ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUSTAIN

This class is about the physical infrastructure that determines the capacity and sustainability of cities.  Integrated networks of transportation, water, waste, stormwater, energy, park, and communication infrastructure are required for land- and resource-efficient cities that can survive extreme weather. Yet we have been building too little, too slowly to maintain legacy systems, let alone to retrofit our cities with efficient, innovative infrastructure. Recent political breakthroughs have created federal investments and a once-in-a generation opportunity to shift our cities to low-carbon modes – if we adopt better approaches to project planning, funding, and delivering critical assets that include public-private partnerships. 

This course is designed to create sustainability leaders who will build the cities of tomorrow, drawing on lessons from the instructor’s experience in developing sustainability policies and related capital programs, and by understanding and critiquing the full spectrum of infrastructure development in New York City and other major cities across the project life cycle, from planning to project delivery to asset management.