UBC’s School of Community and Regional Planning Symposium
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The University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning is hosting a symposium on March 13 and 14. Entitled “From Sustainawhat? to Sustainahow! Moving from knowledge to action,” the symposium will explore the implementation of sustainability planning. Specifically, speakers will be focusing on affordable housing, resilience of government institutions in climate change planning, intercultural communications and multicultural planning, collaborative and participatory design, regional water governance, and many other topics.
Confirmed speakers include :
- Dr. Tom Campenella: Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Design at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Stephen Owen: Vice President, External, Legal and Community Relations, UBC
- Dr. Leonie Sandercock: Faculty, SCARP, UBC.
- Dr. John Freidmann: Professor, SCARP, UBC.
- Karen Stone: Executive Director, B.C. Not-for-Profit Housing Association
- Brent Toderian: Director of Planning, City of Vancouver
- Naomi Steinberg: Professional Storyteller
- Shannon Daub: Communications Director, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, B.C. Chapter
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