Dr. Gail Krantzberg, DirectorDr. Gail Krantzberg, Director

Centre for Engineering and Public Policy, McMaster Centre for Engineering and Public Policy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario University, 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 through EPPMission of the Master’s Program through EPP

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

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

Regeneration ConsiderationsRegeneration Considerations

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 of which Politics: clash of opposing visions of which shared values, ideas, and collective interests shared values, ideas, and collective interests should define policyshould define policy Including the appropriate role of governmentIncluding the appropriate role of government

Ripeness to Trigger ActionRipeness to Trigger Action

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

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

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

Regenerating liveable communities, the time is ripeRegenerating liveable communities, the time 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 GreatThanks for Making the Lakes Great

Questions?Questions?