Sustainable Development and the Global City

"Sustainable Development and the Global City" will introduce faculty to innovative efforts both to solve environmental challenges to the urban setting and to set in motion a national plan to meet the challenges of the future.

Seminar Themes

• The EU and the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change
• Prospects for alternative energy sources in Spain
• The environmental movement in Spain
• PlanE: The public policy context for environmental initiatives in Spain
• The urban catalyst: energy, water management and transportation in Madrid

Specific Topics and Presenters

• Environmental Education & Awareness: Unique Features of the Environmental Movement in Spain, Monica Perez-Bedmar
• Environmental Policies: Madrid in the European Contest, Dr. Francisco Seijo
• Issues of the Global City: Urban Sprawl, Public Transportation, Waste & Pollution, Madrid City Council representative
• Water Management in Madrid: Distribution, Consumption & Uses, Speaker from Canal de Isabel II
• Energy Policies in the City, Joe Opertny, The Climate Project Spain
• Green Madrid: Open and Protected Areas, Dr. Raul Martin

Site Visits: Greenpeace Spain; Valdemingomez Technology Plant; a District Neighborhood Association; Bioclimatic House and Monte del Pardo; Clesa Factory; Metro Headquarters; Centro de Educacion Medioambiental Desea de la Villa. Plus: Day-trip to Eolic Park in Albacete and Tablas de Daimiel National Park; farewell dinner at the Botanical Garden.

For further information, please contact Dr. Paige E. Sindt, Director of Custom Programs at CEA:

Dr. Paige E. Sindt

Direct: 480-375-2732
Fax: 480-557-7926