UVA Climate Change and Health Symposium — Schedule

Sunday, April 19, 4:00pm — 6:00pm

Charlottesville Community Design Center

4:00 Welcome
Nisha Botchwey, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning and Public Health Sciences
4:15 Opening
David Neuman, Office of the Architect
5:00 Movie (UnNatural Causes: Place Matters)
5:30 Reception with student videos


Monday, April 20, 8:30am — 4:00pm

Alumni Hall

8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Introduction
Timothy Beatley, Professor, School of Architecture
9:10 Opening
John Scrivani+, Director of Resource Information, Virginia Department of Forestry
9:50 The Natural Environment: Greener Communities, Healthier Communities
Julia Reis, Engineering Graduate Student
Andy Larson+, Associate Professor, Darden School of Business
Kristina Hill, Director of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture
11:00 BREAK
11:10 The Built Environment: Greener Communities, Healthier Communities
Paxton Marshall+, Professor, School of Engineering
John Quale, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture
Nisha Botchwey, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning and Public Health Sciences
Karen Firehock, President, Green Infrastructure Center
12:20 Lunch and Announcement of Winning Posters
1:00 Keynote Address
Adil Najam+, Director of the Fredrick S Pardee Center and Professor of International Relations and of Geography & Environment at Boston University.
2:00 Climate Change Action at the Local Scale
Teri Kent+, Better World Bettie
Daniel Nairn+, Graduate Urban and Environmental Planning Student
Eric Gilchrist+, Program Coordinator for SPARK!
Kristel Riddervold, Environmental Administrator, Charlottesville Department of Public Works
3:30 Final Reflections