Current Events
Planning Healthy & Child-Friendly Communities
October 17, 2010 - October 21, 2010 , 1.00pm
Charleston, SC, USA. Dock Street Theater
Dock Street Theater
Council Chambers, etc
Charleston
South Carolina, United States
Multidisciplinary Professionals
Intl Making Cities Livable Cncl & City Charleston, Corporate / Private Organization
- Cost:
- $297.50 (Members) - $695.00 (CIP rates available)
- Registration Deadline:
- October 10, 2010
- Cancellation Deadline:
- September 17, 2010
24 AICP Credit Maintenance units are available for this conference.
Featuring: Strategies for Healthy Child-Friendly Cities
* Planning for Independent Mobility
* Balanced Transportation & Livable Streets
* Using Health Impact Assessment to Promote Healthy Community Design
* Planning for Bicycles & Pedestrians in Germany
* School Location & Student Travel
* Access to Healthy Food
* Urban Agriculture
*Land Use Planning & Childhood Obesity: From Research to Prevention
* Developing Guidelines & Standards
* Designing Child-Friendly New Towns
* Reviving Child-Friendly Neighborhoods * and more
Keynote speakers include: Sven von Ungern-Sternberg, Former Mayor and Governor of South Baden, GERMANY, responsible for Freiburg’s sustainable city and regional planning;
Richard J. Jackson, MD, MPH, international expert on public health effects of sprawl;
Charles Royer, Former Seattle Mayor, President, Institute for Community Change;
Lawrence Frank, Ph.D., CIP, ASLA, renowned expert on Sustainable Transportation;
Richard Gilbert, Urban Consultant, Co-author: Child- and Youth-Friendly Land-Use and Transport Planning Guidelines; and many more leading thinkers on planning healthy, child-friendly cities.
You are invited to beautiful, historic Charleston to enjoy walking tours and Southern hospitality, to share your city's achievements, learn from others, and participate in the development of Guidelines and Standards for Child-Friendly Communities.
You cannot afford to miss this conference! Join us to fight childhood obesity and make our communities healthy and child-friendly!
Registration is open at: www.livablecities.org/conferences/registration.html
(For special CIP rates contact Suzanne.Lennard@LivableCities.org
Conference program: www.livablecities.org/conferences/forthcoming-conferences/78-48th-conference-in-charleston.html