A Special TransForum with Peter Calthorpe

From TransForm:

World-renowned urban planner Peter Calthorpe will discuss his new book, Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change, which shows how combining more compact patterns of growth with conservation and new technology can achieve not only needed reductions in carbon emissions but achieve many other critical economic and lifestyle benefits.

Peter will sign books at the end of the talk while guests mingle over snacks and drinks.  Copies of the book will be available for sale.


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