X-posted from H-Environment. Apologies for any duplication. Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator
------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date sent: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 09:54:49 -0500 From: "H-Environment Editor (Dennis Williams)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: FYI: Science in the City To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: H-NET List for Environmental History <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Alice Ingerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Public Lecture on the Baltimore Long-Term Ecosystem Study FREE Public Lecture SCIENCE IN THE CITY: Integrating Social, Physical, and Ecological Research & Practice in Baltimore Thursday, November 15th, 7-9:30 p.m. Hunnewell Building of the Arnold Arboretum by Steward T. A. Pickett, Senior Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies (Millbrook, N.Y.) and Project Director, Baltimore Ecosystem Study with a response by David R. Foster, Director, Harvard Forest (The Baltimore Ecosystem Study and Harvard Forest are both part of the National Science Foundation's Long-term Ecological Research Network.) Cosponsored by The Institute for Cultural Landscape Studies The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, John F. Kennedy School of Government The term "urban ecology" has been used for some time by planners, designers, and environmental activists. The science of ecology in the city is distinct from the work of these other professions, although it is motivated in part by policy and planning issues. Ecologists have only recently begun to integrate the study of urban ecosystem structure and function with an understanding of the social, economic, and institutional controls on urban systems. Urban ecology is producing new theoretical frameworks, integrated models, and data collection strategies. In the process, ecologists are also learning to work in new ways, taking into account the interests and needs of communities, and identifying new opportunities for scientists and citizens to educate each other. This talk will illustrate the surprising results and intriguing new questions that have already emerged from integrated studies of the Baltimore ecosystem, and examine their implications for both science and practice. Free, but advance registration is requested. Please call 617-524-1718 x175 or email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED], providing your name, phone number, and email address. For additional information, see http://www.icls.harvard.edu/EVENTS/Pickett.htm. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 Mob: 021 150 2862 ************************************
