Frame Your Future: Building Blocks for Sustainability

Metropolitan regions are characterized by their complex reciprocities between technology and people, nature and culture, with incoming and outgoing flows of energy, water, resources, and materials. They account for 70% of global GDP and an even larger share of GHG emissions and waste. New technology, reconfigured supply chains, transportation networks, architectural and engineering solutions, and other trends are changing how we think about sustainability and climate change adaptation at strategic and local levels. Today, more than ever, there is a demand to treat sustainability as a significant and strategic value driver that ensures the needs of the present without compromising the security and prosperity of future generations. We want to meet this need by contributing to the holistic perspectives and interdisciplinary conversations that explore the ideas and building blocks of delivering a more sustainable and equitable built environment.

Introduction:
Steven A. Cohen, Ph.D.
Senior Vice Dean, School of Professional Studies; Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs

Panelists:

Carolyn Caranante
Lecturer, M.S. in Construction Administration, School of Professional Studies; Project Manager, Tishman Construction

David S. Goldberg, Ph.D.
Lamont Research Professor, Marine Geology & Geophysics, and Marine/Large Programs Associate Director, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, The Earth Institute; Lecturer, M.S. in Sustainability Science, School of Professional Studies

Shaun Hoyte, ’16SPS, Sustainability Management
Program Manager, Con Edison; Vice President, SPS Alumni Association

Moderated by:
Alison Snyder
Managing Editor, Axios

The views and opinions expressed during Building Blocks for Sustainability are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of their respective employers.

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Columbia University School of Professional Studies hosts a series of multi-disciplinary conversations where faculty, practitioners, and alumni in their respective fields of study and professional practice probe some pivotal questions shaping business and commerce, science and technology, governance, culture, and society today. Current faculty, alumni, and guest speakers share current experiences from the field and insights from deep academic inquiry, offering audience members a window on theory and practice in key professional and employment arenas. These conversations are essential for anyone wishing to advance or change the course of their careers. The series culminates with a school-wide Open House designed for attendees and prospective students to learn more about course content and application procedures for M.S. and M.P.S. programs, as well as summer offerings, certificates, postbaccalaureate studies, and more academic options offered by the School of Professional Studies.