This talk looks at the challenge of the Sustainable Megacity through Sao Paulo’s experience as a city of 20 million people, with expansion that ranges from formal urban development to the informal context of huge slums. This work signalizes par

Green Infrastructure Event at Roosevelt House, December 2010

Mar 29th, 2011

This program is the first in a series designed to increase awareness and dialogue between residents and stakeholders of New York City and other communities in the Hudson Watershed.Recording of a panel discussion held at Roosevelt House, NYC o

Turning the Tide: Waterfront Parks: Reviving the Estuary: Science, Politics, and Education

Apr 30th, 2010

Session 4 Wed. April 28, 2010 Reviving the Estuary: Science, Politics, and Education Moderator: Dr. John Waldman, Queens College Speakers/Panelists Deborah A. Mans, Executive Director, NY/NJ Baykeeper Christopher J. Collins, Executive

Turning the Tide: Seizing Opportunities: Waterfront Works in Progress

Apr 21st, 2010

Session 3 Wed. April 7, 2010 Seizing Opportunities: Waterfront Works in Progress Moderator: Dr. Melissa Checker, Queens College, CUNY Speakers/Panelists Robert Pirani, Regional Plan Association and Governors Island Alliance––Governors

The Women of Green

Mar 31st, 2010

GreenHome NYC is pleased to announce their February 17 monthly forum, The Women of Green, at a location to be determined. In this 1.5 hour presentation, attendees will meet 12 women in the green field, established professionals who are trying

Turning the Tide: Waterfront Parks: Old, New, Green, Blue

Mar 23rd, 2010

Session 2 Wed. March 17, 2010: Waterfront Parks: Old, New, Green, Blue Moderator: Dr. Rutherford H. Platt Speakers/Panelists Amy Gavaris, Executive Vice President for the New York Restoration Project Dr. Vicky Gholson, Friends of Riverb

Turning the Tide: "Opening Out Towards the Water"– The Big Picture

Mar 23rd, 2010

Session 1: Wed. Feb. 24, 2010: "Opening Out Towards the Water"– The Big Picture Moderator: Dr. William Solecki, Director, CISC Speakers/Panelists Dr. Rutherford H. Platt, Senior Fellow, CISC Robert Yaro, President, Regional Plan Associa

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010 23m 48s

Martin V. Melosi is Distinguished University Professor of History and Director of the Center for Public History at the University of Houston. He was born in San Jose, California, and received his PhD in History at the University of Texas in Aus

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010 18m 20s

Dr. William Solecki's research focuses on the urban environmental change and urban land use and suburbanization. Solecki is the Director of the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities and a professor in the Department of Geography at Hunter Colle

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010

Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig is a Senior Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies where she heads the Climate Impacts Group. She has organized and led large-scale interdisciplinary regional, national, and international studies o

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010

Owen Gutfreund is an Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning at Hunter College. Previously, he was on the faculty at Columbia University, where he taught urban history, urban planning, and international affairs, and served for many y

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010

Eric A. Goldstein is a senior attorney and New York City Environment Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. ("NRDC"), a national, non-profit environmental organization. At NRDC, he has worked for more than twenty-five years ex

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010

Rutherford H. Platt is Professor of Geography Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and also is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Cities, City University of New York (CUNY). He directs the Ecological Cities Project, a

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010

Betsy McCully is the author of City at the Water’s Edge: A Natural History of New York (Rutgers University Press, 2007). Spanning a billion years, the book offers a “deep time” perspective on New York, casting the city as a human habitat in the

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010

Rohit T. Aggarwala is Director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability. This office was charged with the creation of PlaNYC A Greener, Greater New York, a comprehensive sustainability plan consisting of 127

In the Wake of the Half Moon

Mar 3rd, 2010

Robert Pirani is Regional Plan Association's Director of Environmental Programs and Executive Director of the Governors Island Alliance. His responsibilities include developing and directing programs in parks and open space advocacy, land use

Summer 2009 Governors Island Lecture Series: Prof. Bill Solecki

Sep 16th, 2009

Saturday, September 5Prof. Bill Solecki, Hunter College"Environmental Town Hall"Join Professor Bill Solecki, Director of the CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities, in a moderated town hall for all New York City residents to discuss environ

Summer 2009 Governors Island Lecture Series: Jeremy Friedman

Sep 15th, 2009

Saturday, August 29Jeremy Friedman, NYU Sustainability Task Force"Green NYU, Green City, Green World"Learn how NYU is greening their campus and office space and how the exciting changes made there can be made everywhere.

Summer 2009 Governors Island Lecture Series: Bilen Berhanu

Sep 15th, 2009

Saturday, August 15Bilen Berhanu, Green Thumb NY"Gardening in the City? Of Course! Window Box and Container Gardening 101"Want to eat from your own garden, but think you don't have enough space? Learn the design elements for a good contain

Summer 2009 Governors Island Lecture Series: Dan Miner

Sep 15th, 2009

Saturday, August 1Dan Miner, Chair of Sierra Club New York City"Easy Ways Everyone Can Green Their Workplace"Since we spend a majority of our time in our workplace, wouldn't it be nice if it was not only a little more earth friendly, but a

Summer 2009 Governors Island Lecture Series: Andy Padian

Sep 15th, 2009

Saturday, July 25Andy Padian, Community Preservation Corp."How To Curb Catastrophic Waste in Your Home, Condo, Co-op, or Multi-Family Building"Learn 10 things that you can do in your apartment, building, and office to dramatically reduce e

Summer 2009 Governors Island Lecture Series: Dylan Gauthier, Stephan vonMuehlen, Ben Cohen

Sep 15th, 2009

Saturday, July 18Dylan Gauthier, Stephan vonMuehlen, Ben Cohen: Mare Liberium & TheFreeSeas.org"How To Build a Boat From Recycled Materials in a Day"Join us as we build a true water-ready 15-foot boat from scratch in an afternoon—made from

Summer 2009 Governors Island Lecture Series: Carey Pulverman

Sep 15th, 2009

Saturday, July 11Carey Pulverman, Lower East Side Ecology Center"Composting in the City? Yes We Can!"The average New York City household discards two pounds of organic waste each day—more than a million tons of organic material a year! Co

Greening Manhattan's Waterfront

Mar 29th, 2009

Manhattan's 26-mile shoreline--long dominated by ports, power plants, waste facilities, and highways--is evolving into a chain of parks, greenways, and bikelanes. Join us in discussing what the rivers were in these vast transformations as we e

Focus the Nation - Senator Liz Krueger

May 15th, 2008

Senator Liz Krueger represents the east side of Manhattan (the 26th District) in the NYS Senate. She is a strong advocate for tenants' rights, affordable housing, improved access to health care and social services, more open government and camp