Dr. Gail Krantzberg, DirectorDr. Gail Krantzberg, DirectorCentre for Engineering and Public Centre for Engineering and Public

Policy, McMaster University, Policy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton, Ontario Krantz@Mcmaster.caKrantz@Mcmaster.ca

Great LakesOpportunities for Regeneration

$Billions Needed$Billions Needed

Can new Can new regenerative design regenerative design lead to public lead to public policies policies surrounding sewage surrounding sewage runoff?runoff?

CAR HABITAT

More cars traveling longer distancesMore cars traveling longer distances

design more livable citiesdesign more livable cities

Adaptation to climate change. How to regenerate the natural and built form?

The Real and The Real and Present Present

OpportunityOpportunity

Mission of the Master’s Program Mission of the Master’s Program through EPPthrough EPP

A nexus for excellence in public policy A nexus for excellence in public policy formulation based on the human formulation based on the human influence on technological, social and influence on technological, social and ecological systems.ecological systems.

Understand and train practitioners in Understand and train practitioners in regeneration for a sustainable future regeneration for a sustainable future and livable communitiesand livable communities

Regeneration Regeneration ConsiderationsConsiderations

Private interest Private interest Public interest Public interest

Widely shared values & ideas, & interests Widely shared values & ideas, & interests overcome some elements of self-interest overcome some elements of self-interest

Politics: clash of opposing visions Politics: clash of opposing visions of which shared values, ideas, and of which shared values, ideas, and collective interests should define collective interests should define policypolicy Including the appropriate role of Including the appropriate role of governmentgovernment

Ripeness to Trigger Ripeness to Trigger ActionAction

A triggering mechanism identifies and A triggering mechanism identifies and clarifies emerging issues. clarifies emerging issues.

Such issues tend to remain hidden from Such issues tend to remain hidden from view, until their momentum builds view, until their momentum builds behind more observable daily events. behind more observable daily events.

Triggering mechanisms become important Triggering mechanisms become important to the political process when they to the political process when they draw the attention of the public and draw the attention of the public and public policy-makers.public policy-makers.

Regenerating liveable communities, the Regenerating liveable communities, the time is ripetime is ripe

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AMD Centre for Engineering and Public Policy AMD Centre for Engineering and Public Policy is in support of this missionis in support of this mission

Thanks for Making the Lakes Thanks for Making the Lakes GreatGreat

Questions?Questions?