SUN-B08 - Using Design, Engineering, Education & Science to Support UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sunday, November 21, 2021

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CDT

Location: Music City Center, Room 106

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

Lead Speaker(s)

Roberto J. Rovira, ASLA

Chair/Associate Professor & Principal
FIU & Studio Roberto Rovira
Homestead, Florida

Speaker(s)

Stephanie Dunn, Affiliate ASLA

Senior Landscape Designer
Cadence
Boca Raton, Florida
Ido Sella

CEO and Co-founder
ECOncrete
Tel Aviv

1.00 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, FL, NY/HSW

The UN Sustainable Development Goals are an urgent call for action. By applying the principles of sustainable architecture, engineering, education, & science to the design of urban infrastructure, we can support these goals and sustain marine resources, enhance biodiversity, contribute to cleaner environments, broaden disciplinary boundaries, and reduce carbon emissions.

Learning Outcomes:

Understand key environmental issues related to the design of coastal and marine infrastructure as these relate to the UNSDG, and how they impact natural habitat conservation in urban marine seascapes.
Address the means for applying principles related to “urban nature” that are commonly assimilated in terrestrial urban projects to urban seascapes.
Discuss how incorporating living elements and ecological design into local planning, development, and education can mitigate climate change and reduce vulnerabilities for local communities as outlined in the UNSDG.
Present innovative technologies and design strategies to communicate complex ecological information and increase public literacy and value of urban land and marine infrastructure.