{"73546":{"#nid":"73546","#data":{"type":"event","title":"A 2020 View of Urban Infrastructure","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUrban infrastructure is one of the greatest challenges facing land use and environmental lawyers, planning professionals, and government staff. Urban Growth Professionals must consider myriad issues in the future including transportation problems, conflicts between property owners and developers, redevelopment issues, and environmental and social concerns. This symposium will provide participants with vital and relevant knowledge about current trends and innovations in the fundamentals of urban development. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipants will learn from experts in the field of urban infrastructure and take away practical knowledge about solutions to the problems they face every day. From financing infrastructure to taking care of wastewater properly, to protecting our environment, each speaker will discuss the knowledge he or she has acquired through both research and practice. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOur international speakers will provide a unique look into similarities and differences between US and foreign solutions. The symposium will also consider which practices best implement urban infrastructure that is both fair and efficient. Subsequent to the conference participants will receive the Juergensmeyer Festschrift issue of \u0022The Urban Lawyer\u0022 in which the symposium papers will be published. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA Thursday night reception and networking opportunity will be followed by dinner that evening to celebrate Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer\u0027s distinguished career over 45 years of teaching and practice of land use law.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EProfessor Juergensmeyer was the first endowed chair-holder at Georgia State and serves as Co-Director for the Center for the Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth. He is a Professor of Law Emeritus of the University of Florida. He is currently Adjunct Professor in City and Regional Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Urban infrastructure is one of the greatest challenges facing land\nuse and environmental lawyers, planning professionals, and government staff. Urban Growth Professionals must consider\nmyriad issues in the future including transportation problems, confl","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A Symposium in Honor of J. Juergensmeyer on his 45th Year of Teaching."}],"uid":"27160","created_gmt":"2010-01-25 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:56:49","author":"Michelle Marcus","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2010-03-25T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2010-03-26T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2010-03-26T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2010-03-25 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2010-03-26 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2010-03-26 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"8626","name":"book-signing"},{"id":"171","name":"megaregions"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EChristina Weatherford\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGSU Center for Comparative Study of Metropolitan Growth\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:cweatherford2@student.gsu.edu\u0022\u003EContact Christina Weatherford\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E(404) 413-90\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}