Smart Growth America honors Bay Area cities. Peter Costa, AICP, PTP. Oakland, Hayward, and Livermore cited for complete streets policies. Page 1 Meet a local planner. Naphtali H. Knox, FAICP, interviews Joe Horwedel, AICP, p. 5 Ecodistricts: from notions to actions. Scott T. Edmonson, AICP. Moving from sustainability ideas to neighborhood action. Page 8 Two thirds of California’s developed land is under extreme stress. By […]
SUMMARY. A half-day Workshop on EcoDistricts (Flyer), one leading approach for creating restorative neighborhoods and sustainable cities, Monday June 2, 2014, 8:30-NOON, MetroCenter Auditorium, 101 Eighth St., Oakland, CA ($145 early bird through May 12th, $170 afterwards, and a $25 APA member discount code: APABayAreaEcoDistricts), 3.5 AICP CM pending (also: 3.5 hours of LEED CE, AIA, and ASLA education credits pending). Register
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My Oakland. Erik Balsley, AICP, interviews Cindy Ma. Second in a series. Page 1 Planners, public health, and healthy cities. Donald W. Bradley, Ph.D., AICP. Our full circle on public health. Page 3 Meet a local planner. Jennifer Piozet interviews Michael Groves, AICP. Page 6 Two research projects seek input. California’s special districts; and technology and
SUMMARY. Explore APA’s proposed new approach to assessing general plan sustainability in one of three 2-hour sessions from 11am-1pm on May 1, 6, and 8, room 106 Wurster Hall, UCB, Berkeley, 2 AICP CM credits pending. Each session will include a 1.5-hour undergraduate final presentation of city assessments from 11am-12:30pm (see city schedule below) followed by a discussion with Professor Acey for attending
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So you want to be a Planning Director. Curtis S. Williams, AICP. Five key characteristics for becoming a successful planning director. Page 1 Meet a local planner. Jennifer Piozet interviews Siân Llewellyn, AICP, Vice Pres. design+planning, AECOM. Page 4 Pollution in paradise. Adam Turréy and Dana Turréy. Thailand: rapid development, lax environmental regulation. Page 8 In memoriam.
“How do you achieve effective low-carbon design beyond the building level? How do you create a community that is both livable and sustainable? More importantly, how do you know if you have succeeded? Harrison Fraker, in The Hidden Potential of Sustainable Neighborhoods–Lessons from Low-Carbon Communities, goes beyond abstract principles to provide a clear, in-depth evaluation of four
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Home deconstruction program reduces landfill waste and promotes recycling. By Scott McKay, AICP. PAGE 1 Meet a local planner. Jennifer Piozet, associate editor, interviews Jason Rogers, AICP, senior planner with the City of San Jose. PAGE 4 November membership survey results. By Scott Davidson, AICP. PAGE 8 National APA awards go to two Bay Area projects.
Two posts from the Emerging Local Government Leaders Network (ELGL) appear useful for other practiioners. The ELGL is comprised of more than 450 local government professionals, in the early to middle stages of their government careers, from city managers to management analysts. The overarching goal of the group is to address the issue of mentoring the next
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The program at the Blekinge Institute of Technology (BHT) in Kariskrona, Sweden, is one of the leading international programs. The offer two master’s degrees: one in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability; the other in Sustainable Product-Service System Innovation. They also offer one of the initial courses, Strategic Leadership for Sustainable Development, as a distance class twice
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Net Zero Energy and Net Zero Water buildings have rapidly captured the public imagination, and are transforming expectations for the pace of change in the built environment. The Living Building Challenge™ expands Net Zero concepts in ways that look far into the future, consider the endgame and shape our efforts to create productive, thriving communities.
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