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UPCOMING:

Feb 23, Berkeley (UCB), Sustainable Mobility & Cities: Marrying Technology and Policy,
Conference, all day (CM pending), 8 am- 5:15 pm (reception till 6:15pm).

May 2-4, Portland, The Living Future Unconference for deep green professionals.

RECENT: 

Dec 6th, Intro to Strategic Sustainability, 1hr Webinar, FREE (1CM). Missed it? Go here for other options.

Dec 8th, STARS Sustainable Transportation Post-Workshop Resources, for follow up resources.

3, Embedding Sustainability into Govt., FREE 1 hr Webinar. Report available here.

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Send us an email to inquire, contribute, comment, suggest, or volunteer; or to join the Committee's email list:  scott-e@sustainability2030.com or katja.irvin@sbcglobal.net

Seeking

Volunteers (writers, editors, researchers, web publishing wizards)

Northern Member Sustainability Experts (share resources, projects, expertise)

Research Partners (University Programs, Professors, Students)

Expert Sustainability Advisors

Organizational Alliances and Support

APA Links

APA California Chapter Home

APA National Home and Sustaining Places Initiatives (SPI)

APA Sustainable Community Planning Interest Group (SCP) and About

California Planning Roundtable (CPR)--Reinventing the General Plan Project, promising innovative planning.

Sponsors

(forthcoming)

Alliances

(forthcoming)

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Current Features

Reinventing Fire - A key transformational initiative of RMI worth knowing/watching.

A Quick-Start Guide to Strategic Sustainability Planning

NEW Report: Embedding sustainability into government culture.

New STARS LEED-like sustainable transportation tool for plans, projects, cities, corridors, regions.

Strategic Community Sustainability Planning workshop resources.

Leveraging Leading-Edge Sustainability report.

Winning or losing the future is our choice NOW!

How Possible is Sustainable Development, by Edward Jepson, PhD.

Legacy sustainability articles -- the Naphtali Knox collection.

Resources & Dialogue
Committee Advisors

Mike Purcell, MSLS, Associate and Senior Advisor, The Natural Step Canada, (bio).

Alex Hind, MA, Director, Sonoma State University, School of Extended Learning, Sustainable Development (pending).

Thomas Jacobson, J.D., MPA, AICP, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Studies and Planning (pending).

NOTE: Seeking sustainability expert volunteers committed to advancing leading-edge, innovative sustainability planning in the Northern Section.

Meet the Committee

 Scott Edmondson, AICP Co-Chair

Katja Irvin, AICP (Co-Chair & Board Liaison)  

Caroline Teng, Member<<Photo Pending>>

Hanson Hom, AICP, Board Director, Committee Advisor

Justin Meek, AICP, Board Administrative Director, Committee Advisor 

NOTE:  Seeking volunteers: writers, editors, researchers, marketers, web publishing wizards, membership outreach.

Meet the SFSU Team

The SFSU Team

Maria Lee (middle), Michael Liles (left), Jennifer Miller (right).

(Thanks to Tania Sheyner and ESA for hosting the intial meeting, SFSU EMBA for hosting hte second meeting and During Associates and Sustainability 2030 for hosting subsequent meetings.)

Planning Profession

Sustainability Committee (Home)

Board Retreat, Jan. 2011WELCOME to the temporary web home for the Northern Section's Sustainability Committee in collaboration with Sustainability 2030 (S2030). [NOTE: This area of S2030's site is under development. Suggestions and feedback are welcome: scott-e@sustainability2030.com.]

Committee Overview

The urgency of the sustainability challenge is increasing and the limited time available for an effective response is decreasing. In response, the Committee's objective is to advance and accelerate innovative sustainability planning in the Northern Section, emphasizing a strategic approach, as follows:

  • Provide access to informational, educational, and training resources;
  • Develop resources and services that highlight leading-edge practice;
  • Showcase on-going innovation in the Section;
  • Cultivate and support a deepening sustainability dialogue within Northern Section communities; and
  • Expand the collaborative innovative community of the Northern Section's sustainability planners.

Introductory Resources

The following documents provide a comprehensive introduction and overview of the Committee, it's work program, and the primary resources on innovative community sustainability planning assembled to date.

1a. Introduction-Sustainability

1b. Introduction-Committee

2. Highlights

3. Publishing Program

4. Key Initiatives

5. Resources

6. Research Program

7. About

Featured Northern Section Innovative Sustainability Planning Cases