2013 Conference on the Environment

2013 Conference on the Environment
October 2-5, 2013  |  Buffalo, NY

The 2013 Conference on the Environment took place at the Adams Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo, NY, from October 2-5, 2013.  The conference was themed around, “A Bi-National Sustainability Summit,” and included over 30 presenters from the United States and Canada speaking to environmental planning issues affecting both nations.  Persons from as far as Australia descended on Buffalo for this exceptional conference.

Conference Presentations

• General Session – Monroe County, NY Sustainability Initiatives
• General Session – Sustainable Municipal Water Management
• General Session – Sustainable Planning Journey
• Track A – Brownfield Redevelopment in Niagara County, NY
• Track A – Brownfield Redevelopment in Niagara Region, ON
• Track A – Buffalo Erie Niagara Land Improvement Corporation
• Track A – Grow Local Buy Local Initiatives in Ontario
• Track A – Grow Local Buy Local Initiatives in WNY
• Track A – Mitigating Air Quality Impacts of Traffic at the Peace Bridge
• Track A – Role of Agriculture and Agri-Business in Niagara Region
• Track A – Vision 2020, Hamilton, ON
• Track B – An Applied Perspective on Grid Modernization
• Track B – Complete Streets for Niagara, ON
• Track B – Energy Conservation & Weatherization in Low Income Communities
• Track B – Flood Resilience in the Lake Champlain Basin
• Track B – New York’s Climate Smart Communities Program
• Track B – Sustainable Transportation Solutions at Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
• Track B – Transportation Planning in the City of Niagara Falls, NY
• Track C – Boosting Local Economies Through Great Lakes Restoration
• Track C – Green Infrastructure in the Great Lakes Basin
• Track C – Minimizing the Impact of the Emerald Ash Borer
• Track C – Times Beach Restoration