Bradley Smith
Dr. Bradley Smith, dean of Huxley College of the Environment, has led a statewide effort for a sustainable Washington. He has been an adviser to UNESCO, the World Bank and the U.S. State Department and has served on the International Scholars Program for the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), speaking on environmental issues at U.S. embassies worldwide. Dr. Smith is the author of “Environmental Science: A Study of Interrelationships.”Smart Growth: Protecting the Green by Land and by Sea
Like many areas throughout the country, Bellingham is at the intersection of growth. Experts predict that from 2000 to 2025, the five U.S. counties lying between Vancouver, B.C., and Seattle could gain 750,000 people, a 72 percent surge in population. With the onslaught of such rapid growth and the infrastructure needed to support that growth, how do we protect the green that lures people to, and roots them, in our communities? Examining the long-term human impact on the environment has been a focus at Western’s Huxley College of the Environment for decades, long before sustainability became an international buzzword. Bradley Smith will discuss the issues surrounding growth that are now receiving universal attention.
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