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Humane Metropolis Regional Workshops Humane Metropolis Baltimore
A free public workshop sponsored by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
June 11, 2009, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
 Today, 80 percent of Americans live in cities and suburbs and more than half the world's population is now classified as "urban." Older cities and their suburbs like Baltimore City and County are experiencing many challenges - affordable housing, jobs, mobility, education, public health, physical fitness, floods, and ecological destruction - not to mention the current economic and foreclosure crisis. "Humane Metropolis" is a new perspective on people, nature, and cities developed by the Ecological Cities Project in collaboration with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The 2006 book The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st-Century City highlights new initiatives for various cities to become more: Green: Protect and restore urban biodiversity and ecological services Healthy: Promote outdoor exercise and fitness, reduce respiratory threats Safe: Reduce crime rates; lower risk of fire, floods, and other hazards Efficient: Employ a better use of water, energy, materials (e.g., green building, light rail) Equitable: Embrace environmental and social justice, affordable housing, access to jobs Neighborly: Foster pride of place and sense of community Humane Metropolis Baltimore, the latest in a series of regional conferences, will involve practitioners, activists, and public officials from Baltimore and elsewhere to address the following session topics:
1. Baltimore and Its Region: The Road Ahead
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Flyer includes a registration form
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