Land Use Policies, Green Buildings & Sustainability
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Central Connecticut State University invites you to attend the 14th Annual Global Environmental Sustainability Symposium on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. This online event is FREE and is attended by student, faculty, members of the general public, as well as researchers and practitioners.
The symposium coordinator for 2021 is Dr. Charles Button. Questions can be directed to buttonche@ccsu.edu.
Symposium Recording
Video of the 2021 Symposium via WebEx is now available! Click here to watch the recordings.
Location
The Symposium will take place online in conjunction with Central's Scholars for Life! Speaker Series.
This event will take place via Cisco WebEx. You can access the event with your web browser or by downloading the WebEx application here.
Event links will be emailed the day of the Symposium to the email address you registered with. Please click here to register.
Schedule of Events
A detailed schedule of events can be found here.
| 12:30 PM | Welcome Charles E. Button, Ph.D., Chair & Professor, Central Geography Department; Director, Central Sustainability Program; Founder & Chair, Global Environmental Sustainability Action Coalition |
| 1:10 PM | Session A: Sustainability: Linking Social, Economic, & Environmental Justice Charles E. Button, Ph.D., Chair & Professor, Central Geography Department; Director, Central Sustainability Program; Founder & Chair, Global Environmental Sustainability Action Coalition |
| 2:00 PM | Session B: Impact of Land Use Policies on Racial Segregation in Connecticut Renata Bertotti, AICP, Town Planner, Town of Newington |
| 3:00 PM | Session C: Sustainable Buildings - The Planet, The People and Profits Jim Kyle, M.S., Lecturer, Central Geography Department; CT Certified Real Estate Appraiser; CT Certified Fair Housing Instructor |
Sustainability Fair Exhibitors
If your organization, government agency, or business wishes to have an exhibit, email Dr. Charles Button at buttonche@ccsu.edu.
A full list of exhibitors can be found here.