Module I: Urban Sustainability

Professors:

  • Jenny Daniel, ‎Chief Housing & Urban Renewal Planner Ministry of Physical Development, Housing and Urban Renewal
  • Richard Huber, Chief, Biodiversity, Lands, and Sustainable Cities Section, Department of Sustainable Development, OAS
  • Troy Lamontagne, Esq. Detective Inspector (Ag.), Central Intelligence Unit, Royal St Lucia Police Force

Content:

  • Concepts and frameworks for approaching urban sustainability and planning

  • Ecology and ecosystem science and geospatial technologies as applied to urban areas: cities as eco-systems, the relationship between the urban and the natural environment, including urban open space, biodiversity, and ecosystem services

  • Making a city greener without creating inefficiencies that adversely affect residents’ lives

  • Evaluating resilient cities

  • Market based instruments for environmental policymaking

Presentations


Hallam Hope
Communications Policy
Creating a Smart City – the ICT Experience
Presentation

Richard Huber
OAS
Sustainable Cities
Presentation

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