Visualizing Our Ecological Footprint April 22, 2011

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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2011/03/22/Resilient_Cities_Urbanism_in_the_Age_of_Climate_Change

Architect and urban planner Peter Calthorpe visualizes humanity's ecological footprint by examining the demand we make of the planet in terms of land area. He shows that by representing data in terms of land area, it's easy to see that humans "are now demanding more of the planet than the planet has to give."

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This event is the second part of a two-part discussion featuring Bay Area architect and planner Peter Calthorpe, author of Sustainable Communities and Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, discusses the aspects of a livable city. Presented in partnership with Island Press.

Peter Calthorpe has practiced architecture since 1972 and founded Calthorpe Associates in 1983. After attending Antioch College, he studied architecture at Yale University. Calthorpe has lectured widely throughout the United States, Europe, Australia and South America and has taught at the University of California at Berkeley, University of Washington, University of Oregon and University of North Carolina.

Calthorpe is the co-author of Sustainable Communities and author of The Next American Metropolis. He has received numerous honors and awards and has been cited by Newsweek as one of 25 "innovators on the cutting edge."