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DUQ News: DUQ News Audio Archive
Champions of Sustainability 2004
If you missed DUQ 90.5 FM's broadcast of the 2004 lectures presented by Sustainable Pittsburgh, you can listen to the programs now by clicking on the links below. Sustainable Pittsburgh is a nonprofit, nonpartisan civic forum advocating a balance of economic prosperity, social equity and environmental quality in the Pittsburgh region.
The "Champions of Sustainability" radio series is supported by the Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation.
Listeners are encouraged to respond and react to the reports by sending an
email to: region@wduq.org
Program #1
"Eco-Municipalities: A Model for Broad-based Sustainable Development"
Broadcast Date: Sunday, December 5, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Torbjorn Lahti and Sarah James
An eco-municipality is a town, city or region formally committed to using the Natural Step framework and a citizen engagement process as a basis for all planning, design, development and operations. LISTEN
Program #2
"Regionalism, Governance and Western Pennsylvania's
Competitiveness in the Global Economy"
Broadcast Date: Sunday, December 12, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Piero Gastaldo, Secretary General, The Compagnia di San Paolo, Turin, Italy
Cities and regions around the world are redefining their missions and economic development strategies to include strategic planning, citizen participation and new forms of regional governance. LISTEN
Program #3
"Municipal Independence Versus Regional Governance"
Broadcast Date: Sunday, December 19, 2004
Keynote Speaker: Jerry Abramson, Mayor of Metro Louisville
The first mayor of the merged city-county government, discusses how the restructured government has affected operations, services, and efficiencies as well as pitfalls to avoid. LISTEN
Program #4
"Denver's Sustainable Stapleton Airport: Market Demand for
Urban Living"
Melissa Knott
Keynote Speaker: Broadcast Date: Sunday, December 26, 2004
The sustainable development approach toward land around Denver's Stapleton International Airport and how a similar plan might make the best use of land around Pittsburgh International Airport. LISTEN
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