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How We Think About the Future - Seth Itzkan at Harvard College

01/19/2010
Tags: future studies, images of the future, Seth Itzkan, sustainable development

How We Think About The Future - from a presentation I made with Jim Laurie at Harvard College, Cambridge, MA, December 1, 2009.  It was for a class on Environmental Ethics and Land Management.  I discuss the prevailing images of the future and how can make alternatives.

"Houston After Oil" ASPO 2007, Segment 4 - Bio-refineries

10/08/2009
Tags: ASPO, Future Economy, Green Chemistry, Houston, Houston After Oil, Peak Oil, sustainable development

Seth Itzkan, speaking at the "Houston After Oil" session of the Association for the Study of Peak and Gas (ASPO) 2007 conference in Houston. Segment 4 discusses Green Chemistry, bio-refineries, and the biochemicals industry as a replacement for the petrochemicals industry.

"Houston After Oil", ASPO 2007 Segment 3

10/08/2009
Tags: ASPO, cities, Dongtan, Houston, Houston After Oil, Peak Oil, sustainable development

Seth Itzkan, speaking at the "Houston After Oil" session of the Association for the Study of Peak and Gas (ASPO) 2007 conference in Houston. Segment 3 discusses the Dongtan carbon neutral city project, outside of Shanghai, China.

"Houston After Oil", ASPO 2007 Segment 2

10/08/2009
Tags: ASPO, future studies, Houston, Houston After Oil, Peak Oil, sustainable development

Seth Itzkan, speaking at the "Houston After Oil" session of the Association for the Study of Peak and Gas (ASPO) 2007 conference in Houston. Segment 2 discusses the Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED) in Beddington, England, outside of London, as well as a ZED Quarter, and the Changsha Master Plan.

"Houston After Oil", ASPO 2007 Presentation

09/23/2009
Tags: ASPO, green buildings, Green Chemistry, Houston, Seth Itzkan, sustainable development, video

Seth Itzkan, speaking at the "Houston After Oil" session of the Association for the Study of Peak and Gas (ASPO) 2007 conference in Houston. 

 Segment 1: Introductory rewards, building designs for low energy. Example is the Forbes Lofts Development in Chelsea, Massachusetts, outside of Boston.