News and Events
Plan-it sustainably: The challenge of community ecological-economic sustainable development
By Scott T. Edmondson, AICP, and Katja Irvin, AICP. Coverage of Sustainable Economic Development Strategies in Lean Fiscal Times, the second in the three-part series, Urban Housing Economy and Transit. In February 2012 Northern News, publication of the Northern Section of the California Chapter of the APA.
Visiting Scholars Roundtables Spring 2012 Series
Sponsored by IURD.
While in residence, Visiting Scholars are expected to actively participate in the Visiting Scholars Roundtable series and to volunteer to give a talk about their research interest at one of the Roundtables.
Visiting Scholars Reception
Tuesday, May 1, 2012, 4-5:30 PM
IURD Conference Room, 316D Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley
*Snacks and refreshments will be served. Please feel free bring a dish to share as well.
Urban Housing Economy & Transit
Confronting a Crisis: A Conference Series on Sustainability
This conference series highlights state-of-the-art initiatives to plan the sustainable cities of the future. Three conferences bring together leading practitioners, top academics, and high-ranking state and federal government officials to discuss the barriers to implementing energy efficiency in the residential sector, more sustainable economic development and fiscal practices, and transportation innovations that will reduce its environmental footprint. The conferences are open to the public and will culminate in the production of policy briefs that summarize the discussions and provide action steps to policymakers.
Conference 3. Sustainable Mobility & Cities: Marrying Technology and Policy: February 23, 2012
Sponsored by the Ted and Doris Lee Fund at the College of Environmental Design and the Boalt School of Law, managed by the Institute of Urban & Regional Development. Individual conferences organized by the Berkeley Program on Housing and Urban Policy, the Institute of Urban & Regional Development, and the University of California Transportation Center.
It is the third and final conference in the series, Sustainable Economic Development Strategies in Lean Fiscal Times. It is organized by the University of California Transportation Center and sponsored by the Ted and Doris Lee Fund at the College of Environmental Design and the Boalt School of Law of UC Berkeley, managed by the Institute of Urban & Regional Development. The conference focuses on key policy debates and opportunities for using technology to improve our transportation system and cities. Registration closed.
Big Ideas for Job Creation in a Jobless Recovery Conference Presentations
State/Federal Employment and Tax Policy
Green Economy
Enterprise Creation
Job Quality
Podcasts, Slides and Summary Report from the Seminar Series: Infilling California Tools and Strategies for Infill Development
Sponsored by the Center for a Sustainable California and IURD, and co-sponsored by the Urban Land Institute of San Francisco, the Association of Bay Area Governments, the California Infill Builders Association, and the Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment at BerkeleyLaw.
IURD Featured in College of Environmental Design's Frameworks Spring 2011 Issue
Students and faculty at the College of Environmental Design have long designed creative approaches to increasing density in residential neighborhoods. But California's implementation of SB 375, the Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act of 2008, is putting new pressure on communities to support infill development. So the timing could not be more perfect for the Institute of Urban and Regional Development's Center for Community Innovation to study small-scale infill, specifically, the potential impact of an accessory dwelling unit strategy in the East Bay. Read entire story, Studying the Benefits of Accessory Dwelling Units, in CED's Spring 2011 Frameworks.
