Sustainable Communities

Track Coordinators:
Kurt Fischer, Clark University
Linda Rimer, U.S. EPA

Track Kick-Off Session (Monday 1:15-2:30pm)

Speaker: William Shireman, Global Futures

Title: Industrial Ecology: Measurement and Management Tools That Increase Market Share, Cut Costs, Create Value, and Optimize Performance

Industrial Ecology (Monday, 3:00-4:15pm)

Moderator: Ed Stead, East Tennessee State University

Marian	Chertow	Industrial Symbiosis:  A Multi-Firm Approach to Sustainability    Download .pdf
Saeed	Parto	Sustainability and Local Economic Development:  How Can Regions "Learn" to Become Sustainable?    Download .pdf
Leo	Baas	Industrial Symbiosis, Theoretical Observation and Empirical Testing in the INES Project

Urban Communities (Tuesday, 9:45-11:00am)

Moderator: J. Warren Evans, Asian Development Bank

Kirvil	Skinnarland	Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Cities in Sustainable Development, A Case Study of the City of Seattle    Download .pdf
Le	Huy Ba	Action and Initiative for Sustainability in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Sarah Peter	Stanwick Stanwick	The Role of Brownfields in the Redevelopment of Contaminated Property

Green buildings and Sustainable Architecture (Tuesday, 11:15am-12:30am)

Moderator: Kurt Fischer, The Greening of Industry Network

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Earth Day Top Ten: The Best Green Buildings of 1999    Download .pdf

Sustainable Households (Tuesday, 2:00-3:15pm)

Moderator: Philip Vergragt, Delft University of Technology

Philip	Vergragt	Leap-Frogging to Sustainable Households
Carlo	Vezzoli	Clothing Care in the Sustainable Household: Design Orienting Scenarios in Germany, Italy and the Netherland
Ken Klara Jaco William	Green Toth Quist Young	Scenarios For Shopping, Cooking and Eating in 2050: A Three-Country Study

Natural Communities (Wednesday, 11:15am-12:30pm)

Moderator: Laura Strohm, Monterey Institute of International Studies

Frank Federica	Birkin Rangheiri	Sustainable Tourism's Environmental Protection System for Islands
Randall	Kramer	Biodiversity Conservation: Can the Business Sector Play an Effective Role?