SUNDAY September 5
10:15–12:00
Opening Plenary

Welcome – Alan Attaway, Dean, College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville

Keynote Address – Alternative Urban Futures, Raquel Pinderhughes, Urban Studies and Environmental Studies, San Francisco University, San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by College of Business and Public Administration, University of Louisville

12:30
Lunch

Welcome – Joan Riehm, Louisville Metro Deputy Mayor, Louisville , KY

Address – From the Top Down, Donald Mains, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, U. S. Department of Housing and Development (HUD)

2:15–3:45

Sustainable Development Indicators

• Ganser, Robin. Assessing Sustainability in Urban Planning-Potential and Limitations of Indicators as a Means to Measure and Monitor Outcomes of Policy Implementation
  
• Hsia, Cheng-Chung. The Effective Strategy of Monitor Sustainable Development in Taiwan – To Establish Sustainable Development Indicators
  
• Gebert, Gerfried. Defining Goals and Measuring Success of Sustainable City Development
  

Sustainable Urban Form

• Dempsey, Nicola and Hassan, Al-Moataz. The Social Dimension of Sustainable Urban Form
  
• Mulders-Kusumo, Camelia. The Station and the City, Spatial Configuration Study of the Area around Delft Central Station
  
• Roosa, Stephen. Las Vegas, Havana, and Venice: Issues in Sustainable Urban Development
  

National Policies and Local Sustainability

• Chifos, Carla and Bowman, Katryn. Comparison of Models of US Federal Level Efforts at Promoting Sustainable Communities
  
• Visser, Jelger. The Renewal of Decision-Making Processes in Environmental Planning in the Netherlands
  
• Yount, Kristen. Lenders as Quasi Environmental Regulators at Contaminated Sites: A History of their Detecting and Policing Roles in the United States
  

Safety, Security, and Sustainability

• McLean, Beverly. Planning for Sustainable Healthy, Safe Neighborhoods
  
• Mitchell, Lynne and Burton, Elizabeth. Sustainable Neighbourhoods for Older People
  
• Smith-Bowers, Bill. Can Gated Communities Contribute to Urban Sustainability?
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4:15–5:45

The Local Challenges of Globalization

• Zikov, Mihailo and Temjanovski, Riste. SkopjeCity in Context of Global, Regional and Local Problems
  
• Navarro-Diaz, Criseida. Balancing Economic Growth and Social Equity: Less Educated Workers in High-Tech Regions
  
• Piro, Rocky. The Evolution of Urban Center Development in the Puget Sound Region
  

The Role of Education and Learning in Fostering Sustainable Behavior

• Lahiri, Dipak. Discovering the City – A Voice for the Youth
  
• Echaniz-Pellicer, Georgina. Educational Changes for Sustainable Cities: Autonomous Knowledge
  
• Intrachooto, Singh. Educating Architects to Solve Problems in Urban Design
  
• Cairns, Karen. Education in Citizenship: Environmental Education, Participatory Democracy, and the Precautionary Principle
  

Global Cities and Sustainable Development

• Chen, Shang-Feng and Lai, Tsung-Yu. Can World Cities Be Easier to Approach Sustainable Development? A Case Study of TaipeiCity
  
• Jenks, Mike. Megacities and Sustainable Development
  
• Ma, Kuang-Fu. The Role of State in Building a Global City – A Case Study of TaipeiCity
  
• Pinderhughes, Raquel. Sustainable Urban Development: A Case Study of Urban Environmental Planning in Havana, Cuba
  

MONDAY September 6
9:15–10:45

The Role of Planning in Pursuing Sustainable Development

• Kamphorst, Dana. Planning for Sustainable Neighbourhoods: A Contextual Analysis in Two Dutch Municipalities
  
• Steinebach, Gerhard and Allin, Simone and Ganser, Robin. Furthering Sustainable Urban Development Through Increased Efficiency of Formal Planning Processes by Means of Modern Information and Communication Systems
  
• Vasudeva, Bhawana. People, Planning Legislation and City Development: Projects for Urban Sustainability
  
