Trust for Architectural Easements and Island Press Promote Sustainability and Historic Preservation in Boston April 23, 2009 at the Boston Public Library

In the next twenty years, the number of urban dwellers worldwide will swell to an estimated five-billion people. Redeveloping our existing built resources to accommodate this growth will determine the future of our cities and regions, the natural environment, and the health and human welfare of all of the earth’s inhabitants. As we face the challenges of climate change and diminishing fossil fuel resources, how will urban areas accommodate a growing population while minimizing resource use?

Boston, MA, April 14, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Trust for Architectural Easements and Island Press, co-sponsors of the successful and innovative Sustainability and Historic Preservation Thought Leader Discussion Series held from January to March in Washington, DC, are taking the popular discussion series on the road.

How Policy and Regulation Affect Sustainable Development
April 23rd from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Boston Public Library (700 Boylston Street)

The panel brings together experts from the financial, real estate, architecture, preservation, planning, and policy worlds to provide theories, best practices, and examples of navigating the sometimes daunting waters to create a future that is environmentally, financially, and socially sound.

Panelists

Ned Crankshaw, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky, author of Creating Vibrant Public Spaces: Streetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districts (Island Press, 2008). Professor Crankshaw will be signing copies of his book immediately following the discussion.

Mike Davis, Vice President of Bergemeyer Associates and the Chair of the Boston Society of Architect's Public Policy Committee

Fran Weld, Director of Sustainability and Preservation for Struever Bros and a Board Member of Preservation Mass.

Moderator

Lance Fletcher, Director of Sustainable Design, Boston Architectural College

To RSVP, email dpierce@architecturaltrust.org or call 888-831-2107.

The Trust for Architectural Easements is one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit organizations dedicated to voluntary preservation through easement donations. Island Press was established in 1984 to stimulate, shape and communicate the ideas that are essential for solving environmental problems.

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