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IOC & Pardee Center Sea Level Rise Closing Remarks: Sea Level Rise & the Future of Coastal Cities
David Abel, Environmental Reporter for the Boston Globe, reflects on insights and key discussion points from the Sea Level Rise & the Future of Coastal Cities conference hosted by the Initiative on Cities and the Pardee Center for the Study of the [...]Longer-Range Future. As urban leaders around the world are faced with the threat of rising seas, what have we learned and where do we go next?
November 14, 2014
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Pardee Center Conference The Future is Now: Urban Asia in the 21st Century Panel 2
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future held a conference, “The Future is Now: Urban Asia in the 21st Century,†on Oct. 8, 2014 in the Metcalf Trustee Center on Boston University’s campus. Experts [...]from BU and elsewhere explored various aspects of the social and environmental impacts of urbanization in Asia. The conference was co-sponsored by BU’s Pardee Center, the Initiative on Cities, the Center for the Study of Asia, Global Programs India Initiatives, and the Center for Global Health and Development, in collaboration with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and BU’s Metropolitan College.
The day consisted of three panels. The second panel, The Politics of the City, was moderated by Julian Go (Professor, Sociology, BU). Speakers included Gavin Shatkin (Associate Professor, School of Pubic Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University), Abidin Kusno (Director, Centre for Southeast Asia Research, University of British Columbia), and Mona Serageldin (Vice President, Institute for International Urban Development).
October 8, 2014
More information can be found at www.bu.edu/pardee/urbanasia.
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Boston University Pardee Center Seminar The Future of Urban Housing: Enhancing Energy Efficiency
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University held the first Pardee House Seminar of the academic year, “The Future of Urban Housing: Enhancing Energy Efficiency,†on September 17, 2014. [...]Panelists included BU professors Robert K. Kaufmann (Earth & Environment) and Michael Gevelber (Mechanical Engineering), and Pardee Research Fellow Enrique Silva (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy), who served as moderator. The panelists work together on the Madison Park Housing Energy Efficiency research project, a collaborative of the BU Sustainable Neighborhoods Lab and the Madison Park Development Corporation. The Pardee Center serves as the administrative home of this effort.
The project began in 2012 with the goal of improving energy efficiency in an affordable urban housing complex called Madison Park in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. This seminar focused on the work the researchers have done over the past two years, developing a baseline understanding of energy consumption and efficiency in Madison Park through monitoring of energy equipment and systems as well as interviews with residents and observations of their habits related to energy use.
September 17, 2014
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What Is Asia?
A recent Journal of Asian Studies special issue questioned the ‘meaning’ of Asia in the current and future world. In a time that many have already called the “Asian Century,†this panel, in collaboration with the Boston [...]University Center for the Study of Asia, continues the discussion started by the journal. The panel was moderated by the Director of the Pardee Center Professor Adil Najam, and featured academically diverse points of view from professors M. David Eckel (BU Religion), Robert Hefner (BU Anthropology), and Eugenio Menegon (BU History).
Hosted by the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on February 14, 2011.
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2015 Pardee Distinguished Lecture Featuring Calestous Juma
Calestous Juma, an internationally recognized authority on the role of science, technology, engineering and innovation in sustainable development, delivered the 2015 Pardee Distinguished Lecture sponsored by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the [...]Study of the Longer-Range Future on April 14. Prof. Juma, Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project and Professor of the Practice of International Development (on leave) at the Harvard Kennedy School, presented an address titled “Technological Innovation and Development: Long-Range Perspectives for Africa.â€
April 14, 2015
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Uncertainties and Risks of Regional Sea-Level Change: Past, Present, and Future
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University hosted Prof. Bob Kopp, Associate Director of the Rutgers Energy Institute, February 10th, 2014 for a discussion on "Uncertainties and Risks in Regional [...]Sea-Level Rise: Past, Present, and Future." A PDF of Prof. Kopp's accompanying powerpoint slides is available for download through the Pardee Center website.
February 10, 2014
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Biogas: A Landing Pad for Natural Gas?
On Thursday, October 31, 2013, the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University hosted a seminar titled "Biogas: A Landing Pad for Natural Gas?" Pardee Faculty Fellow Nathan Phillips organized and moderated [...]the morning session, which featured panelists Amy Barad, Program Director at the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center; Tony LaRusso, Project Director at National Grid; and Paul Sellew, Co-Founder and CEO of Harvest Power. The session was co-sponsored by the Pardee Center and the Boston University Sustainable Neighborhood Lab project.
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Shaping the Future of the Asia-Latin America Relationship
Pardee House Seminar:
"Shaping the Future of the Asia-Latin America Relationship," moderated by Pardee Faculty Fellow Kevin Gallagher. Co-sponsored by BUSCA, Latin America Studies, and BU Global Development.For more details visit [...]www.bu.edu/pardee.
Hosted by School of Management Pardee Center on November 6, 2012.
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China’s New Five Year Plan: Implications for Latin America
How Latin America will feel the effects of projected economic, social, and industrial changes in China was the topic of discussion at the monthly Pardee House Seminar titled “China’s New Five Year Plan: Implications for Latin [...]America.†The seminar featured remarks by Margret Myers, Edward Cunningham, Kevin Gallagher, who moderated the session.
Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on February 29, 2012.
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