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February 6, 2008

UC Berkeley Extension, Deepening Its Commitment to Sustainability, to Co-Host Ecocity World Summit 2008

As part of UC Berkeley Extension’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, environmental responsibility and green technologies, it will be co-sponsoring the Ecocity World Summit 2008, to be held from April 22 to April 26 in San Francisco.

The seventh of the International Ecocity Conference Series will bring together key innovators, decision makers, technologists, businesses and organizations helping to shape national and international decisions about ecologically sustainable urban design, planning and development for the 21st century. For more information on the conference, including a list of presenters and speakers and a complete list of sponsors, visit www.ecocityworldsummit.org.

As an introduction to the Summit, UC Berkeley Extension is presenting a free Ecocity Lecture Series (held at Extension’s South of Market location in San Francisco):

Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature (Richard Register, Ecocity Builders), March 25
Sonoma Mountain Village: Living with a One Planet Ecological Footprint (Geoff Syphers, Codding Construction), April 1
Parks as Urban Regenerators (Isabel Wade, San Francisco Neighborhood Parks Council), April 8
Califia: Bay Area Ecocity (Scott Fossell, Green Century Institute), April 15

For more information on the series, visit www.unex.berkeley.edu/cat/course1564.html.

UC Berkeley Extension also offers many courses in environmental management, including, for the spring 2008 semester:

Climate Change and Law AB 32: What It Means for You (Gary Lucks, J.D., CPEA), beginning March 3
Introduction to California Water Management and Ecosystem Restoration (Steven Ritchie, M.S.), beginning May 7
Ecology and the Use of Wetlands for Water Treatment (Alexander Horne, Ph.D.), beginning April 9

Related courses coming this spring include:

Sustainability Tools and Green Building (Gary Lucks, J.D., CPEA), on March 18

Founded in 1891, UC Berkeley Extension is the continuing education branch of the University of California Berkeley. Today, Extension offers 1,500 courses each year, including online courses, along with more than 30 certificate and professional programs. Free and low-cost public programs are also frequently offered as a community service.

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