CEDTalk: Daniel Chatman, Iryna Dronova, Maria Paz Gutierrez | Technology for a Sustainable Tomorrow
The fall CED lecture series concludes with presentations by faculty members Daniel Chatman, Iryna Dronova, and Maria Paz Gutierrez representing each department, followed by a lively discussion moderated by Karen Trapenberg Frick, director of the Institute of Urban & Regional Development.
About the Speakers
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Chair and Professor of City & Regional Planning; Perloff Family Chair in City & Regional Planning -
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Director, Institute of Urban & Regional Development; Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning
About the Series
This presentation is part of the College of Environmental Design’s interdisciplinary fall lecture series, Technology for a Sustainable Tomorrow, which explores the role of technology in shaping our landscapes and cities, past and present. Technological innovations of the past 150 years — especially “advances” in transportation, construction, and energy — powered rapid urban growth, economic expansion, and new forms of convenience but also accelerated the climate crisis, degraded our landscapes, and compromised our health and well-being. We’ve invited speakers to critically assess the compelling opportunities, as well as the potential downsides, of generative AI and other new technologies that are increasingly becoming part of our design and research practices. Can the technologies of the 21st century help repair the damage and put us on a path to a healthier, more sustainable future — can technology fix what technology broke?
Free and open to the public
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