Greening the Post-Industrial City
Drexel Engineering Cities Initiative is hosting a conference entitled “Greening the Post-Industrial City: Innovative Reuse of Philadelphia’s Idle Lands” on April 23rd and 24th, 2009 at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, with a reception at the Navy Yard.
The first day of the event will focus on acquiring and redeveloping the many idle lands and brownfields throughout the city; the second will be used to discuss a number of innovative reuse ideas, including: green buildings, green infrastructure, transit-oriented development, industrial redevelopment, urban agriculture and community gardening, and much more.
Confirmed panelists include representatives from a number of city, state and federal agencies; academia; and organizations such as the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, LISC, Delaware Valley Green Building Council, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Association, PennFuture and others. Dr. Mark Alan Hughes will make a presentation on April 23rd about the city’s sustainability framework.
Attached is a conference announcement and preliminary agenda. Registration and additional information are available on their website at: http://www.drexel.edu/cities/ or by calling (215) 571-3540.
