FRI-B07: Ecocities of the Future...Today: Addressing Economic and Ecological Imperatives

Start Date

10/19/2018

End Date

10/19/2018

Description

This session will feature two prominent landscape architects with a growing body of experience planning entire cities for ecological resilience AND economic prosperity and in the face of shrinking budgets and a changing climate. Inspirational examples highlight the potential every city has to achieve enhanced livability through truly integrative thinking.

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Sustainable Development & Design

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.50

Learning Outcomes

1. Learn how leading landscape architects are applying ecological, economic, and social perspectives towards city-scale planning in green infrastructure. 2. Understand how barriers to the widespread use of leading-edge ecological practices can be overcome in urban settings. 3. Learn how comprehensive ecological assessment and planning can help cities to better address community well-being in the face of a rapidly changing climate and other contemporary challenges. 4. See how some of the more sustainable urbanized areas in the world have achieved economic benefits and improved livability through integrated thinking.

Instructors

David Yocca, FASLA; Herbert Dreiseitl, FASLA; Jennifer Dowdell, ASLA; ;

Course Codes

Provider

American Society of Landscape Architects

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