Ciudad Juárez, Chih. September 18 and 19, 2014
OBJECTIVE
To train officials of municipal governments, consultants and professionals who are interested in learning about the strategies, technologies and approach to green infrastructure, in order to apply these concepts to public and private sector urban infrastructure projects.
Agenda
Welcome: Maria Elena Giner, BECC General Manager
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Green Infrastructure and Its Benefits
Key Note Speaker: Claudia V. Hosch, Associate Director
Water Quality Protection Division, NPDES Permits and TMDLs Branch, US Environmental Protection Agency Region VI, Dallas, TX
Presented by: Doug Liden, USEPA Region 9, San Diego, CA
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Table 1: Green Infrastructure and Stormwater Management
Regenerative Rights-of-Way: Local Harvests and Enhancements in Our Community Commons
Brad S. Lancaster, Co-founder, Desert Harvesters, Tucson, AZ
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Experience of Strategies for Introducing Stormwater Management in La Paz, BCS
Samuel Brier Rose, Director and Co-founder Raíz de Fondo, Jardines y Educación, A.C., La Paz, BCS
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The City of Tucson: Experience in Formalizing Regulations Related to Green Infrastructure
Irene Ogata, Urban Landscape Manager, Office of Integrated Planning, Tucson, AZ
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Comments to Table 1
Mario López Pérez, Engineering and Technical Normativity Manager, CONAGUA, México, DF
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The 100 Resilient Cities Initiative
Aaron Spencer, Relationship Manager, 100 Resilient Cities, New York, NY
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Table 2: Green Infrastructure and Air Quality
Air Pollution Removal by Green Infrastructure and i-tree Software
David Nowak, Project Leader/Research Forester, Urban Forest, Community Health and Environmental Quality, Syracuse, NY
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Pollutants Capture Capacity by Green Roofs: Heavy Metals and Hydrocarbons
Margarita Collazo Ortega, Compared Biology Dept., Sciences School, UNAM, Mexico, DF
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Green Infrastructure, Urban Forest and Air Quality in Phoenix, AZ
Phil McNeely, Manager, Office of Environmental Programs, Phoenix, AZ
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Comments to Table 2
César Murillo Juárez, Chief of Staff, Subsecretaría de Gestión para la Protección Ambiental, SEMARNAT, México, DF
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Table 3: Green Infrastructure and Economic Development
Comparative Benefit-Cost and TBL Analyses of Green and Grey Infrastructure
Janet Clements, Senior Economist, Stratus Consulting, Boulder, CO
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The Aguascalientes Green Line Project
Lucila Guerra Delgado, General Director of Strategic Planning for Social Prevention, Secretaría de Gobernación, Mexico, DF
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Maximizing Cobenefits of Green Infrastructure Projects: The Case of the Green Belt of Valle de Aburrá, Colombia
Sergio Sánchez, Executive Director, Clean Air Institute, Washington, DC
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Comments to Table 3
Luis Madrazo Lajous, Head of the Development Bank Unit, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, Mexico, DF
Green Infrastructure and Public and Community Health
Key Note Speaker: Nancy Wells
Associate Professor, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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Table 4: The Green Infrastructure Concept in the Mexican Context
Round Table
Moderator: Mario Vazquez Valles, BECC Director of Environmental Programs Development
Panelists:
Jorge Cerqueda – Urban Development, Land and Housing, SEDATU, Mexico, DF
Vicente López – President - IMIP Ciudad Juarez
Hugo Venzor Arvizo – President, CANADEVI
Efrén Domínguez – President, CMIC
Fernando Reyna –ANEAS
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