What's Good for the Planet and the Economy is Also Good for
Health...With the Right Leadership An Oppenheim lecture held
April 14, 2008 by Dr. Richard Jackson, M.D., M.P.H. Professor
and Chairman, Professor and Chair of the Department of
Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA. For many of us, things just
don't feel quite right. We are using more land, water, energy,
and natural resources. We get fatter, and the planet gets
hotter. Young people worry about the future, and older folks
wonder what went wrong. Is this all inevitable, or could
recognizing a real synergy between our health and how we create
man-made environments produce better results? Dr. Jackson will
present integrated approaches that can help create a sustainable
future for our children. He will show how the shaping of our
man-made environment also shapes our overall well-being and our
future, and how architects can lead major improvements in the
quality of our environments and ultimately the quality of our
lives. Published: Monday, April 14, 2008