‘Green urbanism’ topic of Feb. 16 lecture

‘Green urbanism’ topic of Feb. 16 lecture

BY PATRICK MCLAUGHLIN
Rice News staff

Environmental planning expert Timothy Beatley, the Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities at the University of Virginia, will speak on “Green Urbanism: Planning for Sustainable and Resilient Cities” Feb. 16.

	TIMOTHY BEATLEY

Beatley believes cities hold potential for addressing global environmental issues and that green urban living and design hold the best hope for a more sustainable and resilient future. In his talk, Beatley will review the experiences of leading cities in Europe and North America that are moving in the direction of green urbanism and will describe a number of innovative green planning ideas, projects and policies found in these places.

Beatley is the author or co-author of several recent books that analyze green urban trends and document a number of these green city innovations, including “Green Urbanism: Learning from European Cities,” “Green Urbanism Down Under” and “Resilient Cities.”

The lecture will be at 7:30 p.m. in Keck Hall, Room 100.

This event is co-sponsored by Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, the Center for the Study of Environment and Society, the Office of Sustainability and the 2009 DeLange Conference.