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Ken Yeang is an architect, ecologist, planner
and author from Malaysia, best known for his
ecological architecture and ecomasterplans that
have a distinctive green aesthetic. He pioneered an
ecology-based architecture (since 1971), working
on the theory and practice of sustainable design.
The Guardian newspaper (2008) named him "one
of the 50 people who could save the planet". His
latest book, Saving the Planet by Design: Reinventing
Our World Through Ecomimesis, presents two key
principles as the means to carry out these task of
saving the planet and humanity - 'ecocentricity'
being guided by the science of ecology, and
'ecomimesis' as designing and making the built
environment including all artefacts based on the
emulation and replication of the 'ecosystem' concept.
Adopting these principles is fundamental in our
endeavour to save our Planet Earth, and changes
profoundly and in entirety the way we design, make,
manage and operate our built environment. (2019)
Routledge.com. Mr. Yeang will keynote on October
23 at CitiesAlive Virtual 2020.

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Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez has served
in the United States House of Representatives
since 1993 as a Democrat representing the
people of Brooklyn, New York. On July 24 she
issued a press release on a bill that would
provide funding for the design, installation
and maintenance of green roofs on schools
across America. Under the proposed program,
which is endorsed by Green Roofs for Healthy
Cities and dozens of supportive organizations,
the Department of Energy would implement a
500 million dollar grant program to implement
green roofs on schools, particularly those in
disadvantage neighborhoods. "Green Roofs can
answer the call for safer schooling: additional
outdoor space provides an opportunity to
increase social distancing in open air." said
Velazquez. Congresswoman Velazquez is the
recipient of GRHC's Civic Award of Excellence for
her pioneering work on this important legislation.

Dr. Angela Loder is a researcher and strategic
planner whose work focuses on the relationship
between occupant health, buildings, and urban
nature. Her doctoral research looked at the impact
that visual and physical access to a green roof
in Chicago and Toronto had on office workers'
concentration, stress, and creativity. Her latest
book, Small-Scale Urban Greening: Creating Places
of Health, Creativity, and Ecological Sustainability
delves into detail about the many health benefits of
green roofs and other forms of greening in our cities.
Dr. Loder argues that including power dynamics,
symbolism, and aesthetics in our understanding of
the human relationship to urban nature can help us
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