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City of the Future

Tags: Andrew Griffiths, Dan Spiller, David Kepler, Edward Blakely, Geoffrey Garrett, John Norquist, John Thwaites, Johnpaul Langbroek, Kate Jones, Ken Morrison, Kevin Kramer, Lucy Turnbull, Mark Cridland, Mark Pascoe, Mary Okane, Meg Mcdonald, Mike Ritchie, Paul Greenfield, Paul Meredith, Polly Trottenberg, Raphael Bostic, Ray Wills, Rob Skinner, Robert Cervero, Robert Doyle, Robert Hill, Robert Yaro, Rod Leaver, Rod Welford, Roger Beale, Romilly Madew, Tor Hundloe

The future of cities in the United States and Australia was explored in a landmark urban-planning conference in Brisbane's Parliament House on 15-16 November 2010, co-hosted by the US Studies Centre and the Global Change Institute at the University of Queensland.

Senior Obama Administration officials US Assistant Secretary of Transport, Polly Trottenberg, and US Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Raphael Bostic, joined US business leaders including Dow Chemical Executive Vice President, David Kepler, and the President of Growth Initiatives for Alcoa, Kevin Kramer, and Australian experts to discuss public policy and private sector solutions to the urban challenges facing both countries.

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VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS

Edward Blakely

Tornado rips through Oklahoma

Disaster recovery expert Edward Blakely says changes in the way houses are built, especially a lack of underground shelters, are partly responsible for the death toll following the tornado in Oklahoma City. 

Brendon OConnor

Obama to address drones, Guantanamo

Associate professor Brendon O'Connor previews Barack Obama's major defence speech, saying that the closing of Guantanamo Bay and the continued use of drone strikes are sure to be key issues. 

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