The next meeting of the U.N. NGO Committee on Human Settlements is Tuesday, October 14, 3-5 pm, at the UN Church Center.
Monthly NYC speaker series: Since 2005, the monthly meeting of the NGO Committee on Human Settlements in NYC has featured an expert guest speaker on an array of topics related to human settlements:
2008
Jan 8: a. Richard May -(FAICP), Sustainability of the master plan for NYC.
b. Andy Troy - (meetup.com) urban social networking on the internet.
Feb 12: Yamina Djacta - (UN Habitat-NY), The UN Habitat agenda for 2008.
March 11: Armen Kharazian, (Armenian Assembly), Housing challenges overseas.
April 8: Arline Bronzaft (NYC Council on Environment), Urban noise reduction.
May 13: Sheri Koones - (author), Prefabulous housing.
June 24: Lou Nowikas - (Director of Real Estate Operations), Hearst Corporation.
2007
Jan 16: Anita Thomas -2 (CONGO), CONGO: Current plans.
Feb 13: Anita Thomas -3 (CONGO), CONGO: Upcoming plans.
March 13: Carter Craft, (urban planner, www.waterwire.com), Waterfront NYC, 2030.
April 10: (1) Tim Wilkens (Global Housing Foundation), Financing houses for the working poor. (2) Ron Dressler (The June 21 Great NYC Sing!). (3) Justin Nobel (Environmental journalism).
May 8: a. Megan Marrero - (U.S. Satellite), teaching children about climate change.
b. Parviz Morewedge - (Rutgers), housing crisis in North Africa.
June 12: Enrico Campagnoli -Realty.
July 10: Joel Soden, (Parsons Brinckerhoff), Rebuilding New York.
Oct 1: World Habitat Day 2007 9 Presenters at the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium.
Nov 13: Joshua Lockwood, (NYC Habitat For Humanity) NYCHH VISION FOR 2008.
Dec 11: Jan Peterson -1 (Huairou Commission), Women in the habitat agenda for 2008.
2006
Jan: Diana Balmori (architect), Urban greenroofs
Feb: Liam Strain (Natl Parks Svc), Urban parks
March: Ozgem Ornektekin (engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff), Sustainable development in developing nations
April: Robert Levine (CSU-Fresno), Civil behavior: How do the world’s cities compare?
May: Peter R. Walker (psychologist, Connecticut), Defensible space.
Aug 29: Frederica Pietracci (UN-DESA Division of Sustainable Development), CSD: Upcoming plans.
Oct 2: UN World Habitat Day 2006. 10 presenters at the UN Dag Hammarskjold auditorium.
Nov 14: Symposium on green buildings, 6 participants + 14 student presenters.
Dec 12: Anita Thomas -1 (CONGO), CONGO + the Human Settlements Committee.
2005
Feb: Branca Balac (sociologist, Columbia), Health in favelas in Belgrade.
March: Harold Takooshian (psychologist, Fordham), Urban psychology and "nervous energy."
April: Stan Cohen (futurist, Earth Society), The Earth Society and world peace.
May: Janice E. Perlman (urban studies, World Bank), A 30-year study of a Brazilian favela.
June: Robert V. Levine (psychologist, CSU-Fresno), Village of Hope homeless self-help community.
July: N. David Milder (methodologist, Danth Consulting), Downtown revitalization: Why and how
Oct: Wendy Brawer (geographer), Greenmaps
Nov: Vahan Tanal, PE (Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff), socially responsible urban engineering
