Conference Objective
The pace of urbanization and land-use change is accelerating
in many parts of the world, leading to rapidly changing environmental
conditions along urban-rural interfaces, broadly speaking. In turn, these
changing conditions are creating new ecological and societal challenges
and opportunities. We seek to bring together researchers, practitioners,
and policy makers to share current research results and to identify knowledge
gaps regarding the interaction between urbanization, land-use change,
and natural resources. In particular, approaches that focus on integrating
socioeconomic and ecological research will be highlighted.
Paper topics of interest include:
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How ecosystems are being altered by human influences: direct and
indirect stressors |
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Restoring/rehabilitating terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems altered
by urbanization |
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Evaluating changes to ecosystem goods and services along urban/rural
gradients |
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Monitoring and predicting human influences on landscapes and ecosystems |
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How urbanization alters the characteristics of natural disturbances |
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The relationship(s) between land-use policies and ecological processes/disturbances
along wildland/urban interfaces |
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Informing policy makers, natural resource professionals, and private
citizens |
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Spatial/scale aspects of land-use change |
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Application of ecological research in land-use planning |
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Ecosystem impacts on human communities (e.g., human health, economic
well-being,
political action) |
Who Should Attend?
Individuals/groups with interests in:
Land-use planning
Environmental/Natural Resource economics
Environmental/Natural Resource policy
Aquatic Systems
Water, air, and land pollution
Ecosystem services
Ecosystem management
Landscape aesthetics, ecology, and management
Forestry & Wildlife (both urban and non-urban) management
Environmental Justice
Urban agriculture
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