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The New Great Transformation

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SPEAKER
Paul Hawken

DESCRIPTION
The New Great Transformation with Paul Hawken speaking at a seminar hosted by The Long Now Foundation.

The title of Paul Hawken's talk, "The New Great Transformation," has two referents, he explained. Economist Karl Polanyi's 1944 book, THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION, said that the "market society" and modern nation state emerged together in Europe after 1700 and divided society in ways that have yet to be healed.

Cities respond to climate change

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SPEAKER
John Podesta

DESCRIPTION
"Can cities combat global warming and the high cost of power with less wasteful infrastructure and other strategies? What will it take for cities to become more efficient -- and what reforms are beyond the powers of local government?

The keynote address in the inaugural program in the Cities Respond to Climate Change lecture series was delivered by John Podesta, president, Center for American Progress, and former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton - The New School"

How green is your city?

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SPEAKER
Warren Karlenzig

DESCRIPTION
"Warren Karlenzig talks about his book How Green is Your City?: The SustainLane U.S. City Rankings.

In our peak oil, post-Katrina world, how do America's largest cities stack up in terms of sustainability?

This book examines the outcome of a sustainability study of the 50 largest U.S. cities, compiled by SustainLane.com (a site for reviews in the green and healthy product market).

Cities and Time

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SPEAKER
Stewart Brand


DESCRIPTION
Cities are humanity's longest-lived organizations (Jericho dates back 10,500 years), but also the most constantly changing. Even in Europe they consume 2-3% of their material fabric a year, which means a wholly new city every 50 years. In the US and the developing world it's much faster.

A Sustainable Future

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SPEAKER
Alex Steffen

DESCRIPTION
Worldchanging.com founder Alex Steffen argues that reducing humanity’s ecological footprint is incredibly vital now, as the western consumer lifestyle spreads to developing countries.

Alex Steffen is cofounder and executive editor of WorldChanging.com, an online clearinghouse of information and inspiration on the environment.

DURATION
00:17:34

SOURCE
ted.org

Tale of Urban Renewal

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SPEAKER
Majora Carter

DESCRIPTION
In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhood suffer most from flawed urban policy.

Majora Carter is dedicated to fighting "environmental racism" in her hometown of New York's South Bronx. She's working not just to hold back the polluters who target neighborhoods like hers.

DURATION
00:18:36

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Case Studies From Around the World

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SPEAKERS
Tim Campbell,
W. Paul Farmer,
Aaron Golub,
Allan B. Jacobs

DESCRIPTION
Meeting of the Minds is a two-day leadership conference convened by the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design, with the support of Toyota. The conference focus is on the new technologies, emerging urban designs and cleaner fuels.

In this video you can see panel presentations of "Case Studies From Around the World" from the 2007 conference. The presentation is followed by a Q&A session.

DURATION
01:26:36