[getsmart-l] Invitation to a talk by Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon Cities

[Rose Kudlac]

Invitation to a talk by Daniel Lerch, author of Post Carbon Cities

 

Wednesday November 14, 7:30 - 9:30

Metro Hall

55 John Street, Room 304

Toronto, ON M5V 3C6 

 

 

Is Toronto Prepared for Global Warming and Peak Oil?

>What will happen to the local economy when oil reaches $150 a barrel?

>How will global warming affect the water supply?

>How should we plan for transportation, land use, and public safety while
facing huge uncertainties about energy and climate?

 

 

Post Carbon Cities: Planning for Energy and Climate Uncertainty is a
guidebook on peak oil <http://www.energybulletin.net/primer.php>  and global
warming for people who work with and for local governments in the United
States and Canada. It provides a sober look at how these phenomena are
quickly creating new uncertainties and vulnerabilities for cities of all
sizes, and explains what local decision-makers can do to address these
challenges.
 
Post Carbon Cities fills an important gap in the resources currently
available to local government decision-makers on planning for the changing
global energy and climate context of the 21st century.

 

"How will we cope with a future of energy scarcity? As a policy maker I look
to other communities for inspiration and ideas, but there's been a lack of
information on what local governments are doing to adapt to Peak Oil. Post
Carbon Cities fills this gap: herein lies the roadmap plotted by the cities
that are leading the way. Enthusiastically recommended!" 
  -- City Council President Dave Rollo, Bloomington, Indiana
 
"Post Carbon Cities will be very helpful to people involved in
transportation and land use planning as they attempt to re-think land use
patterns and the movement of people and goods for the economic,
environmental and social well being of the planet. The timing could not be
more critical!"

-- Alan Falleri, Community Development Director, Willits, California

 

See www.postcarboncities.net <http://www.postcarboncities.net/> 

 

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