A one-day educational conference for journalists and planners
presented on World Town Planning Day
by FAU’s School of Urban and Regional Planning and Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment.
The Florida mega-region, an area composed of almost the entire state excluding the panhandle, is burgeoning into one of the most significant of the nation’s eight or nine mega-regions. Yet planning in Florida is in a state of crisis, steered by an out-of-date growth management framework and the political climate. In addition, the impact of climate change on the mega-region indicates a need for immediate action.
In spite of this, the development process goes on as always: highly adversarial, pitting private industry against environmental activists and citizens, and local boards who follow ineffectual, near-sighted local comprehensive plans. State oversight is now in the crosshairs of a constitutional initiative that will supposedly give citizens more control over proposed land use changes.
Against this backdrop, developers, planners, academics and government agencies need to establish trustworthy and open lines of communication to create a more cooperative and cohesive vision, and to bring development into the future in a sustainable manner. It will also be important for local journalists to gain a deeper insight into the planning process and its environmental impacts to make their reporting more informative. The Truth About Florida’s goal is to help journalists, planners, and the general public think more critically about land-use proposals and their effect on the Florida mega-region's long-term sustainability.
The Truth About Florida
What We Really Should Know About Planning, Land Use and the Environment
A conference for journalists and planners
presented on World Town Planning Day
by
Florida Atlantic University’s School of Urban & Regional Planning
and Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment
November 8th, 2010
School of Urban and Regional Planning
FAU Higher Education Complex, 11th floor
111 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale
For further information please contact Neil Santaniello, Director of the Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment, at 561-799-8047 or at nsantane@fau.edu.
Conference Agenda
8:30-9:00am: Breakfast (complimentary)
9:00-9:15am:
Introduction
Featuring Neil Santaniello, Director, Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment, Florida Atlantic University; Dr. Jaap Vos, Associate Professor, Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University
9:15-11:00am:
Planning 101: Journalist Edition
Featuring Gene Boles, Senior Fellow, Center for Building Better Communities, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
11:05-12:30pm:
The Aftermath of Amendment 4: What it Means for the Future of Florida's Communities and Environment
Featuring the three directors of the Florida schools of planning: Dr. Jaap Vos (Florida Atlantic University), Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng (University of Florida) and Dr. Timothy Chapin (Florida State University)
Moderated by Joel Engelhardt, Editorial Writer, The Palm Beach Post
12:30-1:00pm:Lunch (complimentary)
1:00-1:10pm:Afternoon Welcome
Featuring Dr. Rosalyn Carter, Dean, College for Design and Social Inquiry, Florida Atlantic University
1:15-2:00pm:Megaregions: From Adversarial to Consensus, A Potential New Model for Planning and the Environment
Featuring Dr. Robert Lang, Professor and UNLV Director, Brookings Mountain West.
Moderated by Dr. Zhong-Ren Peng, Chairman and Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
2:05-2:50pm:Lake Davie and Rising Water: The Detailed Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Developed Florida
Featuring Dr. Diana Mitsova, Assistant Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University
Moderated by Dr. Timothy Chapin, Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University
2:55-3:40pm:Development and the Media: What the Press Can Do to Report More Meaningfully on Planning, Land Use and the Environment
Featuring a round-table discussion with members of the press and the planning profession, including:
Kimberly Glas-Castro, Land Planner, Ruden McClosky and former president of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association; Charles Pattison, President, 1000 Friends of Florida; Jeff Burnside, investigative and environmental reporter, WTVJ Channel 6 and board member of the Society of Environmental Journalists; Matthew Haggman, Staff Writer, The Miami Herald.
Moderated by Dr. Jaap Vos, Associate Professor and Director, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida Atlantic University
3:45-4:00pm:Closing Remarks
The Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment is a program of FAU's School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
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