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The National Academies’ Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability hosted a Forum, “Transitioning to Sustainability: The Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems,” on September 23, 2009 to foster discussion of current and planned R&D activities on issues of sustainability in urban systems. The approximately one hundred Forum participants included representatives from federal agencies, local and state governments, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector. All participants were engaged in R&D or other innovative programs taking a systems approach (e.g. cross-sector, cross-media) to enhancing the sustainability of urban areas. The goals of the Forum included: sharing information about activities and strategic planning efforts of federal agencies, along with related initiatives from universities, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, state/local agencies, and international organizations; identifying areas for collaboration and better coordination among these different R&D programs; considering especially how federal agency efforts can best complement/leverage the efforts of other key stakeholders; identifying critical research gaps and needed analytical tools; suggesting the broader research and analysis needed to effectively support urban-level decision-making; and exploring how urban sustainability can move beyond stovepipes and sectors to systems-level thinking and effective interagency cooperation.
Transitioning to Sustainability: The Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems
The National Academies' Second Sustainability R&D Forum
The National Academy of Sciences
2100 C Street NW, Lecture Room
Washington, D.C.
September 23, 2009 Agenda
Transitioning to Sustainability: The Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems
Presentations
Panel: Developing Livable Urban Areas
Sustainable Cities and Public Health (4.5 MB)
Howard Frumkin, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ecosystem Services in Urban Areas (2.1 MB)
Nancy Grimm, Arizona State University
Panel: Resilience and Adaptation
Risk Communication and Decision-Making for Local Governments (3.0 MB)
Keelin Kuipers, NOAA
Toward Sustainable Urban Systems: Natural Hazards, Vulnerability, and Resiliency (2.0 MB)
Walter Gillis Peacock, Texas A&M University
Resilience and Adaptation Considerations for Natural Systems in an Urban Context (482 KB)
Denice Wardrop, Penn State University
Panel: Models, Metrics, and Future Scenarios
City Models, Metrics, and Future Scenarios: Basis for an Urban Genome Project? (7.0 MB)
Jonathan Fink, Arizona State University
Models, Metrics, Scenarios (4.1 MB)
Steward T.A. Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
An Approach to Modeling, Metrics, and Future Scenarios for Urban Systems Using Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Atlanta, GA (6.4 MB)
Dale A. Quattrochi, NASA
The committee listed below was established by the U.S. National Academies. The project's steering committee reviews all proposals and oversees the organization of the workshops. - Ann M. Bartuska
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Glen T. Daigger (NAE)
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, CH2M Hill, Inc. - Michael Freedberg
Director, Division of Affordable Housing Technology Research, Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - Howard Frumkin
Director, National Center for Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Sybstances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Jonathan H. Fink
Foundation Professor, School of Sustainability and School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University - Malka Pattison
Office of Policy Analysis, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
Steering Committee, Biographies (PDF 36KB)
Staff Transitioning to Sustainability: The Challenge of Developing Sustainable Urban Systems is supported by the U.S Forest Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Geological Survey, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Dept. of Energy, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, and The George and Cynthia Mitchell Endowment for Sustainability Science.
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