IUFRO-UNRI Urban Forestry Research

CONFERENCES AND EVENTS
Conference ‘Forest Recreation and Tourism Serving Urbanised Societies’ (also the 11th European Forum on Urban Forestry) Hämeenlinna, Finland, 28-31 May 2008. A full programme for this event is now available at http://www.metla.fi/tapahtumat/2008/recreation-tourism/programme.htm. Please note that the deadline for registration is April 25th, 2008.

Conference ‘Landscape Ecology and Forest Management – Challenges and solutions’ Chengdu, China, 16-18 September 2008 A draft programme of this IUFRO conference is now available at http://research.eeescience.utoledo.edu/lees/IUFRO/2008MTG/. The programme includes a symposium on ‘Urban Forest Landscapes in the Context ofDeveloping Countries and Rapid Urbanization’ organized by IUFRO 6.14.00 ‘Urban Forestry’.

PUBLICATIONS
Latest issue of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening The scientific journal ‘Urban Forestry & Urban Greening’ has just released its 2nd issue of 2008 (Volume 7). The issue includes papers on, for example, selection of tree planting sites in Los Angeles, improving contract design for green-space management, the perceived restorativeness of gardens, and the use of coppice in urban woodland management. For access to the full papers, visit http://www.sciencedirect.com (search for ‘Urban Forestry & Urban Greening’ under journals). New book on City Forests With my apologies for promoting my own work, I am glad to announce that the book ‘The Forest and the City: The cultural landscape of urban woodland’ will soon be published by Springer. The book looks at the relationship between cities and their forests over time, focusing on socio-cultural links. For more information about this book, see http://www.springer.com/life+sci/forestry/book/978-1-4020-8370-9?detailsPage=toc

EDUCATION
Course ‘Introduction to Green Roofs’ Sheffield, UK, 29 May 2008 The course is aimed at anyone with an interest in green roofs and does not require any previous knowledge of the technology. Topics will include the history of green roofs, benefits, construction aspects, maintenance, contract aspects, as well as site visits. For more information and online booking visit http://www.thegreenroofcentre.co.uk

AWARDS
Rome Millennium Cities Prize 30 April is the deadline for applications to the Rome Millennium Cities Prize, established by the city of Rome in partnership with the United Cites and Local Authorities (UCLG) and the UN Millennium Campaign to reward cities engaged in strategic and participatory planning focused on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. The winning city from the South will be hosted by the city of Rome and collect a prize of 50,000 euro. The organizers have received several applications, but they would also like to broaden the field of participants as much as possible. Applications are simple, and can be submitted in English, French, or Spanish. All interested cities can apply directly and e-mail their applications to this same address: romemillenniumcitiesprize@uniroma1.it. Full information can be retrieved from the Prize web site: http://w3.uniroma1.it/romemillenniumcitiesprize/

The ASEM Urban Forestry Network, a cooperation of countries and experts from Asia and Europe, has organized several interesting conferences in the past, for example about urban forestry and human health. The network is now planning to organize a conference in China later this year. The Chinese organizers are presently trying to determine the most suitable dates for this event. If you are interested in attending, please CLICK HERE to access the informational request form, complete the questions about your preferred dates, and return your questionnaire to Yujie CHEN at the Chinese Academy of Forestry (chenyj@forestry.ac.cn).

Please note that the ASEM urban forestry events are open to the following countries only: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Swedenand United Kingdom, and Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Burma/Myanmar, India, Pakistan and Mongolia of Asia (as well as the European Commission and ASEAN Secretariat).

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UPCOMING CONFERENCES

FOREST RECREATION & TOURISM SERVING URBANISED SOCIETIES

28-31 May 2008, Hämeenlinna, Finland
This event is the joint Final Conference of Forest for Recreation and Tourism (COST E33) and the11th European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF). For registration and further details, see http://www.metla.fi/tapahtumat/2008/recreation-tourism/

ISA EUROPEAN CONGRESS OF ARBORICULTURE
16-18 June 2008, Turin, Italy
Information about this event is provided at http://www.isaeuropeancongress.eu/. Online registration will start shortly.