• Van Staalduine, Jaap. National Environmental Policy for Urban Regions: From Single Environmental Standards to Spatial Quality
  

Environmental Justice

• Miller, Donald. Measuring Environmental Justice – The Third Dimension of Sustainable Development
  
• Pijawka, David and Yabes, Ruth. Public Participation Programs in Planning for Enhanced Sustainability in South Central and Central Phoenix
  
• Coffin, Sarah and Meyer, Peter. Another Look at Urban Sustainable Development: Building Affordable Housing on Brownfields in the US
  

Local Cultures, Values and Sustainability

• Dair, Carol. The Contribution of 'Sustainable' New Developments to Sustainable Lifestyles: An Evaluation of Schemes in the UK
  
• Nwaka, Geoffrey. The Urban Informal Sector and Environmental Health Policy in Nigeria
  
• Gonzalez, Marta Moreno and Sanz, Juan Pedro Ruiz. The Sustainability of the Urban Transport Claims: A Common Strategy Orienting the Individual Action
  
• Polakit, Kasama. Mobile Vendors: The Persistence of Local Culture in the Changing Global Economy in Bangkok
  

11:15–12:45

The Role of Urban Design in Sustainable Development

• Chen, Yun-Ju. “Urban Design and Sustainable Urban Management: Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks for Spatial Adaptation of Urban Places in the Context of Development Stress
  
• Yang, Perry Pei-Ju. Transformation of the Waterfront Settings through Urban Concepts – Experiences of Singapore’s Waterfront Design and Development since 1960s
  
• Martin-Rutherford, John. Economic Rehabilitation: Historic Preservation, and Sustainability: The 1993 Ilaud Charette in Urbino, Italy
  
• Burt, Michael. The StrataCity – An Alternative Urban Design Paradigm
  

Sustainable Development and the Natural Environment

• Collins, Andrea and Flynn, Andrew and Netherwood, Alan. Measuring Sustainability: The Role of Ecological Footprinting In WalesUK
  
• Taniguchi, Mamoru. Regional Environmental Capacity for Sustainable Growth- Historical Approach
  
• De Boer, Jan Jaap. Environmental Quality and Land Use Plans. A New Development in the Netherlands
  

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Development

• Glass, Geoff. Sustainable Subiaco – Subiaco, Western Australia includes Urban Redevelopment, Social and Affordable Housing, Travelsmart and a Sustainable Display Home
  
• Varady, David. Developing Sustainable Public Housing: Learning from Helsinki
  
• Chabbi-Chemrouk, Naima. Extendibility and Incremental Improvements: An Alternative Design Strategy to Achieve Affordable and Sustainable Residential Environments
  

2:15-3:45

Sustainable Development Models-1

• El-Erian, Abdalla Ahmed. Sustainable Ismailia Development Project Lessons of Experience EGYPT
  
• Eley, Carlton. "Positively Wellington" Aotearoa, New Zealand
  
• Musco, Francesco. Sustainable Models and Local Agenda's 21 Practices: Theory and Applications in Urban Context
  
• Baba, A.M. Challenges to Urban Planning for Sustainability and Development: Dealing with Growth and Waste Management in Tamale, Ghana
  

 Pursuing Sustainable Landscapes

• Kukina, Irina. Physical Basic Assessment for Sustainable ‘City Landscapes:’ Siberian Case Studies
  
• Johns, Ferdinand. Sustainable Tourism vs. the American Dream
  
• Luccarelli, Mark. Aesthetics of Landscapes/Cityscapes and the Sustainability of Urban Environments: An Historical Commentary
  

The Economics of Sustainable Land Use

• Bartsch, Charles. Addressing the Information Barrier to Public-Private Financing Partnerships for Sustainable Development: What Do Communities Need to Know?
  
