Conference Highlights Examples Of Smart Growth

24 February 2002 - 7:00am

Environmentalists, developers, and officials meet at Sustainability Conference in Mississippi

"At a two-day conference, Coast government officials, environmentalists and developers will hear how a focus on the environment is helping communities improve quality of life and companies increase profits.The Sustainability Conference begins...with a presentation by a top DuPont official who will outline how the company has reduced pollution while maintaining profits.Conference sponsors hope environmentalists, developers and government leaders will find common ground."

Source: Sun Herald, February 24, 2002
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I argue that the vocabulary of planning and the concepts necessary to participate in local government and planning issues need to be taught to students in K-12.