Lincoln-Douglas Debate: The Question of Slavery
Lincoln speaks on differences between the Democrats and Republicans concerning slavery. Michael Krebs portrays Abraham Lincoln in reenactment at ...
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Find out about the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, one of the most fascinating periods in the life of Abraham Lincoln.
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Global urban change
The Contribution of the Americas to the World Urban Forum, which includes a set of policy recommendations for national and local governments and non-governmental organizations, was drafted after a series of meetings preceding the forum attended by Armando Carbonell, senior fellow and chairman of the Department of Planning and Urban Forum at the Lincoln Institute, at the request of the U.S. Department of State. “The goal was to address cities and climate change in the context of the developing southern hemisphere, a particularly challenging task,” said Carbonell. “Much of the urban form there, including Informal settlement, is remarkably energy-efficient now. The challenge is to maintain lower greenhouse gas emissions while advancing quality of life, living standards, and housing adequacy." Addressing a gathering at the World Urban Forum that included representatives from the US Department of State and Housing and Urban Development Undersceretary Ron Sims, Carbonell said, “The way of life the West has enjoyed is not something we can withhold, but it should proceed with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions possible. There are rich countries that have very low GHG emissions. We believe it is possible to decouple emissions from development -- a very promising concept, to deal with poverty, and at the same time deal with the problem of global warming.” The consortium of nations, led by Brazil and its Ministry of Energy, recommended the use of sustainable technologies in green building, sanitation, and transit, and the embrace of clean and renewable energy resources. The group urged international organizations to provide incentives for energy-efficient housing construction, urban densification wherever possible, and a priority for transit. Claudio Acioly, a past Lincoln Insitute fellow and a World Urban Forum organizer, said there was a “missing link between environmental policies...