IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C4.9, Convention Centre, Level 4
Session information
Urbanisation and the environment: how industrialised nations can use the law to promote the environment and growth
Tuesday 10 October (1430 - 1730)
Room C4.9, Convention Centre, Level 4
Committee(s)
Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee
(Lead)
Power Law Committee
Real Estate Section
Water Law Committee
Description
Increasing urbanisation in developed countries presents a fundamental challenge for environmental and urban planning agencies. How can the desire to seek further economic growth through urbanisation be managed to avoid significant impact on the environment and, importantly, promote the health of those who live in areas of increasing urban sprawl. Is greater density coupled with innovative infrastructure investment the answer? How can these issues be addressed without an unreasonable impact on housing affordability? Who gets to build where? What are the less obvious issues, such as the impact on health and well being? This panel will explore the various policy and legal solutions that leading cities and nations have put into place in successfully promoting the dual goals of economic growth through urbanisation and a cleaner, healthier environment.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Roberta Danelon Leonhardt | Machado Meyer Advogados, São Paulo, Brazil; Vice Chair, Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee |
| Hon Cheryl Lynn Edwardes LL.M. | Cheryl Edwardes Legal, Other City, Western Australia, Australia; Deputy Chair, Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee |
| Glen McLeod | McLeod Fisher & Hamdorf, Perth, Western Australia, Australia; Council Member, Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law Section (SEERIL) |
| Lina Pimentel Garcia | Vice Chair, Environment, Health and Safety Law Committee |
Speakers
| Evan Jones | Responsive Environments Pty Ltd, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Stefanie Morris | State Water Contractors, Sacramento, California, USA |
| Les Stein | University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Neel Strobaek | Ramboll, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Lesley Wan | Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, London, England |