[CSSD] Consequences of Rising World Consumption Topic of Jan. 22 Lewis Seminar Series

[Rick Burnham]

Lewis Seminar Series

      January 2009
      Leading By Example:

      Can a Slowing U.S. Buying Binge Influence World Consumption?



      Dr. James M. Lents

      Randall Lewis Seminar Series

      5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009

      UCR Extension Bldg. - Conference Room E
      1200 University Ave., Riverside

      For directions, see map or attachment


       About
      Randall
      Lewis

      Randall Lewis is well known for his innovative approaches to planning, designing, 
and marketing residential communities as Executive Vice President of the Upland-based 
Lewis Group of Companies.

      He has been Secretary of the Los Angeles County Citizens Planning Council, Director 
of the Home Builder's Council, National Director of the National Association of Home 
Builders, and President of the Inland Empire Arts Foundation.

      He was inducted into the California Building Industry Association Hall of Fame and 
was the recipient of the Sales and Marketing Council's MAME Awards Marketing Person of the 
Year.

      He is a long time ULI member as well as a Governor of the ULI Foundation. He serves 
on several executive boards, including the USC School of Policy, Planning and Development 
and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. He received his B.A. from 
Claremont McKenna College.
     The nation's decades-long addiction to consumption is slowing, as the deep recession 
forces consumers to question the true necessity of many purchases.

      A slowdown in U.S. consumption may be a good model for Brazil, India, China and 
other nations, whose growing affluence is beginning to spawn U.S. consumption practices, 
says James M. Lents, President of the International Sustainable Systems Research Center 
and former Director of UCR's Center for Sustainable Suburban Development.

      Dr. Lents will speak on growing world consumption and its consequences at the Jan. 
22 Randall Lewis Seminar Series.

      If some of the most populous countries in the world adopt current U.S. per capita 
consumption practices, it could devastate the earth's resources and significantly boost 
waste and pollution, Dr. Lents says.

      Dr. Lents has been involved in environmental and energy research at UCR for eight 
years. His research involves air quality management policy, the impact of electricity 
generation policy, and impacts on micro, macro and global environmental systems.

      He has served as Executive Officer of the South Coast Air Quality Management 
District, Director of the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division, and Technical Director 
of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau.

      He was significantly involved in the development of the 1990 U.S. Clean Air Act and 
the 1988 California Clean Air Act, and has served on four national commissions reviewing 
diesel standards, alternative fuels, automobile global warming emissions, air quality 
management processes and the recent National Academy of Science review of the U.S. air 
quality management system.



      The seminars are free of charge.

      If you plan to attend, please RSVP to:  judy.swineford at ucr.edu or
      (951) 827-7945 to ensure adequate space and refreshments.




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