Pathways to Urban Sustainability The Atlanta Metropolitan Region: Summary of a Workshop (2011) / Chapter Skim
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but each speaker emphasized the linkages from one sector to others in an urban system. Key issues that arose included connecting sustainability issues with more general societal goals, framing sustainability to include human health factors of concern in the region, and thinking about metropolitan Atlanta as a system of interdependent parts.
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The flooding in fall 2009 provided one such example, when as much as 20 inches of rain in a 24hour period overwhelmed metropolitan Atlanta; severe weather events like this could become more frequent or severe with climate change. Renee Glover, President and CEO, Atlanta Housing Authority, noted that, while sustainability is a laudable goal, we must consider whether efforts to achieve sustainability continue to support other goals for urban areas, such as reducing poverty and providing affordable housing.
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His point was that if we fully accounted for the costs and benefits of a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle, expenditures on health care and energy could be put to more productive or beneficial use. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AS A SYSTEM Catherine Ross, director and Harry West Chair, Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development, Georgia Tech, noted that sustainability mandates interdisciplinary solutions to economic and
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metropolitan areas, is now operating as a global gateway and so its mobility needs include considerations of logistics and infrastructure that will enable the regional economy to remain globally competitive. She also highlighted specific local mobility needs, such as the lack of east– west connectivity in the metropolitan area.
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Dr. Crittenden's team is also beginning to investigate material flows within metropolitan Atlanta, modeling, for example, optimal use of recycled plastics or potential reuse of batteries from electric vehicles.
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