The Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources (CLEANR) and the Environmental Law Society at the University of California, Irvine School of Law are hosting an event titled "The Deliberative Practitioner: Encouraging Participatory Planning Processes." The event will feature a discussion with John Forester, a professor of city and regional planning at Cornell University, who is known for his groundbreaking work in participatory planning. The conversation will be moderated by Professor Alejandro Camacho, director of CLEANR. The panel will also include Scott A. Bollens, a professor of planning, policy, and design at the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology, and Carrie Menkel-Meadow, a chancellor’s professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. The event is scheduled for Thursday, February 27, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in EDU 1111, UC Irvine School of Law. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP to aduong@law.uci.edu. The discussion will explore Forester's book within the context of his broader work in planning and legal practice. The event aims to foster a public dialogue on participatory planning processes and their significance in contemporary planning and legal practices.The Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources (CLEANR) and the Environmental Law Society at the University of California, Irvine School of Law are hosting an event titled "The Deliberative Practitioner: Encouraging Participatory Planning Processes." The event will feature a discussion with John Forester, a professor of city and regional planning at Cornell University, who is known for his groundbreaking work in participatory planning. The conversation will be moderated by Professor Alejandro Camacho, director of CLEANR. The panel will also include Scott A. Bollens, a professor of planning, policy, and design at the University of California, Irvine School of Social Ecology, and Carrie Menkel-Meadow, a chancellor’s professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law. The event is scheduled for Thursday, February 27, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in EDU 1111, UC Irvine School of Law. Attendees are encouraged to RSVP to aduong@law.uci.edu. The discussion will explore Forester's book within the context of his broader work in planning and legal practice. The event aims to foster a public dialogue on participatory planning processes and their significance in contemporary planning and legal practices.