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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2012. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18247.
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WORKSHOP AGENDA

Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston
Metropolitan Region

January 18-19, 2012
Shell Center for Sustainability
Rice University
Bioscience Research Collaborative Auditorium
6500 Main St.
Houston, Texas

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

9:00 AM Welcome from the National Academies
Rich Bissell, Executive Director, Policy and Global Affairs, National Academies
9:05 AM Welcome and Goals of the Workshop
Jim Lester, Vice President, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
9:15 AM Why Sustainability
Katherine Lorenz, President, The Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation

Session I: Perspectives on Urban Sustainability

Moderator: Bruce Wilcoxon, Director, Climate Change, ConocoPhillips

9:30 AM John Randolph, Urban Affairs and Planning, Professor Virginia Tech
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2012. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18247.
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10:00 AM Philip Berke, Professor and Deputy Director, Institute for the Environment, University of North Carolina
10:30 AM BREAK
10:45 AM Armando Carbonell, Chairman, Department of Planning and Urban Form, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
11:15 AM Panel Discussion
12:00 PM LUNCH BREAK

Session II: Building Bridges

1:00 PM Natural and Built Capital
Moderator: John Nielsen-Gammon, Professor and State Climatologist, Texas A&M University
Lisa Gonzalez, Research Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center
Carol Lewis, Associate Professor, Transportation Studies and Director of the Center for Transportation Training and Research, Texas Southern University Rives Taylor, Director, Sustainable Design, Gensler
2:15 PM Human Capital
Moderator: Winnie Hamilton, Director, Environmental Health, Baylor College of Medicine Stephen Klineberg, Professor and Co-Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2012. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18247.
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Brenda Reyes, Bureau Chief of the Community and Children Environmental Health, Houston Department of Health and Human Services Herminia Palacio, Director, Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services Natasha Prudent, Health Scientist, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
3:30 PM BREAK
3:45 PM Breakout groups

Incentives to Change Practice and Advance Sustainability (Auditorium)

Moderator: Jennifer Ronk, Houston Advanced Research Center

Neighborhood and City-Scale Projects (Room 282)

Moderator: Lisa Lin, Sustainability Manager, Office of the Mayor, Houston
4:45 PM Report back in plenary
5:30 PM ADJOURN

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Session III: Integrating Goals, Measuring Progress, Translating Results

Moderator: Walter Peacock, Professor and Director, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2012. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18247.
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9:00 AM Efforts from Government
Peggy Crist, Director, Office of Planning & Program Development, Federal Transit Administration - Region VI, U.S. Department of Transportation
Patrice Parsons, Director of External Affairs, ICLEI
Jeff Taebel, Director, Community and Environmental Planning, Houston-Galveston. Area Council
10:30 AM BREAK
10:45 AM Measuring Success
Walter Peacock, Professor and Director, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University
Bruce Wilcoxon, Director, Climate Change, ConocoPhillips
Jim Blackburn, Professor of the Practice, Rice University
12:15 PM LUNCH BREAK

Session IV: “Moving Forward”

Moderator: Jim Lester, Houston Advanced Research
Center
1:15 PM Catherine C. Mosbacher, President and CEO, Center for Houston’s Future
1:45 PM Breakout groups
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2012. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18247.
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Overcoming Barriers to Collaboration (Auditorium)

Moderator: Marilu Hastings, Environment Program Director, Cynthia and George Mitchell Foundation

Regional Projects and Plans (Room 286)

Moderator: Dr. Lester King, Shell Center for Sustainability, Rice University
2:45 PM BREAK
3:00 PM Report back to plenary
3:45 PM Workshop Re-Cap and Major Themes
Jim Lester, Vice President, Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
4:00 PM ADJOURN
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Research Council. 2012. Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18247.
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The workshop was convened to explore the region's approach to urban sustainability, with an emphasis on building the evidence base upon which new policies and programs might be developed. Participants examined how the interaction of various systems (natural and human systems; energy, water, and transportation systems) affected the region's social, economic, and environmental conditions. The objectives of the workshop were as follows:

- Discuss 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 or leverage the efforts of other key stakeholders.

Pathways to Urban Sustainability: A Focus on the Houston Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop was designed to explore the complex challenges facing sustainability efforts in the Houston metropolitan region and innovative approaches to addressing them, as well as performance measures to gauge success and opportunities to link knowledge with action. In developing the agenda, the planning committee chose topics that were timely and cut across the concerns of individual institutions, reflecting the interests of a variety of stakeholders. Panelists were encouraged to share their perspectives on a given topic; however, each panel was designed to provoke discussion that took advantage of the broad experience of the participants.

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