IUFRO-UNRI Urban Forestry Research

13th EUROPEAN FORUM ON URBAN FORESTRY – ‘Urban Forests meet Urban People’
Tulln, Austria, 25-29 May, 2010

Click here the first announcement for the 13th EFUF, to be held in the Austrian town of Tulln near Vienna.  Abstracts of up to 250 words can be submitted until February 22, 2010, under the conference’s seven sub-themes.

These include:

1. Different urban forests for different urban people
2. Urban forests for locals and for newcomers
3. Children and teenagers as urban forest users
4. Quality of recreation experience in urban forests
5. Climate change and urban green
6. Managing urban forest conflicts
7. Developing opportunities for adventurous forest recreation in highly artificial urban environments

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URBAN FORESTRY AT THE IUFRO WORLD CONGRESS 2010
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 23-28 August 2010

IUFRO’s main congress will have as its theme ‘Forests for the Future –

Sustaining Society and the Environment’. You can read more about the event here: http://www.iufro2010.com/. Urban forestry will be well represented at the congress, with the following sessions/meetings:

– Subplenary session on ‘Promoting urban forest services in partnership between scientists and communities’ (hosted by IUFRO 6.14.00)

– Technical sessions (2) on ‘Urban Forestry Combating Poverty – Building a Collaborative Stakeholders Dialogue’ (contact persons: Prof. Giovanni Sanesi (sanesi@agr.uniba.it) and Michelle Gauthier of FAO (michelle.gauthier@fao.org).

– Business meeting of IUFRO’s Research Group on Urban Forestry

Unfortunately the deadline for submitting abstracts for IUFRO 2010 has passed, but you can expect a series of interesting sessions.

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR URBAN FORESTRY IN CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS
Beijing, China, 29 August – 1 September 2010

To maintain sustainable urban forests in cities is the ultimate goal of urban forest management. However, this task can be very challenging for cities facing unfavorable natural or anthropogenic influences. In contrast to extensive studies and discussions on managing urban forests in cities under normal conditions, less information is available for urban foresters in those challenging environments. In Fall 2010, a conference organized by the IUFRO’s Research Group on Urban Forestry (6.14.00) and Beijing Forestry University will bring together scientists, policy makers, practitioners, and concerned citizens to share important findings, innovative science and technologies, and daily experience in dealing with various challenges now and in the future. Also, the benefits of urban forests to people living in challenging environments will be discussed.

Click here to download the first announcement and call for abstracts for this event, which will be organised immediately after the IUFRO World Congress in Seoul, Korea (see above). Deadline for submitting abstracts is April 20, 2009.

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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – MANAGING THE URBAN RURAL INTERFACE – STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINBLE PERI-URBAN LAND USE
Copenhagen, Denmark, 18-21 October 2010

The conference is organized jointly by the PLUREL project; ASEM 4th Symposium on Urban Forestry; Landscape Tomorrow; Danish Association of Landscape Ecologists; & Danish Architecture Centre. The event is the final event of the PLUREL project: PERI-URBAN LAND USE RELATIONSHIPS – STRATEGIES AND SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR URBAN-RURAL LINKAGES funded by the European Commission*s sixth Framework Programme for research (EC FP6 036921).

IUFRO’s Urban Forestry’s group also acts as co-organiser, specifically of the session ‘Urban Forestry and Urban Greening in Developing Countries’. You can read more about this event at www.plurel.net/conference. Abstracts can be submitted until May 1, 2010.

UPCOMING CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

2010 EUROPEAN FORUM ON URBAN FORESTRY
The first announcement for the 13th European Forum on Urban Forestry, co-sponsored by IUFRO Urban Forestry, has been released and is availble at tinyurl.com/efuf2010. Next year’s EFUF will be held in Tulln, Austria, during May 25-29. Central theme of the event will be “Urban People Meet Urban Forests”. Abstracts can be submitted to the organisers until February 22, 2010. Read more in the file and keep yourself informed through www.efuf.org.

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OPEN POST
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences SLU has announced a position as senior lecture in Landscape Planning specialized in the use of plants in the urban outdoor environment. This includes teaching and research on the connection between plant choice, growth site and technical/functional demands in the urban and peri-urban environment. The full application for can be downloaded from: http://personal.slu.se//LEDANS/2009-34447.pdf. Deadline for applications is December 30, 2009.

