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Wednesday, September 02, 2009 at 6:30 PM (GMT)
Entering the Ecological Age: Sustainability in the 21st Century City
"Human development is following a dangerously unsustainable path
globally. Waves of investment in low and middle income countries are
accelerating this problem because they are following an unsustainable
model. Our urban areas and methods of food production consume land and
non-renewable resources inefficiently. But we can do something to turn
the situation around: we can move towards an ecological age." -- Peter
Head
Event Description
London Net Impact Professional Chapter is pleased to invite you to our
latest event featuring a discussion by Arup´s director Peter Head on
the topic of climate change adaptation and mitigation and the creation
of a global framework to reach sustainable living conditions.
Peter will explore how the world can start to make the transition
towards an "ecological age of civilization" by looking at how urban
centres can be developed and retrofitted to increase resource
efficiency whilst preserving or improving quality of life. He promotes
ecological footprint analysis to move towards the goal of environmental
sustainability, setting out a vision of life in a sustainable community
of the future.
Following his early career in steel bridge construction, Peter has been
a Director of Arup since 2004 where he leads the Planning and
Integrated Urbanism business. Peter was appointed a Commissioner on the
London Sustainable Development Commission in 2002, representing the
construction sector. There he was a member of the group that drafted
the new Sustainable Development Framework for London and led on a
voluntary code of practice for sustainable planning, design and
construction of London's built environment. He is project director for
Dongtan and other Eco City projects in China. In 2008 he was awarded
the prestigious Frank Whittle Medal.
The full report by Peter Head entitled Entering an Ecological Age: the Engineer's Role is available at http://www.arup.com/Publications/Entering_an_Ecological_Age.aspx.
When
Wednesday 2 September 2009, 18.30 pm
Venue
The Horniman Pub (in the downstairs Cellar Wine Bar) at Hay's Galleria, Unit 26 Hay's Galleria, Counter Street SE1 2HD. (Off Tooley Street Near the HMS Belfast moored on the Thames).
Map / URL
For directions, visit: http://tinyurl.com/c5ym39
For more information, visit http://london.netimpact.org.uk
Closest Tube: London Bridge (0.2 Miles)
Price
Free for Net Impact Members, £5 for Non Members*
*Save on future speaker series events by signing up as a member. Visit http://www.netimpact.org/registernewmembers.cfm and select International Professional for a special rate of $30 USD.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Net Impact London Team
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