[Englecturers] Community Planning Seminar

[John Ganim]

University of California, Riverside Events




Randall Lewis Seminar Series


Thursday, March 15, 2007
   5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Location: 
<http://www.events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/http://www.campusmap.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/mapit.cgi?loc=HUMN>Humanities 
Building Humanities 1500
   <http://www.events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/Parking Lot V2>Parking Information

Category: Seminar

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Description: Planned Communities: The Changing Role

Where will the majority of people live in the future?

While infill projects – new housing built in 
revitalized downtowns, established city 
neighborhoods or established suburbs -- have 
become more popular in Southern California and 
the nation, they won’t be built fast enough or be 
able to handle the rapid population growth expected in the next 20 years.

Most future homeowners will live in new 
master-planned communities – housing built on 
vacant land. But the modern planned community is 
considerably different from those of even a 
decade ago. Many of today’s planned communities 
are sustainable projects designed to meet the 
needs and desires of future homebuyers while 
integrating new thinking in design, site 
planning, green building, and smart growth.

Steve Johnson, Director of Metrostudy’s Southern 
California region, will present an overview of 
planned communities in the 21st century and 
examine their role in meeting future housing 
needs. Johnson has 30 years of experience as an 
advisor to homebuilders, developers, public 
agencies and private investors throughout the 
western U.S., and is considered an expert on the 
rapidly urbanizing markets in Southern 
California. He is widely recognized for his 
creative contributions to many successful 
projects, including development strategies for 
unimproved land, multifamily, adult communities and commercial properties.

Randal W. Jackson, President and 
Principal-In-Charge of Design Services for The 
Planning Center in Costa Mesa, will provide 
examples of the different kinds of planned 
communities in which he and The Planning Center 
have been involved primarily in the western U.S. 
Jackson has more than 38 years of experience in 
planning and design. He has conceived and 
developed unique land use and community concepts 
for award-winning communities built around and 
integrating transportation, open space, park and recreation systems.

The seminar will be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. 
in Humanities 1500, UCR campus. See map.

A lively audience of elected officials, business 
people, city and county staff, environmentalists, 
members of the community groups and those who 
simply want to explore topics affecting the 
future of their communities is anticipated.

The seminars are free of charge.

If you plan to attend:

Please RSVP to shayna.conaway at ucr.edu (951) 
827-7830 to ensure adequate space and refreshments.



<http://www.events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/http://cssd.ucr.edu>Additional Information:

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Open to: Public
Admission: Free
Sponsor: 
<http://www.events.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/http://cssd.ucr.edu>Center 
for Sustainable Suburban Development


John M. Ganim
President, New Chaucer Society
Professor of English
Department of English
University of California, Riverside
900 University Avenue
Riverside CA 92521
TEL (951) 827-1540
FAX (951) 827-3967
ON CAMPUS PHONE 21540
EMAIL John.Ganim at UCR.EDU
http://www.english.ucr.edu/people/faculty/ganim/index.html
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~chaucer/

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