Newswise — The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law drew national attention when it celebrated the grand opening of its new LEED Plantinum building earlier this year, held up as a model of green architecture.
How communities can make smarter choices when it comes to creating sustainable and resilient buildings is a topic of conversation that continues to be in the national spotlight —one reason the College of Law’s 21st Annual Stegner Center Symposium, “Green Infrastructure, Resilient Cities: New Challenges, New Solutions,” will focus on the issue on March 31 and April 1.
The event will address new urbanism and explore ideas such as urban design, green architecture, water usage (including reuse of waste water and storm water), the suburban-urban interface (including regional transportation, food sheds, and air quality), energy usage in cities, and how to plan for climate change to create resilient cities.
Along with the symposium, the Stegner Center will host the Wallace Stegner Lecture, given by Larry Susskind, on March 30 at 12:15 p.m. on the sixth floor of the law school in the moot courtroom, 383 South University Street, Salt Lake City. (The lecture will be live streamed here: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9dkMUyaDVAmoNcw9r-WpA).
Susskind is the Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the founder and chief knowledge officer of the Consensus Building Institute. He has served on the faculty of MIT for over 35 years. His past work includes efforts to mediate Bedouin land claims in the southern desert of Israel. He has been involved in a wide range of initiatives to address the land claims of First Nations in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.
Symposium AgendaThursday, March 31, 20158:00 a.m. – Registration and Continental Breakfast9:00 a.m. – Welcome and Introductions9:10 a.m. – Rethinking BuildingsThomas Butcavage, Smith GroupJJRNicole DeNamur, Pacifica Law GroupChris Duerksen, Clarion Associates LLC10:30 a.m. – Break10:55 a.m. – Rethinking Urban DesignRob Bennett, EcoDistrictsRocky Piro, Colorado Center for Sustainable UrbanismJonathan Rosenbloom, Drake University Law School12:15 p.m. – Lunch1:15 p.m. – Rethinking Water in CitiesTony Arnold, University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of LawStacey Eriksen, EPA Region 8Eric Millis, Utah Division of Water Resources2:35 p.m. – Break3:00 p.m. – Keynote Address – Community Food Systems and Regional ResilienceSheila Martin, Institute of Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University3:40 p.m. – Rethinking Energy for CitiesAlexandra Aznar, National Renewable Energy LaboratorySara Bronin, Center for Energy & Environmental Law, University of Connecticut School of LawTroy Rule, Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law5:00 p.m. Conclude
Friday, April 1, 20168:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast9:00 a.m. – Rethinking the Urban-Suburban InterfaceRobert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University California, BerkeleyReid Ewing, Metropolitan Research Center, University of UtahKellen Zale, University of Houston Law Center10:20 a.m. – Break10:45 a.m. – Keynote Address – “Future-Proofing” Infrastructure: Action Items for the AnthropoceneHillary Brown, City College of New York, CUNY11:25 a.m. – Incorporating Resilience – to Drought, Disaster, and Climate ChangeMelissa M. Berry, Chapman UniversityStephen R. Miller, University of Idaho College of Law – BoiseHari Osofsky, Energy Transition Lab, University of Minnesota Law School
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