California’s long-term growth is either a nightmare scenario or the dawn of a new era — according to who you ask.
This week, we interview Timothy P. Duane, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Energy and Resources, whose research focuses on City and Regional Planning from the Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning department at the University of California, Berkeley.
Neither a booster nor a doomsayer, Dr. Duane argues for both pragmatic analysis and ambitious problem solving.
- Searching for the Next Pat Brown: California’s Infrastructure in the Balance, Institute for Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley
- “Human Settlement, 1850-2040,” Chapter 11, Volume II of the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project, Report to Congress, (PDF, 10mb). “The importance of human settlement as a factor in the future health and sustainability of Sierra Nevada ecosystems cannot be overstated… The human population of the Sierra Nevada is forecast to triple from 1990 to 2040, while the land area developed for human settlement could potentially quadruple if current patterns of development continue.”
- California Caucus Stokes ‘Smart Growth’ Debate, Stateline.org
- Sizing Up the Challenge: California’s Infrastructure Needs and Tradeoffs, What Should the State Do About California’s Infrastructure?, Water for Growth: California’s New Frontier, Public Policy Institute of California
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