ULI Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership in Land Use Workshops

presented by the ULI Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership, funding provided for by The Home Depot Foundation – Sustainable Cities Institute

Sustainable development policies and practices are becoming a high priority for local governments. As so, the Rose Center has created a workshop curriculum structured for local public officials to learn about valuable tools and tactics they can use to leverage more sustainable development practices in their communities. This event is an excellent opportunity for professionals working in local public or government adminstrations to share the strategies, synergies, and specific examples - reinforced by real project cases - of sustainable development.

The learning objectives of this program are to:

• Define and deliver context for sustainability at the community level,
• Provide and review policy tools and measurements,
• Present business case studies and identify local project/programs implementing sustainable development practices in the Atlanta region,
• Engage participants in group exercises that focus on best practices and the most effective role that public officials can play in creating more sustainable communities while enhancing constituents’ quality of life.

Instruction will be led by Kathy Blaha (www.kathyblahaconsulting.com), a planning and program development expert who has worked extensively with local governments to help guide their decision-making process in developing, managing and funding sustainable land use strategies with particular emphasis on conservation.

Until 2007, Ms. Blaha was Senior Vice President at the Trust for Public Land (TPL), directing research and program development for various parks, greenspace, and land conservation initiatives. As a member of TPL’s staff for 24 years, she held a number of leadership positions in their Southeast, Midwest, and Washington, D.C. offices

Guest speaker: Ed McMahon, Sr. Resident Fellow, ULI/Charles Fraser Chair on Sustainable Development, Urban Land Institute, Washington, DC


Course content is tailored to the sustainability context of each region. Workshop format is designed to encourage regionwide networking and collaboration.

AICP CM Continuing Education Credits are pending.

To inquire about these workshops, please email rosecenter@uli.org    To register please click the link to the right.