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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: The Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13143.
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WORKSHOP AGENDA

Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Lessons from the Atlanta Metropolitan Region


A National Academies Workshop

September 30–October 1, 2010

Georgia Tech Global Learning Center

Room 222

Atlanta, Georgia

OBJECTIVES

  • Discuss the ways that regional actors are approaching sustainability, specifically, how they are attempting to merge environmental, social, and economic objectives

  • Share information about ongoing activities and strategic planning efforts, including lessons learned

  • Examine the role that science, technology, and research can play in supporting efforts to make the region more sustainable

  • Explore how federal agency efforts, particularly interagency partnerships, can complement/leverage the efforts of other key stakeholders

Thursday, September 30, 2010

9:00 AM

Welcome and Goals of the Workshop

Denise Stephenson Hawk, Consultant and Former Director, Societal-Environmental Research and Education Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: The Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13143.
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9:15 AM

Interactions Between Human and Natural Systems in the Built Environment

Christopher Portier, Director, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Session I:
Perspectives on sustainability in the Atlanta metropolitan region

Plenary presentations will reinforce the value-added benefits of interdisciplinary solutions to urban challenges, and illustrate a “systems” approach to sustainability.


Moderator: Glen Daigger, Senior Vice President and CTO, CH2M Hill, Inc.

9:30 AM

Marilyn Brown, Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech

10:00 AM

Carol Couch, Senior Public Service Associate, College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia

10:30 AM

BREAK

10:45 AM

Catherine Ross, Director and Harry West Chair, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Tech

11:15 AM

Panel Discussion—sustainability and economic growth

Charles Whatley, Director of Commerce and Entrepreneurship, Atlanta Development Authority, and Greg Chafee, Chair of the Green Business Practice, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

12:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: The Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13143.
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Session II:
“Building Bridges”

Presentations from a range of organizations and stakeholders will address a set of core questions.


Moderator: Steven Olson, Director, Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility, Georgia State University

1:15 PM

A Tale of Two Brownfields: Atlantic Station and Edgewood Avenue

Tom Weyandt, Director of Comprehensive Planning, Atlanta Regional Commission

1:45 PM

Atlanta BeltLine Project

Lisa Gordon, COO, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.

2:15 PM

Water conservation challenges and successes: Lessons from San Antonio

Karen Guz, Director of Conservation, San Antonio Water System

2:45 PM

Advancing solar energy and the new energy economy in Georgia: a private sector perspective

James Marlow, CEO, Radiance Solar

3:00 PM

The role of natural ecosystems in sustaining societal values: the West Georgia Project

Graeme Lockaby, Director, Center for Forest Sustainability, Auburn University

3:15 PM

Decision-support tools: Modeling sustainable and resilient urban infrastructure in the Atlanta region

John Crittenden, Director, Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems, Georgia Tech

3:30 PM

BREAK

3:45 PM

Breakout groups

Neighborhood and city-scale projects

Andrea Pinabell, Program Manager, Sustainable Community Development, The Home Depot Foundation

Regional projects and plans

Ed Macie, Urban Forestry Group Leader, USDA Forest, Service Southern Region

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: The Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13143.
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Policy and Research

Anne Keller, Senior Sustainability Advisor, USEPA Region 4

4:45 PM

Report back in plenary

5:30 PM

Adjourn

Friday, October 1, 2010

9:00 AM

Federal agency efforts to support sustainable communities

John Frece, Director, Office of Sustainable Communities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session III:
“Integrating Goals, Measuring Progress, Translating Results”

Panelists representing a variety of perspectives will take part in a moderated discussion on how progress toward sustainability might be measured in the region. This session will highlight indicators that are currently in use, the timescales for measuring progress, potential returns on investments in sustainability, and methods for communicating results.


Moderator: Wayne Zipperer, Research Scientist, USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station

9:30 AM

Panel Discussion

K.C. Boyce, Deputy Executive Director, Membership & Regional Impact, ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability

Renee Glover, President and CEO, Atlanta Housing Authority

Jeremy Hess, Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Mandy Mahoney, Director of Sustainability, City of Atlanta

John Wegner, Senior Lecturer and Chief Environmental Officer Department of Environmental Studies, Emory University

10:45 AM

BREAK

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: The Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13143.
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11:00 AM

Moderated Q&A with audience

12:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

Session IV:
“Moving Forward”

Participants will focus their discussion on a set of questions intended to illuminate how stakeholders in the region could take a more integrated approach to sustainable development

1:00 PM

Breakout groups

Closing the “Knowing-Doing” Gap

Kevin Moody, Ecologist, Federal Highway Administration Resource Center, U.S. Department of Transportation

Incentives to Change Practice

Vicki Coleman, Business Relations Manager, Fulton County Government

3:30 PM

Report back in plenary

4:00 PM

Adjourn

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: The Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13143.
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The U.S. population is more than 80 percent urban. Recognizing that many metropolitan areas in the United States have been experimenting with various approaches to sustainability, and that despite the differences among regions, there are likely some core similarities and transferable knowledge, Roundtable members selected the metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia region as a case study. The Atlanta region provided a compelling example for exploring urban sustainability issues because of the region's rapid growth rate, well-documented challenges with water, land use, and transportation; and its level of engagement with federal government agencies on matters related to sustainability.

Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Lessons from the Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop explores the Atlanta region's approach to urban sustainability, with an emphasis on building evidence based foundation upon which policies and programs might be developed. The two day workshop held on September 30 and October 1, 2010 examined how the interaction of various systems (natural and human systems; energy, water and transportations systems) affect the region's social, economic, and environmental conditions. The intent of this workshop summary is to analyze a metropolitan region so that researchers and practitioners can improve their understanding of the spatial and temporal aspects of urban sustainability.

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