MIHELP — Michigan Higher Education Land Policy Consortium

REINVENTING PROSPEROUS PLACES: Webinar Recordings and Presentations

About the Seminar Series

The MIHELP Consortium hosted a series of seminars on “Reinventing Prosperous Places” from February 4 through April 29, 2010. The series was designed specifically to bring together faculty researchers, and educate funders, stakeholders and state, regional and local policy makers, as well as graduate and undergraduate students on the importance of prosperous places in the new global economy. The purpose of the seminars was to:

Focus the work of researchers at four Michigan universities on what it will take to turn Michigan places around.

Highlight recent research that can inform policy makers today (two to three research presentations at each session).

Outline the direction of tomorrow’s research.

Link the research, policy, stakeholder and funding community around ideas to reinvent Michigan Places.

Each seminar featured faculty teams consisting of two to three members who presented papers on the work they were doing related to the various topic areas, and discussed what they envisioned as policy implications and for future research, outreach and curriculum development in the study area. In addition, each event included discussants and audience participation, and explored how to take research and outreach in those areas further. Every seminar was also broadcast via webinar. Below is a listing of seminars, speakers, their presentations and webinar recordings:

Transportation and Transit Models, Policies, Strategies and Economic Impact
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wayne State University, Room 3339 FAB, Detroit

Dr. John Warbach, Michigan State University (MSU), Introduction to the seminar intro recording and presentation

Dr. Eva Kassens, MSU, on “Transit Friendly Policy” recording and presentation

Dr. Michael Belzer, WSU, on “Transforming Michigan into a Global Freight Gateway: Detroit to the World Via Montreal and Halifax” recording and presentation

Knowledge Infrastructure Models, Policies, Strategies and Economic Impact
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Michigan State University, 315 Human Ecology, East Lansing

Dr. John Warbach, Michigan State University (MSU), Introduction to the seminar intro recording and presentation

Dr. Cliff Lampe, MSU, on "Social Network Sites" recording and presentation

Dr. Rich Jelier, GVSU, on “Placemaking for the Knowledge Economy: Lessons from Australia” recording and presentation

The Impact of Mindset on the Economic Performance of Places
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Michigan State University, 315 Human Ecology, East Lansing

Dr. John Warbach, Michigan State University (MSU), Introduction to the seminar intro recording and presentation

Dr. John Schweitzer, MSU, on “Neighborhood Social Capital Measures and Behavior Change” recording and presentation

Dr. Raymond De Young, University of Michigan, on “Facilitating Behavior Change ” recording and presentation

Models of Sustainable Growth and the Economic Impacts
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Grand Valley State University, 2201 Kirkhof, Allendale

Dr. John Warbach, Michigan State University (MSU), Introduction to the seminar intro recording and presentation

Dr. Soji Adelaja, MSU, on “Age-Group Population Dynamics and Economic Development: Comparison of U.S. and Rustbelt Counties” recording and presentation

Dr. Laura Reese, MSU, on “Place Luck: The Influence of Place Attributes on Economic Development” recording and presentation

Norman Christopher, Grand Valley State University, on “Integrative and Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development Models and Approaches” recording and presentation

Social Justice Impacts on Place Performance
Thursday, March 18, 2010
University of Michigan, 2104 Art and Architecture, Ann Arbor

Dr. Soji Adelaja, Michigan State University (MSU), Introduction to Seminar intro recording and presentation

Dr. June Manning Thomas, University of Michigan (UM), on "Social Justice Impacts on Place Performance: The Setting" recording and presentation

Dr. Margaret Dewar, UM, on “Cities after Abandonment” recording and presentation

Brownfield Utilization Models, Policies, Strategies and Economic Impact
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Michigan State University, 315 Human Ecology, East Lansing

Dr. John Warbach, Michigan State University (MSU), Introduction to Seminar intro recording and presentation

Dr. Roger Hamlin, Jim van Ravensway and Cristina Leuca, all from MSU, and Steven Sandstedt, Priority Development Corporation, on “Changing Public/Private Approaches to Brownfield and Waterfront Development” recording and presentation

Dr. Joan Nassauer, University of Michigan (UM), on “Brownfields into Green Infrastructure” recording and presentation

Food Deserts and Food Security: Economic, Social, Health and Environmental Impacts of Imbalances in Access and Demand
Thursday, February 18, 2010, from 10:20am-11:40am
Michigan State University, S109 South Kedzie Hall, East Lansing

Dr. Dave Weatherspoon and Dr. Lorraine Weatherspoon, MSU, and Dr. James Oehmke, Yale University, on “Food Choice Factors in a Detroit Low-Income Neighborhood” intro recording and presentation (both include the introduction by Dr. Warbach)

Public Space (Green Infrastructure and Urban Amenity Spaces) Models, Policies, Strategies and Economic Impact
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Michigan State University, 315 Human Ecology, East Lansing

Dr. John Warbach, Michigan State University (MSU), Introduction to Seminar intro recording and presentation

Dr. Yohannes Hailu, MSU, on “Green Infrastructure Value to Places” recording and presentation

Dr. Zachary Neal, MSU, on “Common Ground: Understanding Public Spaces” recording and presentation

Place and Placemaking Models, Policies, Strategies and Economic Impact
Thursday, February 4, 2010

Dr. John Warbach, Michigan State University (MSU), Introduction to the Seminar Series intro recording, questions recording and presentation

Dr. Soji Adelaja, MSU, on “Defining Place Prosperity Science” recording and presentation

Dr. Steve Glass, Grand Valley State University (GVSU), on “Cultural Differences among Places in Understanding Sustainability” recording and presentation

Dr. Richard Sauerzopf, MSU, on “The Political and Electoral Aspects of Place” recording and presentation

For more information about the seminars, contact LPI’s Dr. John Warbach at warbach@msu.edu or 517.884.0795.