{"61137":{"#nid":"61137","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Pathways to Urban Sustainability: Lessons from the Atlanta metropolitan region","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EPathways to Urban Sustainability: Lessons from the Atlanta metropolitan region\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegister at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/sustainability\/atlantaurban\/index.htm\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/sites.nationalacademies.org\/PGA\/sustainability\/atlantaurban\/index.htm\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe National Academies are organizing a workshop in Atlanta to foster \ndiscussion of the metropolitan region\u2019s approach to urban \nsustainability, with an emphasis on building the evidence base upon \nwhich policies and programs might be developed. Participants will \nexplore how the interaction of various systems (natural and human \nsystems; energy, water, transportation systems) affect the region\u2019s \nsocial, economic, and environmental conditions. Discussions will center \non the challenges the region faces, innovative approaches to addressing \nthese complex challenges, performance measures to gauge success, and \nopportunities to link knowledge with on-the-ground action. The event \nwill be carried out in cooperation with local partners and hosted by the\n Georgia Institute of Technology, but will also engage local, state, and\n federal agencies in order to explore how their resources could best \nsupport sustainable improvements in the Atlanta metropolitan region.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EObejctives\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDiscuss the ways that regional actors are approaching\nsustainability, specifically, how they are attempting to merge environmental,\nsocial, and economic objectives\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EShare information about ongoing activities and strategic\nplanning efforts, including lessons learned\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExamine the role that science, technology, and research can play\nin supporting efforts to make the region more sustainable\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EExplore how federal agency efforts, particularly interagency\npartnerships, can complement\/leverage the efforts of other key stakeholders\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERegister by Tuesday, Sept. 28 for this National Academies Workshop hosted at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A National Academies Workshop hosted by Georgia Tech"}],"uid":"27213","created_gmt":"2010-09-21 13:43:39","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:52:22","author":"Teri Nagel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2010-09-30T09:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2010-10-01T18:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2010-10-01T18:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2010-09-30 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2010-10-01 22:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2010-10-01 22:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"3371","name":"Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"},{"id":"479","name":"Green Buzz"},{"id":"10709","name":"Urban Sustainability"}],"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\u003EScience and Technology for Sustainabillity\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe National Academies\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:Sustainability@nas.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ee-mail: Sustainability@nas.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}