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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (December 4, 2009) – The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a partner in a symposium on a subject central to future development, land policy, and sustainability – water.
“Adapting to a Drier West: Water, Growth, and Better Development Practices,” December 8-9, 2009 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, will bring together government officials, real estate developers, advocates, planners, journalists, and others to asses how land development techniques can conserve water and help replenish water resources.
The symposium, the most comprehensive examination to date of the impact of urban development on water quantity and quality, is hosted by the Urban Land Institute Center for Balanced Development in the West, in partnership with the American Society of Landscape Architects, the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, the Sustainable Sites Initiative, and Ernst & Young. Registration and more information is available here[. Media contact Trisha Riggs at 202-624-7086; email priggs@uli.org.
The private and public sector water and land use experts include Deanna Archuleta, deputy assistant secretary for water and science, U.S. Department of the Interior; Jeffrey Kightlinger, general manager, Metropolitan Water District of Los Angeles, Andy Lipkis, executive director, TreePeople; David Modeer, general manager, Central Arizona Project; and Bradley Udall, director, Western Water Assessment.
ULI is a global nonprofit research and education institute dedicated to responsible land use; the Center for Balanced Development in the West focuses on improving urban growth patterns throughout the western U.S. The emphasis being placed on the role of land use in conserving water resources distinguishes this symposium from other events related to water shortages in the West, said ULI The Americas President Cheryl Cummins.
“It’s clear that regional and local problems with both water quantity and quality will continue without a broad-based cutback in public water consumption and a change in development patterns,” Cummins said. “This event will look at water infrastructure through the lens of sustainable growth, illustrating how land development can be part of the solution to efficient water use, rather than the problem.”
Program Highlights:
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
* 9:15 a.m. – 10 a.m. Western Water Challenges in the 21st Century
Bradley Udall, Western Water Assessment
* 10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Water and Urban Systems: Toward an Integrated View
* Michael Ogden, founding director, Natural Systems International
* 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Strategies for Independent Buildings
* 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Low Impact Landscapes: Cutting Water Waste to New Zero
* 1 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Regenerative Development
Andy Lipkis, TreePeople
* 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Placemaking and Water Sustainability
* 3:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Case Studies
* 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Ten Big Ideas for Water and Land Use
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
* 8:10 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Water Rights, Water Budgets and Financial Feasibility
* 9:10 a.m. – 10 a.m. Developer as Water Utility: Private Sector Leadership in Supply and Conservation
* 10 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. The Future of Water Policy and Real Estate Development
Deanna Archuleta, U.S. Department of the Interior
* 10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Connecting Water and Land Use: The View from the Central Arizona Project
David Modeer, Central Arizona Water Conservation District
* 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Connecting Water and Land Use: The View from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Jeffrey Kightlinger, Metropolitan Water District of Southern Californa
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a leading resource for key issues concerning the use, regulation, and taxation of land. Providing high-quality education and research, the Institute strives to improve public dialogue and decisions about land policy. www.lincolninst.edu
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