Environmental Council 2000 Workshop
Urban Sustainability, Urban Redevelopment, and Environmental Democracy
Friday, May 5, 2000
at Northwestern University
Organized by:
David Dana, School of Law, Northwestern University
Sponsored by:
Northwestern University's Environmental Council and the Institue for Policy Research
This workshop focuses on the issue of urban sustainability. It will explore such questions as:
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How can the urban environment be sustained and improved in the face of the traditional focus of the environmental movement on non-urban spaces?
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Could the environmentally responsible redevelopment of urban areas help combat suburban and exurban sprawl?
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What challenges do efforts to reinvent the cleanup process for uban brownfields pose for fundamental democratic values?
This workshop is open to all, and should be of interest to a diverse group of faculty, students, policymakers and concerned citizens
For more information about the program and registration, see the conference flyer.
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