{"43029":{"#nid":"43029","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Retrofitting Suburbia: Innovations in Economic Development","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Innovations in Economic Development Forum brings together faculty, other researchers, students, economic developers, and policymakers to discuss leading-edge ideas and practices in economic development and innovation policy. Established in 2004, the Forum meets three to four times per semester at Georgia Tech, usually in Technology Square. The Forum is free and open to the public.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur spring semester 2009 innovations in economic development forum kicks off on February 4 with a presentation called Retrofitting Suburbia. Hear about innovative solutions to a problem plaguing cities of all sizes in Georgia.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Ellen Dunham-Jones is the director of the Architecture Program at Georgia Tech\u0027s College of Architecture.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nOur spring semester 2009 innovations in economic development forum kicks off on February 4 with a presentation called Retrofitting Suburbia. Hear about innovative solutions to a problem plaguing cities of all sizes in Georgia.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe biggest development effort of the past 50 years has been the reproduction of a popular, but no longer sustainable, sprawling suburban landscape whose motor-vehicle dependency and consumer lifestyle have contributed to Americans\u0027 disproportionate carbon footprint. The major project for the next 50 years will entail retrofitting this landscape into more urban, more sustainable places. Drawing on her recently published book, Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs (co-authored with June Williamson), Ellen Dunham-Jones will discuss infrastructure innovations and demographic drivers already evident in scores of redeveloped shopping malls, office parks, commercial strips, and other suburban properties.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECo-sponsored by the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy and the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EArchitecture Program director Ellen Dunham-Jones will kick off the Innovations in Economic Development Forum Series with a presentation called Retrofitting Suburbia. Hear about innovative solutions to a problem plaguing cities of all sizes in Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dunham-Jones talk about innovative solutions for cities in Georgia."}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-08-03 15:29:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:47:17","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2009-02-03T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2009-02-03T23:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2009-02-03T23:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2009-02-04 04:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2009-02-04 04:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2009-02-04 04:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"48996","name":"School of Architecture"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"641","name":"ellen dunham-jones"},{"id":"638","name":"georgia tech architecture"},{"id":"226","name":"georgia tech urban design"},{"id":"639","name":"retrofitting suburbia"},{"id":"167154","name":"suburban retrofits"},{"id":"167155","name":"suburbia"},{"id":"5456","name":"u"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHazel Taylor\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEnterprise Innovation Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cprsevents@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EContact Hazel Taylor\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-0730\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}