Peter Calthorpe at the Cal Academy of Sciences

There are many factors at play in the struggle to mitigate climate change including green technologies, alternative energy sources, and addressing industrial inefficiencies. But alone, these measures will not be enough. In Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, Bay Area local, Peter Calthorpe, argues that sustainable urbanism—community design that considers the traditional tenets of urbanism, with an added emphasis on conservation and regionalism—is essential to addressing climate change.

As one of the foremost figures in urban design, sustainable development, and walkable communities, Calthorpe is uniquely qualified to prescribe a new direction. On March 22nd, Calthorpe will be speaking about his newest book Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change at the California Academy of Sciences. This book serves as a call to action, a compendium of new information, and a road map for moving forward.

Peter Calthorpe is an architect, urban designer and a founding member of the Congress for New Urbanism, formed in 1992 to promote sustainable urban design practices. He is the author of The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl (Island Press, 2001) and won the 2006 Urban Land Institute’s J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development for his work pioneering walkable communities and regional design.

PETER CALTHORPE
URBANISM IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2011
7:00 – 9:00PM

Tickets here:
http://www.calacademy.org/events/?e=630&d=22&m=03&y=2011