Green Cities: Lessons From Boston and Beyond

As mentioned here earlier, Boston played host to a conference on green cities. The Rappaport Institute has posted the presentations and remarks from the conference on their website.

Opening slide from Daniel Schrag’s presentation. Courtesy of Rappaport Institute.

Conference information via Rappaport Institute.

Remarks, Mayor Thomas Menino
Remarks, Harvard President Drew Faust
Will Green Cities Help Save a Blue Planet?, presentation by Daniel Schrag
Urban Development and Carbon Dioxide Emissions, presentation by Edward Glaeser
Green Cities: The Greening of Boston, presentation by James Hunt

Related Articles

“Thriving Cities ‘Connect Smart People’,” by Ruth Walker, Harvard Gazette, 3/13/2008.
“Cities Can Help Turn the World Green,” by Corydon Ireland, Harvard Gazette, 3/13/2008.
“Celebrating the Green Side of Urban Life,” by Camille Roane, Boston University Daily Free Press, 3/6/08.
“Faust, Menino Call for Climate Action,” by Natasha Whitney, Harvard Crimson, 3/6/08.
“The Greening of Hub Foliage,” by Kurt Nickisch, WBUR Radio, 3/5/2008.
“A Level Playing Field for Cities,” by Edward L. Glaeser, Boston Globe, 2/28/2008.

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