Where
USC Upstate, The University Readiness Center
800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Contact
Ashley DowningTen at the Top
864-283-2317
adowning@tenatthetop.org
2015 Shaping Our Future Speaker Series
"The Economic Benefits of Conservation and Open Space"
Keynote Speaker: Jessica Sargent, Trust for Public Land
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. YOU CAN STILL REGISTER BY CONTACTING ASHLEY AT adowning@tenatthetop.org or REGISTER AT THE DOOR BEFORE 3PM.
The value of open space is often discussed in relation to its beauty, environmental benefits, and quality of life impacts - but have you ever considered its economic value? Join us for the final event in the Shaping Our Future Speaker Series: The Economic Benefits of Conservation and Open Space with keynote speaker, Jessica Sargent from the Trust for Public Land. Sargent's presentation will discuss how open space and parks provide real and tangible economic benefits to the local community and how this information can be used to successfully enhance public funds for land conservation, open space protection, and parks.
The event will also include presentations from the perspective of a local developer and chamber of commerce. Jason Armstrong, Project Manager at Patrick Square, a traditional neighborhood development in Clemson, SC will discuss why developers decided to conserve approximately one third of that development's land area and how that decision is paying dividends. Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau will present on "marketing outdoor recreation in Spartanburg" - a component of Spartanburg's Tourism Action Plan.
This event is the final offering in the 2015 Shaping Our Future Speaker Series in partnership with Upstate Forever, Ten at the Top, the Riley Institute at Furman University, the Greater Greenville Association of Realtors and the Upstate SC Alliance. Special thanks to the JM Smith Corporation who is helping to sponsor this particular event. The goal of the series is to inspire dialogue regarding the connections between land use decisions, transportation options, housing choices and quality of life.
Greenlink Transit will provide complimentary bus ride from Greenville to/from Spartanburg. Space is limited to the first 14 registratns interested.
The event will be held:
3:00-5:00 p.m. on October 20, 2015
USC Upstate, The University Readiness Center
A networking reception will follow
Cost to attend is $10* and advance registration is required.
About Jessica Sargent:
Jessica Sargent is the Director of Conservation Economics for The Trust for Public Land. As The Trust for Public Land's lead economist Jessica runs TPL's Conservation Economics program which conducts research on the economic benefits of parks and land conservation at the local, regional, state, and national levels. Since 2007 she has overseen more than 20 economic benefits of land conservation studies. Prior to joining TPL, Jessica spent five years working for Industrial Economics, Incorporated where she conducted analyses of the costs and benefits of proposed environmental and natural resources policies, program evaluation, and natural resource damage assessment for various state, federal, and international agencies. Jessica holds a M. S. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences and a B.S. in Natural Resources from the University of Maine.
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