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Socio-Ecological Resilience and the Role of the Public

The Graduate Center, CUNY, Room 4102 365 5th Avenue, New York

  Mike Menser and Denise Thompson of CUNY and Adam Parris of Science and Resilience Institute at Jamaica Bay present "Socio-Ecological Resilience and the Role…

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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

Please 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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Urban Food Policy Forum: Food Systems and Regional Planning

CUNY Graduate Center 365 Fifth Ave btwn 34th & 35th, New York

Food related issues touch nearly every aspect of our society including the economy, health, transportation, and land and water use. Urban planners analyze these sectors in order to achieve strategic, policy, and sustainability goals with the intent of making cities work more effectively. With food playing such a pivotal role in the life of cities, planners are increasingly looked upon to take more of a central and active part in shaping the urban food environment. This forum looks at ways this is happening in New York City as illustrated by the recently released Five Borough Food Flow report and the upcoming Fourth Regional Plan.

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