WEBINAR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 9:00AM 10:30 AM EST The World Bank s South Asia Sustainable Development Unit (SASDU) is excited to launch an Urbanization Webinar Series, an initiative to share, generate, and innovate, best practices to shape our sustainable urban future. This online forum is an opportunity to engage and facilitate a dialogue between the practitioners and policymakers from within and outside the region, and to learn from the successful and effective initiatives across the globe. We hope that the webinar series will lead to stimulating discussions and knowledge exchange. The South Asia Sustainable Development Unit (SASDU), in collaboration with East Asia Pacific Sustainable Development Unit (EASIN), cordially invite you to our first webinar on Waterfront Development on January 10, 2013 from 9:00am to 10:30am EST. Rivers, canals, harbors, bays, and beachfronts have always been important growth nodes for cities and civilizations. Today, cities along waterbodies face many challenges due to water pollution, rising sea-levels, brownfield contamination, abandoned and underutilized waterfront properties. In this session, we will cover global perspectives on transforming waterfronts, and case studies on cities which have and are in the process of successfully transforming waterfront into a thriving economic engine while balancing social and environmental needs. The presentations will be followed by a question and answer session. Join our experts including Peter Ellis, The World Bank; Richard Marshall, Perkins+Will; Victor Vergara, The World Bank; Michael Grove, Sasaki Associates; and Bonnie A. Harken, Nautilus International Development Consulting, Inc. The webinar is open to urban practitioners in the public and private sectors. Please extend the invitation to interested persons. You can join sessions via Adobe Connect and submit your questions through Adobe Connect chat window. Adobe Connect Link : http://worldbankva.adobeconnect.com/urbanization-waterfront/ For questions, please contact: Parul Agarwala I pagarwala@worldbank.org Chyi-Yun Huang I chuang@worldbank.org
SOUTH ASIA URBANIZATION FLAGSHIP WEBINAR SERIES WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT January 10, 2013 from 9:00AM to 10:30AM EST AGENDA Segment I Opening Remarks and Introduction Chair: Mr. Peter Ellis Team Leader, SAR, The World Bank A global perspective on transforming waterfront from a liability to an asset Speaker: Mr. Richard Marshall International Strategy Director, Perkins+Will Segment II Practical application through case studies Moderator: Mr. Victor Vergara Team Leader, EAP, The World Bank Spatial Planning and Land use Assessment Case Study: Fuxing, Shanghai Speaker: Mr. Michael Grove, ASLA Principal, Sasaki Associates Institutional Framework and Master Planning Case Study: Battery Park City, New York Speaker: Ms. Bonnie Harken President, Nautilus International Development Consulting, Inc. EAST ASIA MANAGING URBAN GROWTH FLAGSHIP Segment III Question and Answer session with audience Time-30 minutes
WEBINAR SERIES WATERFRONT DEVELOPM ENT SPEAKER BIOS PETER ELLIS Peter Ellis is currently the Lead Urban Economist in the South Asia Urban Development Unit of the World Bank, based in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was based in Jakarta, Indonesia as coordinator for the urban and local government program. He has also worked extensively on Russia, India and Pakistan. His area of expertise covers local governance, decentralization, urban development, municipal finance, and housing markets. Before joining the World Bank he worked as a Senior Economist at Standard & Poor s. He holds degrees in Earth Sciences, Economics and Urban Studies from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. RICHARD MARSHALL Richard Marshall has worked as an architect and urban designer for 20 years conducting architectural and urban design projects in the Middle East, Australia, the United States, China, as well as other parts Asia. Richard was Associate Professor and Director of Urban Design Programs at the Harvard Design School. He has lectured and taught around the world and has been an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the University Technology Sydney and Tongji University, Shanghai. He has authored three books and numerous articles on urban development, planning, urban design. His books are: Emerging Urbanity Global Urban Projects in the Asia Pacific Rim (2003), Waterfronts in Post Industrial Cities (2001) and Designing the American City (2003). His latest writing appears in two new publications - Josep Lluis Sert: The Architect Of Urban Design, 1953-1969 (2008) by Eric Mumford, Hashim Sarkis and Neyran Turan, and Urban Design (2009) by Alex Krieger and William Saunders. Richard is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Institute of Architects and the Australian Institute of Architects. He is based in San Francisco. VICTOR VERGARA Victor Vergara is Urban Sector Leader for the East Asia Pacific Region of the World Bank. As Sector Leader M. Vergara is the point person for the urban sector and is responsible for communities of practice which codify and disseminate technical knowledge on key aspects of urban development. Operationally Mr. Vergara is responsible for the review of all urban initiatives as well as being a team member for specific projects and research initiatives. Before joining East Asia Pacific Mr. Vergara led the World Bank Institute urban practice and was responsible for capacity building initiatives. In WBI Mr. Vergara worked in Latin America, Africa and East Asia developing national and regional capacity building programs on municipal management, local finance and civic participation. While at WBI Mr. Vergara began preparation of WBI s land use planning course. MICHAEL GROVE, ASLA Michael plays a leading role in Sasaki's global practice, focusing on the evolution of urban environments in Asia. As the director of Sasaki's Shanghai office, he offers unique insight into the unprecedented transformation and urbanization of the region. Michael's international experience includes large land planning, new communities, urban districts, and waterfronts. As an advocate for both the economic and ecological impacts of development, he focuses on solutions that contribute to the health of people and the environment. Michael is a graduate of Cornell University, with a BSc in Landscape Architecture and a focus on Planning and Urban Design. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and sits on the Global Exchange Council of the Urban Land Institute. His work has been recognized with numerous awards, and he is a frequent presenter at conferences and universities around the world. BONNIE HARKEN Bonnie A. Harken, AIA & APA, is President of Nautilus International Development Consulting, Inc., which consults for government agencies and private businesses about strategies for planning and implementing successful, sustainable urban developments. Ms. Harken is an internationally-recognized expert in sustainable waterfront revitalization and downtown development, speaking regularly at the United Nations and publishing widely. Nautilus is currently working with The Nature Conservancy on a business plan for their Great Rivers Partnership, a global network of rivers working together to balance competing demands on these critical ecosystems from development pressures and climate change to hydropower, navigation and agriculture. Early in her career, Ms. Harken led the master planning team for the north area of Battery Park City, which has become a model for profitable waterfront redevelopment around the world. Ms. Harken grew up in Asia and Brazil, studied environmental design at Parsons School of Design, and holds a Master of Architecture from Columbia University.