Megaregions—a concept pioneered by Weitzman's Robert Yaro more than a decade ago—can help the United States contend with its mega-challenges. With shared economies, natural resource systems, infrastructure, history, and culture, these linked networks of metropolitan areas and their hinterlands—such as the Southwestern Sun Corridor or Great Lakes—can strengthen climate resilience, natural resource management, economic competitiveness, and equity at the local, regional, and national levels in the United States. Megaregions and America's Future (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy/Columbia University Press) reviews the origins of the megaregion concept and the economic, ecological, demographic, and political dynamics to help readers understand trends, processes, and innovative practices within and between megaregions and identify the most pressing challenges that demand strategic decisions and actions.
This event brings together the book's co-authors–Robert Yaro, Fritz Steiner, and Ming Zhang–for a closer look at the untapped potential of megaregions for planners, policy makers, academics, and decision makers in transportation, environmental protection, and development agencies.
Introduction
Lisa Servon, The Kevin and Erica Penn Presidential Professor and Chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning, Weitzman
Building Environmental Resilience and Ecosystem Services
Fritz Steiner, Dean and Paley Professor, Weitzman
Connecting People and Places
Ming Zhang, Professor of Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas at Austin
Making it Happen: Realizing the Vision for America’s Megaregions
Robert Yaro, Professor of Practice Emeritus in City and Regional Planning, Weitzman
Response
Barbara Faga, Professor of Professional Practice in Urban Design, Rutgers University
The panel will conclude with discussion and Q&A, followed by a reception.
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