complement/leverage the efforts of other key stakeholders
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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
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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
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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
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12:00 PM |
Audience Q&A |
12:10 PM |
Luncheon Keynote Adolfo Carrion, Director, White House Office of Urban Policy |
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
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1:45 PM |
R&D Gaps and Opportunities (Small Group Discussions)
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3:30 PM |
Break |
4:00 PM |
Feedback from Group Rapporteurs |
4:45 PM |
Closing Comments |
5:00 PM |
CONCLUDE |