FREE PUBLIC LECTURES
Ecocity Lecture Series
This free, four-week public lecture series features cutting-edge sustainable development projects from Northern California. Each week a different lecturer presents a new and exciting ecological urban design and answer questions from the audience.The events serves as an introduction to the Ecocity World Summit, which will be cohosted by UC Berkeley Extension April 22-26.
March 25:
Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature
Richard Register, president, Ecocity Builders;
April 1:
Sonoma Mountain Village: Living with a One Planet Ecological Footprint
Geoff Syphers, chief sustainability officer, Codding Construction
April 8:
Parks as Urban Regenerators
Isabel Wade, executive director, San Francisco Neighborhood Parks Council
April 15:
Califia: Bay Area Ecocity
Scott Fossel , executive director, Green Century Institute
There are currently no sections open for enrollment.
Sections closed for enrollment
Tues. March 25, San Francisco
MICHAEL HARRIS SAMMET, M.A., is an expert in green design and sustainable products. He teaches and lectures about ecological solutions to current environmental challenges, and he hosts a weekly radio talk show in which he interviews leaders in the field of sustainability.
- 4 meetings
- March 25 to April 15: Tues., 7-9 pm
- San Francisco: Room 204, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- No fee (EDP 013151)
Please note: This lecture series is currently full. By clicking the Enroll link, you will be added to a waitlist.
Courses begin every month. A new edition of our catalog is published
three times a year in early April, July and December.