Event Registration Open for 2017 Canal Clean Sweep
The NYS Canal Corporation and Parks & Trails New York need your help for the annual Canal Clean Sweep. Last year's event was a great…
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The Food Almanac 2017: Are Good, Clean, and Fair Food & Farming Trumped?
Brooklyn Winery 213 North 8th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesSince 1818, farmers have relied on the Farmers' Almanac for uncannily accurate weather predictions to inform their planting, harvesting, and day-to-day living. In 2017, Slow…
$50
Joanne Witty in conversation with William Solecki – Brooklyn Bridge Park: A Dying Waterfront Transformed
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College 47-49 E 65th St, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join us at Roosevelt House for a special evening exploring the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Park, one of the largest and most significant public projects to be built in New York in a generation.
In their talk, Ms. Witty and Professor Solecki will examine the social and political phenomenon of how a community overcame overwhelming opposition and obstacles to build the park – and also the ways in which the solutions developed during the prolonged battle can be applied to important economic and planning issues around the world. They will discuss how grassroots movement and community planning united around a common vision, and reveal the human dynamics that unfolded in the course of building the park, including attitudes and opinions that arose about class, race, gentrification, commercialization, development, and the role of government.
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New York Sea Level Rise Projections: Implications for Law, Land Use, Buildings and Infrastructure
Columbia University, Morningside Campus, International Affairs Building, Kellogg Center, Room 1501 1150 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesAs required by a 2014 state statute, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has just issued official sea level rise projections. They reflect a range of possible scenarios; at the high end, sea level in the New York City area could rise 75 inches (6.2 feet) by the year 2100.This program will explore how these projections, now that they are embodied in a formal regulation, will affect a broad range of decisions in building and infrastructure siting, design, construction and materials; insurance and financing; environmental impact review; and securities disclosure.
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10th Annual Panorama Challenge
Queens Museum Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY, United StatesDoors open at 5pm, the game starts at 6. General Admission: $15 online, $20 at the door The City Reliquary and Queens Museum Members/Adopt A…
$15
Women in Energy Spotlight: What is going on in the energy start up world today?
New York University Woolworth Building 15 Barclay Street, New York, NY, United StatesPlease join NYU's Center for Global Affairs, Energy Policy International Club (EPIC), and the Center on Global Energy Policy's Women in Energy program for a…
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Modeling an Urban Agriculture Business
Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm - Navy Yard 63 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesAnastasia Cole Plakias, a Co-Founder of Brooklyn Grange, will walk participants through the different contemporary models of urban agricultural businesses, with a focus on New…
$35
Creating Sustainable Cities: Pathways to Action
Hunter College 68th Street and Lexington Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesCreating Sustainable Cities: Pathways to Action will provide a unique platform for students, organizations, and employers to meet and learn about exciting opportunities in fields related to urban sustainability.
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The Sustainability Summit at New York Build Expo 2017
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center 655 W. 34th St, New York, NY, United StatesThe Sustainability Summit at the New York Build Expo 2017 - 15th & 16th March, Javits Center is the leading construction and design event for New York. It's completely FREE to attend, so why not register yourself now?
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Water & Power: A California Heist
Tumblr 35 E 21st Street, New York, NY, United StatesGonna be a lot of irate citizens when they find out that they’re paying for water they’re not gonna get. — Jack Nicholson as J.J.…
The Legacy of Jane Jacobs
Brooklyn Historical Society 128 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesIn 1960 Jane Jacobs’s book The Death and Life of Great American Cities sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds. Join us as New York Times columnist Ginia Bellafante talks to Matt Tyrnauer, director and producer of the acclaimed documentary Citizen Jane: Battle For the City, Robert Hammond, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Friends of the High Line, and Dr. Samuel Zipp, Associate Professor of American and Urban Studies at Brown University and co-editor of Vital Little Plans: The Short Works of Jane Jacobs, about Jacobs’ extraordinary impact on the urban landscape.
$5 – $10
Earth Week: University Center Sustainability Tours
The New School 66 W 12th Street, New York, NY, United StatesJoin the Tishman Environment and Design Center and the New School Buildings for a special Sustainability Tour of The New School University Center. Tours will be guided by Erik Eibert, Assistant Director for Sustainable Initiatives. Tours will leave from the lobby of the University Center at 3pm and 4pm. This event is part of Earth Week at The New School, sponsored by the Tishman Environment and Design Center.
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