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Conference on Ecosystem Services and Sustainable Design for the Urban UniversitySubmitted by Shimshon on Wed, 03/14/2007 - 09:24.
04/26/2007 - 08:30 04/26/2007 - 16:30 Etc/GMT-5 What: As part of the Environmental Institute’s initiative on Green and Sustainable design, this conference is intended to bring some of the newest, most innovative, and exciting ideas on campus sustainability to Cleveland State University. The conference will focus on the particular challenges of:
The conference will feature presentations by researchers, professionals, and innovators of national prominence in the fields of sustainable landscape design, environmental planning, urban natural resource management, environmental justice, environmental education, and urban ecology. The CSU community will have the opportunity do interact directly with the presenters during an afternoon panel discussion. We hope that the conference will energize and perhaps expand upon on-going planning for environmentally sustainable development at CSU and throughout NE Ohio.
Who: Invited presenters and topic areas: David Beech, EcoCity Cleveland - environmental sustainability in NE Ohio Dr. Alex Felson, EDAW Inc., New York, NY – urban landscape design incorporating ecosystem services, research and education functions Dr. Charles Nilon, University of Missouri-Columbia – urban ecology and environmental justice Dr. John Peterson, Oberlin College – sustainability, education, and research on college campuses Dr. Dan Petit, Chief of Natural Resources, Cleveland Metroparks – ecosystem services and urban resource management Dr. Michael Walton, Cleveland State University – linking ecosystem services, education, and research on an urban campus Dr. Peter Whiting, Case Western Reserve University – water resources in urban environments
Additional Info: To RSVP and for more information, contact: Laura Miller, 216-687-5219, l [dot] j [dot] miller28 [at] csuohio [dot] edu
Support for this conference provided by a grant from the Gund Foundation Location
Mather Mansion, Cleveland State University
2605 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH United States
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