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The Copps Chair speaker series - in co-operation with Environment Hamilton presents two events.
1) Thurs Feb 16th 2006
Our guest speaker will be: Professor Pavlos Kanaroglou - Canada Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and Professor, School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University. Professor Kanaroglou's research interests include the development of methods in spatial analysis, and their application to urban transportation. His work also extends to understanding the relationship between environmental pollution and health. Prof Kanaroglou is a member of the Hamilton Air Quality Imp rovement Committee. He recently contributed to a journal article entitled "Carbon monoxide emissions from passenger vehicles: predictive mapping with an application to Hamilton, Canada".
Hamilton Central Library (Hamilton Room) at 7.00pm (admission free)
2) Thurs. March 30th 2006
Environment Hamilton's Annual General Meeting
Our guest speaker will be: Richard Gilbert and his talk is entitled: "Peak oil and its consequences for urban communities like Hamilton". Dr Richard Gilbert is an urban issues consultant who focuses on transportation, waste management, energy systems, and urban governance. He has clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. Dr Gilbert serves as transport consultant to the Pari s-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and to Civic Exchange, a Hong Kong-based think tank, as part-time research director of the Toronto-based Centre for Sustainable Transportation (CST), Dr Gilbert has just written a "peak oil" report for the City of Hamilton.
Hamilton Central Library (Hamilton Room) at 7.00pm (admission free)
3) Friday, February 24, 7.00pm
Film: THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream
Since World War II, North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in homes in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, the suburban way of life has become embedded in the North American consciousness. But in the 21st century, serious questions are beg inning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the North American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply.
After the screening, Jack Santa-Barbara will answer questions and lead discussion on the looming energy crisis and alternative energy sources. Jack Santa-Barbara has a long-time interest in ecological economics. He has held faculty positions at both McMaster University and the University of Toronto, where he taught and managed large-scale research projects.
First Unitarian Church of Hamilton, 170 Dundurn St. South, Hamilton (just south of Dundurn and Main) Organized by the Social Justice Committee and co-sponsored by Environment Hamilton. Suggested Donation: $5.00 (Donation to Hamilton Naturalists' Club's Nature Sanctuary Purchase fund)
Brenda Johnson
Environment Hamilton
The Copps Chair speaker series - in co-operation with Environment Hamilton presents two events.
1) Thurs Feb 16th 2006
Our guest speaker will be: Professor Pavlos Kanaroglou - Canada Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and Professor, School of Geography and Earth Sciences at McMaster University. Professor Kanaroglou's research interests include the development of methods in spatial analysis, and their application to urban transportation. His work also extends to understanding the relationship between environmental pollution and health. Prof Kanaroglou is a member of the Hamilton Air Quality Imp rovement Committee. He recently contributed to a journal article entitled "Carbon monoxide emissions from passenger vehicles: predictive mapping with an application to Hamilton, Canada".
Hamilton Central Library (Hamilton Room) at 7.00pm (admission free)
2) Thurs. March 30th 2006
Environment Hamilton's Annual General Meeting
Our guest speaker will be: Richard Gilbert and his talk is entitled: "Peak oil and its consequences for urban communities like Hamilton". Dr Richard Gilbert is an urban issues consultant who focuses on transportation, waste management, energy systems, and urban governance. He has clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. Dr Gilbert serves as transport consultant to the Pari s-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and to Civic Exchange, a Hong Kong-based think tank, as part-time research director of the Toronto-based Centre for Sustainable Transportation (CST), Dr Gilbert has just written a "peak oil" report for the City of Hamilton.
Hamilton Central Library (Hamilton Room) at 7.00pm (admission free)
3) Friday, February 24, 7.00pm
Film: THE END OF SUBURBIA: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of The American Dream
Since World War II, North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in homes in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years, the suburban way of life has become embedded in the North American consciousness. But in the 21st century, serious questions are beg inning to emerge about the sustainability of this way of life. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, The End of Suburbia explores the North American Way of Life and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply.
After the screening, Jack Santa-Barbara will answer questions and lead discussion on the looming energy crisis and alternative energy sources. Jack Santa-Barbara has a long-time interest in ecological economics. He has held faculty positions at both McMaster University and the University of Toronto, where he taught and managed large-scale research projects.
First Unitarian Church of Hamilton, 170 Dundurn St. South, Hamilton (just south of Dundurn and Main) Organized by the Social Justice Committee and co-sponsored by Environment Hamilton. Suggested Donation: $5.00 (Donation to Hamilton Naturalists' Club's Nature Sanctuary Purchase fund)
Brenda Johnson
Environment Hamilton