Ross speaks on sustainable cities

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Dr. Ross on podcast discuss the challenges in greening cities.

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Dr. Catherine Ross, Harry West Professor at Georgia Tech's College of Architecture and Director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development in Atlanta Georgia, discuss the challenges we face in making our cities greener.

On a Wall Street Journal podcast, Dr. Catherine Ross speaks about how to achieve sustainable cities- through jobs, transportation, health, buildings, energy, access to food, megaregions, etc. "Megaregions really form the block of regions and regions have become increasingly important in the global economy." Its the collaboration of cities in the development of these megaregions and thus sustainable regions that is the underlying problem.

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  • Created By: Michelle Marcus
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  • Created On: May 3, 2010 - 8:00pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:05pm