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NEW PUBLICATIONS

NEW ISSUE OF URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING
Issue 4, Volume 8 of the scientific journal ‘Urban Forestry & Urban Greening’ (UFUG) has been published. Articles in this issue look at, for example, the restorative properties of small urban parks, contracting out in green space management, and the impact of solar radiation on green roof plants. Access the table of contents at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/16188667/ Since the start of Volume 8, UFUG is included in Web of Science (formerly: ISI-listed). Most universities encourage publication in Web of Science journals.

Urban Forestry Sessions at XIII World Forestry Congress
Buenos Aires, Argentina, 18-23 October 2009

Please note that there will be two important urban forestry sessions at the upcoming World Forestry Congress in Argentina. The sessions will deal with the themes “Driving the forces towards A Green Agenda for Urbanized Society: A matter of Choice or Destiny?” respectively “Optimizing and mastering the tree cover for healthy cities – learning from practice and science”.  Click Here to view, or download, PDF file outlining these presentation sessions..

In addition to these sessions, there will be an event on “Protecting Urban Watersheds: Technology and Communication” on Tuesday October 20, 12.45-14.15 hrs (Yellow Pavillion). This side event at the World Forestry Congress will share successful efforts to improve, measure, monitor, and communicate the connection between forests, water, and people. Opportunity will be provided for participants to share their strategies and successes, as well. Please join us for this global conversation, hosted by the United States Forest Service.

Malaysian Urban Forestry Conference 2009
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 17-19 November 2009

The second announcement for the Malaysian Urban Forestry Conference 2009: ‘Lessons for Sustainable Development’ is available by visiting http://www.frim.gov.my/pdf/urban-forestry.pdf. Registration for the event is still possible. For an updated listing of confirmed speakers, please Click Here.

Conference ‘Monitoring and Management of Visitor flows in recreational and protected areas’ (MMV2010)
Wageningen, Netherlands, 30 May – 3 June 2010

This fifth MMV conference will build on the success of four preceding conferences, which have made MMV into a regular meeting for scientists and managers. MMV5 will be the first lustrum and organized in an urbanized country, the Netherlands. Read more about this international conference at http://www.mmv2010.nl/.

Conference ‘Forest Landscapes and Global Change – New frontiers in management, conservation and restoration’ (IUFRO Landscape Ecology conference 2010)
Brangança, Portugal, 21-27 September 2010

After past events in Bari and Chengdu, the IUFRO Landscape Ecology conference will visit Portugal in 2010. Read the first announcement for this event, with a theme on urban forestry, at http://www.ipb.pt/iufro2010/index.php?pai=45&lng=.

Conference ‘Forestry Serving Urbanized Societies in the North Atlantic Region’
Reykjavik, Iceland, 16-19 September 2009

This international conference, organised under the Icelandic chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers, will look at e.g. the social and
health services of forests, innovative woodland management, and community forestry approaches. The event is co-organized by the Nordic-Baltic Centre of Advanced Research on Forestry Serving Urbanized Societies, CARe-FOR-US (www.sl.life.ku.dk/care-for-us). A full program is now uploaded on the conference website, http://skogur.is/radstefna-sept-2009.  Here you can also register online for the event.

12th Anniversary Conference of Pro Silva Europe in Slovenia – ‘Linking Practice, Science and Educational Outreach for Advancing Close-to-Nature Forest Management’
Logarska Dolina, Slovenia, 24-27 September 2009

This international conference will include amply attention for urban forests, for example through an excursion day in Celje’s urban forests under the title ‘Close-to-nature forestry in urban and recreational forests’. You can read more about the event and register at http://web.bf.uni-lj.si/go/prosilvaslovenia2009/programme.html.

Malaysian Urban Forestry Conference 2009
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 17-19 November 2009

The first announcement and call for papers for the Malaysian Urban Forestry Conference 2009: ‘Lessons for Sustainable Development’ is available by visiting http://unri.org/iufro/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/uf_2009_malaysian1.pdf. This international event, which will include a range of leading international speakers on aspects of urban forestry and nature tourism, will be held back-to-back with an FAO workshop on urban and peri-urban forestry. Abstracts for the Malaysian Urban Forestry Conference 2009 can be submitted until August 30, 2009.

