The Future of Zone A: New York Neighborhoods on the Frontline of Climate Change

Thursday, January 10, 2013, 7 - 9pm

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THE FUTURE OF ZONE A:

New York Neighborhoods on the Frontline of Climate Change

A Moderated Panel Discussion

THURSDAY JANUARY 10 2013 | 7:00PM | GREAT HALL | The Cooper Union Foundation Building | 7 East 7th Street
*please note the location for this event has changed to the Great Hall

Two Bridges Neighborhood Council in collaboration with the Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design & the Architectural League of New York will convene a public discussion to explore issues and ideas for the future of coastal New York. In the Two Bridges neighborhood, and across the five boroughs, vulnerable, low-income populations housed along a high-risk waterfront makes for a challenging social, planning & design problem.

  • Is it possible, and on what scale is it practical, to deploy ecologically sound design (and policy) to mitigate adverse climate impacts on waterfront communities?
  • Given that real estate interests drive the planning of the city, are there “market based” solutions that can be ecologically sound & socially responsible, e.g., not resulting in wholesale displacement of low-income populations?

Panelists with expertise in urban ecology, design, and community planning will present examples of current work and thinking about these issues, followed by a provocative and necessary discussion.

Tom Angotti, Ph.D. Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning; Director of the Center for Community Planning & Development, Hunter College

Susannah C. Drake, AIA, ASLA. Founding Principal, dlandstudio; Senior Associate, The Cooper Union Institute for Sustainable Design

Alexander J. Felson, PhD, RLA. Assistant Professor, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies & Yale School of Architecture; Director, Urban Ecology and Design Laboratory

Claire Weisz, AIA. Principal, WXY Architecture + Urban Design

Moderator: Cassim Shepard, Urban Omnibus/Architectural League

For additional information, please contact Kerri Culhane, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council. 212.566.2729//kerri@twobridges.org
 

This event is free and open to the public

Reservations required at rsvp@archleague.org

Located in The Great Hall, in the Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street, between Third and Fourth Avenues

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