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Webinar: Karen Firehock and Strategic Green Infrastructure Planning

Monday, September 3, 2018 - 10:45am EDT
Webinars

Karen E. Firehock, MUEP, and Adjunct Professor at the University of Virginia's School of Architecture discusses her landmark publication, Strategic Green Infrastructure Planning: A Multi-Scale Approach. Professor Firehock shares how both transportation planning and design needs to encompass green infrastructure practices. She also shares related best practices and research from the Green Infrastructure Center, a nonprofit she co-founded, and serves as the Executive Director.

The Transformational Speaker Series is a monthly webinar focusing on significant change in transportation systems, providing lesson learned for all stakeholders. The series is a partnership between the California Green Academy, its program TransportiCA, and Island Press. You can also follow the Series on Twitter @TransformingTCA and Instagram @transformationalseries.

Participants

Karen Firehock

Karen Firehock

Karen Firehock co-founded the Green Infrastructure Center in 2006 and is its director. She oversees green infrastructure planning and research projects. She is an environmental planner with more than 28 years of experience in planning and natural resources management. She is also an adjunct lecturer in green infrastructure planning and environmental ordinance development at the University of Virginia (UVA)'s School of Architecture in the Departments of Urban and Environmental Planning and Landscape Architecture.
Prior to her current position, Ms.