Brown Bag, Green Book #6: Growing Greener Cities

Here is a recording of the sixth in our lunchtime book club series called Brown Bag, Green Book. John W. Craig, owner of Segundo Properties, led our discussion of Growing Greener Cities: Urban Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Eugenie L. Birch and Susan M. Wachter. Listen and then discuss this episode using the comments.

In Growing Greener Cities, a collection of essays on urban sustainability and environmental issues, scholars and practitioners alike promote activities that recognize and conserve nature's ability to sustain urban life. Over the years, the significance of green in civic life has grown. In twenty-first-century America, not only open space but also other issues of sustainability—such as potable water and carbon footprints—have become crucial elements in the quality of life in the city and surrounding environment.

Confronted by a U.S. population that is more than 70 percent urban, growing concern about global warming, rising energy prices, and unabated globalization, today's decision makers must find ways to bring urban life into balance with the Earth in order to sustain the natural, economic, and political environment of the modern city. The essays in Growing Greener Cities demonstrate how partnerships across professional organizations, businesses, advocacy groups, governments, and individuals themselves can bring green solutions to cities from London to Seattle. 

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About John Craig

As owner of Segundo Properties and through his community leadership, John Craig has demonstrated his commitment to increasing the sustainability of the urban landscape.  He is responsible for the re-development of multiple downtown properties, including The Gallery Lofts, Emory Place, 29 Market Square, 9 Market Square, and the historic S&W Cafeteria. He completed both a B.A. and an M.B.A. at the University of Tennessee.

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