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Guest Lecture -- Sprawlburbia: The American Dream?
- When:
- Location:
- John and Frances Angelos Law Center
- Room:
- AL 603
- Description:
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Over the past few decades, the U.S. has seen a spike in sprawl. Forests and other undeveloped land have fallen victim to and increase of people moving from urban to rural areas. David Thaler’s lecture will focus on how modern zoning regulations and road codes have created a landscape that is degraded, incoherent and car-dominated, as well as possible solutions for the future.
About the speaker: David Thaler is a fellow of both the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National
Society of Professional Engineers. He is also a surveyor, land planner and land use consultant. His firm, D.S. Thaler & Associates, Inc., has designed hundreds of communities in the Mid-Atlantic region.A light lunch will be served.
- Contact Name:
- Heather Cobbett
- Contact Email:
- hcobbett@ubalt.edu
- Contact Phone:
- 410.837.4142
Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request 10 days prior to a campus event and 30 days prior to an event requiring travel.
