The Sustainable City: Challenges and Opportunities in East London
3rd seminar of the UEL Seminar Series - Beyond 2012: the Olympics and the Regeneration of East London
20th March 2013, 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Economic growth is intrinsic to policy ambitions for the economic and social renewal of East London, and the convergence of its living conditions with those offered elsewhere in the city. Managing the environmental impact of that growth however will be a major challenge. Currently the average resident of East London has a significantly smaller carbon footprint than the London average. How can we decouple the economic growth we need from adverse environmental consequences we can no longer afford, and achieve growth sustainably?
This is a challenge but is also an opportunity. The huge scale of change anticipated in East London creates scope to embed new ways of doing things, in terms of development, but also in terms of personal behaviour and urban management. Existing infrastructure networks provide solid foundations on which to build. East London is already in the vanguard of policy awareness to develop a sustainable future for London, and the focus of initiatives to exploit the business opportunities which sustainable growth is beginning to generate.
Guest Speakers:
Bruce McVean
Bruce is an Integrated Design Manager and works as a consultant for Beyond Green, where he helped prepare a report for the Host Borough Unit on a strategic sustainability framework for East London. Bruce previously worked as a Senior Policy Advisor at the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE). He was responsible for developing and communicating CABE’s policies on sustainable design and climate change, public buildings, health and public space. Before that he managed a number of regeneration projects in Hackney and Lambeth while working as a consultant for Renaisi.
Samantha Heath
Samantha Heath is the Chief Executive of the London Sustainabilty Exchange, one of the most experienced and well established organisations working at a strategic level to promote sustainability in London. She was a member of the London Assembly from 2000-2004, during which time she was a member of the Transport Committee, chaired the Environment Committee and also co-chaired the London Sustainable Development Commission.
Chair
Prof. Allan Brimicombe
Professor Allan Brimicombe is Head of the Centre for Geo-Information Studies (CGIS) at UEL and he has been the lead researcher on various projects related to the London 2012 Games. Together with his CGIS colleague Dr Yang Li and teams of researchers from across UEL and other institutions, Professor Brimicombe has been conducting the Olympic Games Impact (OGI) studies, commissioned by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) on behalf of LOCOG. The OGI studies included, for instance, the Pre-Games OGI covering the period 2003-2010, a Value Study of the £9.3bn public sector financing of the London 2012 Games for LOCOG, and the Games-Time OGI study which was completed in December 2012.
Venue:
London Legacy Development Corporation, Level 10, 1 Stratford Place, Montfichet Road, London E20 1EJ
Registration
Participation is free, but paces are limited so booking is essential. To register, please email Sue Isaac ([log in to unmask]) or Dr. Valerie Viehoff ([log in to unmask]).
Some Background on the Seminar Series
UEL Seminar Series - Beyond 2012: the Olympics and the Regeneration of East London
UEL is holding a series of seminars to explore the transformation of East London beyond 2012. The aim of the seminars is to create a knowledge platform that may inform the longer term social, economic and cultural development of the area. The seminars will discuss and debate the issues arising in the shaping of place in one of the world's leading global cities.
The seminars address a series of questions, including: Are there any broader, longer term plans for East London to maximise the Olympic contribution to the city's expansion eastwards? What else is happening, or should be happening, to deliver the better quality of life to local residents? Who is responsible for drawing up and managing such a plan? What roles should the public and private sectors and international investors play in the expansion of the city eastwards?
Past seminars:
29th October 2012: Learning from History - Barcelona 20 Years On
Speakers: Prof. Francesc Muñoz and Dr. Berta Cerezuela
30th January 2013: The Post-2012 Development Plan for East London
Speakers: Martin Crookston and Eric Sorensen
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