Resilient Cities - Summer Program at SimCenter

The San Diego SimCenter, a project of the Global Energy Network Institute, is holding its annual summer conference series. The subject for the 2014 season is "Resilient Cities", and every Thursday evening, June 12 - August 28th, we will explore and analyze subjects & solutions to our urban planning environments.

Don't miss it!

Topics in Each Week:

• Resilience vs. Sustainability
• Systems Stressors within the region and from the outside
• Interconnected sub-systems: (Economic, Social, Environmental, and the built environment)
• Innovation as solution: food and water security, transportation and transit, energy and efficiency, network technology, social inclusion, waste streams, buildings and urban design and technology
• Policies to prepare and Leadership that fosters change

Thursdays, 6-8	Weekly Schedule: June 12 - August 28, 2014
June 12	How Global Climate Trends Affect Local Communities
June 19	Sustainability and Resiliency = Mitigate + Adaption
June 26	Geography and Demographics: Where are our Risks?
July 3	Building Resilient Water Systems
July 10	Building Resilient Energy Systems
July 17	Building Resilient Transportation and Transit
July 24	Planning Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems
July 31	Designing Resilient Waste Systems
August 7	Planning for Public Health Stresses
August 14	The Economics of Resiliency. Is it Affordable?
August 21	Resilient Polices and Regulations: Getting Rules Right
August 28	Resilient San Diego and a Platform for other Cities

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