Another innovative and forward thinker, Richard Register, joins us in Santa Barbara, February 2011, for an event presented by the Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) Center for Sustainability. 

Wes Roe & I attended the 2008 Ecocity World Summit (convened by Richard Richard & Ecocity Builders) two years ago in San Francisco, we were amazed at all that is occurring around the world with ecological design for cities, where soon, 70% of the world's population will reside.  Much is happening in the USA that most are not aware of, but other countries, including China, are moving more rapidly ahead. They understand the imperative for cities to function more like ecosystems, where cities are regenerative rather than depletive, where waste is seen an utilized as a resource, and where cities are designed more compactly for more  positive human interaction, and less carbon emissions from automobiles.

Don't miss this opportunity to imagine what Santa Barbara could look like with an "Ecocity" perspective.
  Margie Bushman, Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, & Coordinator, SBCC Center for Sustainability
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Save the Date!  (more details & information to follow)
Santa Barbara City College Center for Sustainability Presents:

 "Cities as the Solution" with Richard Register, Ecocity Builders, San Francisco
author " Ecocities; Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature", ecological city planner,
& convener for Ecocity World Summits (next one in Montreal);
 & Kirstin Miller, Ecocity Builders Executive Director

Basic ecocity theory and an overview of the city in evolution; the city today; and methods for building the low-energy, sustainable city of tomorrow, grounded in ecology and whole-systems thinking.

Friday, February 11,  Richard Register, Evening Lecture, 7-9:30pm $10 ($5 SBCC full time students)

Saturday, February 12, Kirstin Miller (Richard Register sitting in)
 All Day Workshop 10-4pm $70 ($60 if paid before Feb 5)
$30 SBCC Students (full time)

Ecocity Builders
building cities in balance with nature
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Cities are by far the largest creation of humanity. Given that cities are so large, damaging, and yet potentially beneficial, you'd think we would have long ago devised the science, study, discipline, and art of ecologically healthy city building... As we build, so shall we live.  Richard Register







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