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DESCRIPTION:The Department of Bioresource Engineering invites you to a spec
 ial seminar by Benjamin Goldstein\, PhD\, School for Environment and Susta
 inability\, University of Michigan\n\nCities house the majority of humanit
 y and economic activity\, but also produce 80% of carbon emissions and con
 sume copious resources (e.g. 60% of residential water\, 75% of wood). This
  pollution and resource demands have profound impacts both inside and outs
 ide of cities. This talk explores how urban sustainability research helps 
 understand and mitigate these challenges\, both within city boundaries\, a
 nd “beyond the city wall” at distant locations. Through case studies of ur
 ban agriculture\, meat\, and agro-forestry products\, I demonstrate how to
 ols from engineering and geography can quantify the environmental impacts 
 of urban processes. This expanded understanding of urban sustainability co
 ntributes to building equitable cities that respect our planet’s finite re
 sources.\n\nABOUT THE SPEAKER\n\nBenjamin Goldstein is a broadly trained e
 ngineer concerned with solving environmental challenges produced by cities
 . He advances methods and models to quantify the environmental impacts of 
 technological and policy interventions in urban areas. His work combines e
 ngineering tools with theory grounded in social science to promote an inte
 rdisciplinary and multi-scale understanding of urban sustainability. He ha
 s applied this perspective to topics including urban agriculture\, regiona
 l food systems\, meat consumption\, residential energy use\, and supply ch
 ains of rubber and timber.\n\nDr. Goldstein is a candidate for the faculty
  position in Urban Agriculture & Plant Production Engineering.\n
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LOCATION:R2-046\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:Beyond the City Wall: Building Sustainable Cities on an Interconnec
 ted Planet
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/beyond-city-wall-buildin
 g-sustainable-cities-interconnected-planet-321086
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