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The Post-Carbon Society: An Overview
Submitted by gmyrek on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 2:36pm
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6/3/06 10:00am-11:00am
James Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, and Julian Darley, director of the Post Carbon Institute and author of High Noon for Natural Gas, will discuss the current state of the global energy crisis and its im... read more »
New Urbanist Rebuilding in Louisiana
Submitted by gmyrek on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 2:36pm
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6/2/06 10:00-11:00am
Following the success of the Mississippi Renewal Forum, the Louisiana Recovery Authority commissioned a new urbanist "dream team" to create a rebuilding plan for Louisiana. Planning began in December 2005 and will c... read more »
Financing Mixed-Use Development
Submitted by gmyrek on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 2:16pm
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6/2/06 10:00-11:00am
Developers attempting to develop mixed-use properties are often held back by formulaic financing techniques created decades ago to facilitate single-use development. Developers will share their war stories and sugge... read more »
Doing Well by Doing Good: Maximizing Return Through the Principles of New Urbanism
Submitted by gmyrek on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 1:54pm
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6/3/06 10:00am-11:00am
What makes the practice of a new urbanist developer different? Do these differences bring more value to projects? This session will look at the developer's best practices, and discuss the merits of working within ... read more »
LEED For Neighborhood Development Working Session*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 4:29pm
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CNU has partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the U.S. Green Building Council to certify neighborhood development projects through the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system. The pilot version of the certific... read more »
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New Urbanism and Comprehensive Plans*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 2:29pm
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Explore innovative applications of the Charter of the New Urbanism to comprehensive plans. This session will review how to de- emphasize land use and focus on typology, character, and condition of place. Using case studies from across t... read more »
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K-12 Schools and Urban Living: Are They Compatible?*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 10:27am
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Metropolitan areas supporting multiple school districts offer families of means the opportunity to relocate to the suburbs, isolating themselves from lower-income families. Combined with location and site requirements, current K-12 scho... read more »
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Village Green/Green Village: An Approach to Civic Ecology*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 10:16am
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The public realm of a town or city can be designed to enhance both the sociability and the environmental quality of a place. A series of case studies will illustrate the thesis that landscape is not cosmetic, but intrinsic to the form a... read more »
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Multiway Boulevards: Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 06/22/2007 - 10:15am
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This session explores the many dimensions of multiway boulevards, from their early history, evolution, adaptation, and fall into disfavor in American cities to their rediscovered appropriateness today as complex, multi-modal places. Thr... read more »
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Beyond Farmland Preservation*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Wed, 06/20/2007 - 4:48pm
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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, has a well-deserved, nationally renowned reputation for progressive County-wide planning. This session will summarize the process by which both developers and municipal leaders of this Central Pennsylvani... read more »
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