Sponsored by the Ted and Doris Lee Fund at the College of Environmental Design and the Boalt School of Law, managed by the Institute of Urban & Regional Development. Individual conferences organized by the Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy, the Institute of Urban & Regional Development, and the University of California Transportation Center.
This conference will gather practitioners, experts and policymakers to discuss key issues in "green residential," including sustainable residential energy use (design, feasibility, performance), energy efficiency in affordable housing, and government participation (policy, promotion, regulation).
Registration: $95. Government/Nonprofit: $65. Free admission for UC Berkeley/LBNL students, faculty and staff.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Local and state governments across the country are in a state of fiscal crisis. In California and other states, the budget crisis is forcing policymakers to rethink their approach to public finance, with radical options such as eliminating redevelopment and enterprise zones under discussion. At the same time, climate change legislation (specifically, SB 375) is forcing regions to plan land use in conjunction with transportation investment. This, in turn, creates an opportunity to rethink economic development as part of an overall regional sustainability strategy that takes the environment and social equity into consideration as well.
This symposium will explore how policymakers and elected officials can harness land use, redevelopment, and planning regulations and programs to help cities, particularly big metropolitan areas in strong market regions, think more strategically about how to promote sustainable economic development. It will bring together academic thought leaders, cutting-edge practitioners, and foundations from around the country for a daylong conference with three panels and keynote speaker.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
AICP certification maintenance (CM) credits available.
Thursday, February, 23, 2012
The urban transport sector's environmental footprint is huge and growing – around a third of energy consumption and CO2 emissions in U.S. cities is in the transport sector. The debate on how to shrink the sector's footprint has splintered into two camps: those arguing for technological solutions (e.g., clean-fuel vehicles; smart cars) and those contending that policies (e.g., congestion pricing) and land-use management (e.g., TOD) that reduce the demand for car travel offer considerable, if not more, promise. The debate and rhetoric has become fractious and at times divisive. In modeling how to comply with AB32, for example, CARB (California Air Resources Board) estimates that some 90% of the targeted CO2 emission reductions will come from technological advances and a much smaller share (5% or so) might come from land-use initiatives like TOD. Many smart-growth policy advocates dispute this.
The technology versus policy debate could very well be a false dichotomy. Is it possible that the two might effectively work together in tandem, promoting cross-purposes? Need the two points-of-view always be at loggerheads? Might there be synergies/win-win outcomes associated with aggressively pursuing the two strategies in tandem.
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Fees: $75 for private, $50 for non-profits, and UCB faculty,staff, and students,