[CSSD] Public Policy Lecture Series on Sustainability Issues Being Offered April 4-May 16

[Rick Burnham]

Public Policy Lecture Series on Sustainability Issues Being Offered April 4-May 16



The Center for Sustainable Suburban Development at UCR and UCR Extension are again offering a Public Policy Lecture Series that explores public policy alternatives and sustainability issues from the minds of some of the most experienced and renowned practitioners in Southern California.

First offered in the fall of 2008, the “Sustainability Issues in Southern California” course will consist of six Monday evening presentations on the institutional framework and looming issues of the region, including air quality, transportation, housing, water, and public finance.

The three-hour lectures will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 4, 11, 18 and 25, and May 9 and 16. 

Individuals can enroll for credit for the entire lecture series (a required course in UCR Extension’s Certificate in Sustainable Development and Green Design) or attend an individual lecture for non-credit at $35 per lecture.

Andy McCue, principal of McCue and Associates and former Deputy Director of UCR's Center for Environmental Research and Technology, serves as the course instructor. McCue also was the founding Managing Director of the Center for Sustainable Suburban Development at UCR. 

Speakers for this year’s lecture series are:

April 4 - Michael Woo, Dean, College of Environmental Design, Cal Poly Pomona, who will present a Public Policy Overview;

April 11 - Randall Lewis, Executive Vice President, Lewis Group of Companies, Upland, who will examine Housing Issues;

April 18 - Henry Hogo, Assistant Deputy Executive Officer for the Mobile Source Division in the Office of Science & Technology Advancement, South Coast Air Quality Management District, who will speak on Air Quality issues in the region;

 April 25 - Eric Garner, Partner with the Riverside-based law firm of Best Best & Krieger, who will discuss Water Issues;

May 9 – Daniel Carson, Deputy Legislative Analyst, Legislative Analyst’s Office in California, who will lecture on Budget/Financing; and

May 16 – Robert A. Wolf,   President Emeritus, Germania Corp., Riverside, who will discuss regional Transportation Issues.

For enrollment information, visit https://www.extension.ucr.edu/enroll/catalog/olr_catalog_search.php?webarea=16&subarea=560 or  www.extension.ucr.edu You can also contact sciences at ucx.ucr.edu or call 951-827-5804. 
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