Announcing ECOCITIES EMERGING
To support humanity's transition into the Ecozoic Era
The Ecozoic Era refers to a vision, first promoted by cosmologist Thomas Berry, of an emerging epoch when humanity lives in a mutually enriching relationship with the larger community of life systems.
Ecocities Emerging is a new initiative of the International Ecocity Conference Series and will be integrated with our current Ecocity Media site and Ecocity World Summit conference website.
Every month we'll bring you news and updates chronicling ecocities and ecocity initiatives emerging around the world.
Will we be able to make the transition in time to retain a biosphere healthy enough to regenerate living systems now under extreme stress? There is no way to be certain, but our position is that there's no time to sit around and wonder about it: now is time for action.
Thank you for all that you are doing to help accelarate progress toward a civilization in balance with living systems. Maybe one day all cities will be ecocities.
THE INTERNATIONAL ECOCITY CONFERENCES
The International Ecocity Conference Series brings together the key innovators, decision makers, technologists, businesses and organizations shaping the conversation around ecological and sustainable city, town and village design, planning and development. We intend to put these issues on the economic and environmental agenda for 2008 and beyond.
The time to act is now. Life-threatening global environmental problems and limitations on resource consumption demand a restructuring of cities and transportation systems worldwide for long-term energy efficiency and conservation. Concerned citizens in every community - in every city, town and village - must get involved in formulating and implementing new land use and transportation policies and practices, preserving agricultural lands and open space, and reclaiming natural habitat.
Ecocities Emerging
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Sampling of 2008 Ecocity World Summit Speakers
Paolo Soleri
Mathis Wackernagel
Debra Efroymson
Richard Register
Gilda Gonzales
Rusong Wang
Jaime Lerner
Ken Yeang
Raquel Pinderhughes
Fiona Ma
Walter Hood
Eric Holt-Gimenez
Maneka Gandhi
Stephen Schneider
Peter Head
Brent Toderian
Carolyn Finney
William Willoya
See our Speakers page for complete list