• Feitelson, Eran. Implementing Sustainability: An Environmentally Sensitive Mixed-Use System
  
• Hu, Hai-Feng and Chang, Tzu-Chia. The Efficiency of Land Use Conversion
  

Using Technology for Sustainable Development

• Higgs, Gary. Remote Sensing of Geologic Data as a Foundation for Sustainable Development in Madagascar
  
• Li, Wenjing and Yang, Perry Pei-Ju. Climatic Performance of 3D Urban Geometry
  
• Hasselmann, Franziska GIS Based Analysis of Network Topology: Measuring and Monitoring the Outcomes of Changes in the Electricity Market to Assess Sustainable Urban Development
  

4:15-5:45

Sustainable Development Models-2

• Mierzejewska, Lidia. Sustainable Development Models in the Planning of Urban Development
  
• Bischoff, Annaliese The Natur-Park Suedgelaende as a Green Tangent: An Important Link to the Greenway Planning and Design Process in Berlin
  
• Weber, Gerlind. Introducing ECO-City
  

Economic Development and Sustainability

• Giusti, Cecilia. Microbusinesses in the Texas-Mexico Border Region; Potential for Sustainable Economic Development?
  
• Patterson, Lynn. The Public Role in Promoting Deconstruction in Local Economic Development: Examining the Federal, State, and Local Levels
  
• Lyons, Tom. Creating Entrepreneurial Communities for Sustainable Economic Development in More Affluent Countries
  

The Impact of Policy and Regulation on Sustainable Development

• Dair, Carol. Global Pressures for Sustainable Cities and Towns: Brownfield Developments a Pathway to Sustainability?
  
• Killmer, Margaret. Regulatory Threats to Sustainable Development: Lessons for the State of Maine as it Attempts to "Grow Smart"
  
• Stone, Brian. Municipal Development Policies and Stormwater Runoff: How Zoning Regulations Degrade Urban Watersheds
  

6:30
Dinner

Keynote Address – Where Muhammad Ali Learned to Fight: Making Narrative and Physical Space for African-Americans in the Louisville City-Region, James Throgmorton, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Iowa. Sponsored by The Commonwealth Center for the Humanities and Society, University of Louisville
(SPEECH)

WEDNESDAY September 8
9:00–10:30

Reflecting upon Appropriate Policies and Structures for Sustainable Development

• Coffin, Sarah. Turning Tragedy into Sustainable Possibilities: The WorldTradeCenter Redevelopment Plan
  
• Isaacs, Raymond. Sustaining Sustainable Urban Landscapes: A Case Study of the Ongoing Process of Planning, Designing and Maintaining Urban Landscapes
  
• Wernstedt, Kris. Regulatory Innovation and Planning in Brownfields
  

Preparing for and Responding to Hazards – Preconditionsfor Sustainability?

• Human, Josh. Conducting a State-Wide Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis for Natural Hazards
  
• Okada, Norio. Japan’s Challenge Towards Anticipatory and Participatory Urban Disaster Risk Management: A. Case Study of Tonankai Earthquake Disaster Initiative
  
• Vozos, Yani. Breaking the Dependency Cycle: The Role of International Aid in Hazard Mitigation in Morolica, Honduras
  

Urban Transportation and Sustainable Development

• Greenberg, Jason Bernard. Measuring ‘Effectiveness’ of Newer Light Rail Transit Systems in the United States
  
• Garrett, Thomas. Light Rail Transit in America: Policy Issues and Prospects for Economic Development
  
• Gray, Joddie. Stapleton and Atlantic Station: Sustainable Transportation Practices in Redevelopment Projects
  

Public Participation in Sustainable Development Efforts

• Zuidema, Christian. Sustainability in a Local Context; What To Do With It
  
• Kumazawa, Takayuki. Factor Modeling in ConsensusBuilding Activity During Participative Planning Schemes
  
• Barnett, Russell. Negotiating Local Citizen Participation in Sustainability Efforts Led by Three Major Institutional Actors: The Case of ‘Greening Louisville’
  
• Haroon, Mohammed. Pursuing Millennium Development Goals: The Louisville, KY–Tamale, Ghana City-to-City Challenge Pilot Program
  

11:00–12:30
Closing Plenary

Remarks – Edward Gramlich, Member, Board of Governors, U. S. Federal Reserve System