Conference ‘Monitoring and Management of Visitor flows in recreational and protected areas’ (MMV2010)
Wageningen, Netherlands, 30 May – 3 June 2010

This fifth MMV conference will build on the success of four preceding conferences, which have made MMV into a regular meeting for scientists and managers. MMV5 will be the first lustrum and organized in an urbanized country, the Netherlands. Read more about this international conference at http://www.mmv2010.nl/.

CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

Conference ‘Forestry Serving Urbanised Societies in the North Atlantic Region’
– submit your abstract now!
Reykjavik, Iceland, 16-19 September 2009

This international conference, organised under the Icelandic chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers, will bring together researchers and practitioners from the North Atlantic Region (as well as others who are interested in the topic) to 1) present and discuss the state-of-art of research on forestry serving urbanised societies; 2) find ways of better implementation of state-of-art knowledge; and 3) developing a joint research agenda for the future. Conference sessions will look at e.g. the social and
health services of forests, innovative forest planning, design and management, benefit valuation, species selection, and community forestry approaches.

The event is co-organised by the Nordic-Baltic Centre of Advanced Research on Forestry Serving Urbanised Societies, CARe-FOR-US (www.sl.life.ku.dk/care-for-us). ABSTRACTS of up to 300 words should be submitted to cck(at)life.ku.dk BY JUNE 30, 2009. Please visit the conference website for further details: http://skogur.is/radstefna-sept-2009, where you can also register online.

International conference ‘Ecology and Forests for Public Health’
Oslo, Norway, 18-20 September 2009

This conferences focuses on environmental, climatic and cultural changes that threaten public health today. This event will analyze the importance of ecology and forests for people on our planet. A wide range of aspects will therefore be addressed through key-note speakers, submitted abstracts, workshops and side events. Subthemes like vocational rehabilitation in nature, recreation, health promotion, physical activity, well-being, out-door life (friluftsliv), farming for health etc. are also part of the programme.

Read more about the event at www.nacuheal.net. ABSTRACTS can be submitted until JULY 15, 2009.

Malaysian Urban Forestry Conference 2009
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 17-19 November 2009

The first announcement and call for papers for the Malaysian Urban Forestry Conference 2009: ‘Lessons for Sustainable Development’ is available by visiting http://unri.org/iufro/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/uf_2009_malaysian1.pdf. This international event, which will include a range of leading international speakers on aspects of urban forestry and nature tourism, will be held back-to-back with an FAO workshop on urban and peri-urban forestry. Abstracts for the Malaysian Urban Forestry Conference 2009 can be submitted until August 30, 2009.

International Healthy Parks, Healthy People Congress
Melbourne, Australia, 11-16 April 2010

The Call for Proposals for the first International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress is open until June 22nd 2009. With the increasing recognition of the value of nature to human health and well being worldwide, Parks Victoria will host the inaugural International Healthy Parks Healthy People Congress at the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia. For further information, visit the conference website at www.healthyparkshealthypeoplecongress.org.

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PUBLICATIONS

Journal Urban Forestry & Urban Greening now indexed by Thomson Reuters

As of issue 1 of the present Volume (8, 2009), Urban Forestry and Urban Greening is indexed by Thomson Reuters (formerly ISI). This means that the journal has become part of major databases such as Science Citation Index Expanded. Articles published by us from Vol. 9, issue 1 onwards will be part of the Web of Science. The journal’s first impact factor will be granted for 2011.

Find more information about the journal and its indexing at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/701803/description#description.

New publication: ‘GreenKeys @ Your City – A guide for urban green quality’

GreenKeys, an INTERREG III B Project which has developed suggestions for how to improve the planning and management of urban green spaces, has recently issued this interesting manual. It contains recommendations for green space development in European cities and provides guidelines on the preparation and implementation of an urban green space strategy. You can download the report (or order a hardcopy) from the project’s website: www.greenkeys-project.net.