Videos

Author's Forum—Arbitrary Lines

Author Nolan Gray discussed his new book, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. Urban designer and code expert Mary Madden was the interviewer. This webinar is available for 1 CNU-A continuing education credit.

Ask Me Anything Featuring Ken Meter

Ken Meter is one of the most experienced food system analysts in the U.S., integrating market analysis, business development, systems thinking, and social concerns. Meter holds 50 years of experience in inner-city and rural community capacity building. His local economic analyses have promoted local food networks in 144 regions in 41 states, two provinces, and 4 tribal nations.

A Road Running Southward: Following John Muir's Journey through an Endangered Land

Dan Chapman, author of A Road Running Southward: Following John Muir’s Journey through an Endangered Land, and Paul Wolff, former City Council member from Tybee Island, Georgia, joined us to discuss how the region has experienced significant change since Muir’s time, and talk about how Southerners can accommodate population growth without destroying the region’s cherished connection to nature.

Arbitrary Lines: Nolan Gray's Conversation with Planetizen

City planner M. Nolan Gray and Planetizen's editorial director James Brasuell had a conversation about zoning abolition. Gray argued that this is a necessary—if not sufficient—condition for building more affordable, vibrant, equitable, and sustainable cities. His new book is, Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.

The Past, Present, and Future of Electric Bicycling

Journalist Carlton Reid, Dillon Fitch of the UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies, and Andrew Brown of iGo Electric Bikes joined the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network to take a look at the evolution of e-bike technology, how communities are responding to the increase in e-biking demand and usage, and what the future holds for these vehicles.

Build Beyond Zero: New Ideas for Carbon-Smart Architecture

“Net Zero” has been a goal of the green building movement, to have every building generate at least as much energy as it uses.  Enormous progress has been made in recent years to improve the performance of new buildings, and in renovating existing buildings to improve their energy performance.

Healing from Trauma by Building for Health

As cities build and grow, they have a choice to make: to become healers from or creators of trauma. Trauma in our built environment derives from systemic racism, disinvestment, and disenfranchisement of individuals in our cities. Climate change has the potential to greatly exacerbate these traumas. By investing in people and places, while also changing decision-making processes that have contributed to urban trauma, cities can lead the charge in promoting better health for their citizens and for the planet. Climate mitigation and adaptation could heal those wounds.

How Cities Can Get to the Heart of Science Communication

Getting to the Heart of Science Communication author Dr. Faith Kearns was interviewed by Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance (CNCA) Director of Engagement Dr.

Healing Grounds: A Conversation with Author Liz Carlisle

The Non-GMO Project's Speaker Series recently featured Liz Carlisle, author of Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming.

Samuel Myers, MD – Planetary Health: Protecting Nature to Protect Ourselves

Samuel Myers, a leading figure in the study of the impacts on human health of the accelerating disruptions to Earth’s natural systems, and the author of Planetary Health, shares the guiding principles and implications of this newly emergent, rapidly growing field, recently dubbed “Planetary Health.” Every dimension of human health and wellbeing is under threat from our ongoing degradation of Earth’s life-support systems.