Fields, Factories, and Workshops: Green Economic Development on the Smaller-Metro Scale
Environment / Nature - Lecture/Discussion
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Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:00 PM-5:30 PM |
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| Suggested Audiences: | High School, College, Adult, Elders | |
| Location: Find Local Food & Accommodations |
Clark University: Higgins University Center Tilton Hall 950 Main Street Worcester, MA 01610 |
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| Description: | Historian and journalist Catherine Tumber traveled to 25 cities in the Northeast and Midwest to research her book Small, Gritty, and Green: The Promise of Americas Smaller Industrial Cities in a Low-Carbon World (MIT Press, 2012). In this lecture, she will discuss strategies for developing a productive green economy in the era of climate change, and invite conversation about Worcesters efforts to meet the challenge. Tumber spent most of her life in Upstate New York, and now lives in Boston. She is currently a visiting scholar with Northeastern Universitys School of Public Planning and Urban Affairs, and a fellow with MassINCs Gateway Cities Innovation Institute. Book signing following lecture. |
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| More Information: |
E-mail:
lcoakley@clarku.edu
Phone: 508-421-3872 Entered by: Lisa M. Coakley |
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Created: February 4, 2013 at 11:56 AM
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