The
United Nations World Environment Day 2005
The UN's World Environment day has been held each year in a different city
for over 30 years. Held in 2005 for the first time in the United States,
the San Francisco event was themed "Green Cities." Each day of the 5-day
event focused on a specific theme: Urban Power, Cities on the Move,
Redesigning Metropolis, Pure Elements, and Flower Power.
Perhaps the most historic legacy that San Francisco will leave for the
future of the global environment will be the Urban Environmental Accords,
a compendium of concrete and achievable goals for critical environmental
areas that was signed by the mayors of the planet’s largest and most
progressive cities.
June 2005 also marked the 60th Anniversary of the United Nations in San
Francisco. GCI is excited to be contributing to this month of global
awareness and local initiatives. For details on World Environment Day see
the official WED2005 site.
The Green Century Institute at World Environment Day 2005
Green
City Solutions Exhibit
June 1-5, 2005
Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, SF
In collaboration with the UN's World Environment Day and the
Natural World Museum's Art Into Action. A showcase of sustainable
community models. This art exhibition is free to the public.
Presenting
displays by:
American Institute of Architiects:
Going Green exhibit, a showcase
of Bay Area sustainable architecture projects ? Planet
Drum: Bioregional Sustainability,
Education, and Culture ?
Auroville: Sustainability
Design and Industry at the southern India intentional
community. ? Arcosanti:
Paolo Soleri's model Arcology (architecture-ecology)
in central Arizona, and latest eco-city design The
Lean Linear City for China. ? Seascape
One: Sustainably designed Floating
Eco-city ?
Balanced Planet Technologies:
High tech Wind Turbines designed
by former Star Wars scientists from Russia and the U.S.
Redesigning
Metropolis:
Ecology, Community, and the Greeing of the City
Thursday, June 2
Presented by the Commonwealth
Club and the Green Century Institute.
5:30 p.m. Reception | 6:00 p.m. Program
Commonwealth Club of California, 595 Market St., 2nd Fl., SF
World Environment Day program featuring a talk by Peter Calthorpe.
Green
City Models:
Auroville
and Califia
June 3rd, 2005
Symposium at California
Institute of Integral Studies
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Namaste Hall, CIIS, 1453 Mission St., SF
$10, $5 with CIIS student identification
An exploration of Auroville, a sustainable community planned
for 50,000 in Southern India, and the proposed Califia Bay Area
eco-city project - with key representatives here from Auroville.
Eco Visionary Summit:
Friday, June 3, 2005 - 9am to 4pm
Fort Mason Firehouse (next to the Festival Pavilion)
Experience leading ecological visionary minds of our time as they share
their life works.
GCI
and Synergy Developers Consortium
at Green Cities Expo
June 3-5, 2005
Green
Cities Expo - Interactive Booth Exhibit # 615
Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, SF
Available for design consulting, state-of-the-art technologies,
renewable energy systems, disaster preparedness, transportation
solutions, community development, and integrated project implementation
for cities, towns, villages, and developments throughout the
world. Design Earth Synergy ? Transit Plaza ? Aerotecture Synergy
California ? Ecostructure Financial
Inspiring
Sustainable Culture:
An International Symposium
June 4, 2005
Produced by World Environment Day 2005, Natural World Museum,
and Green Century Institute
Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, SF
12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Al Gore, Randy Hayes, Francine Cousteau, Joanna Macy, Mike Fay,
Wyland and more.
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