Second Call for Submissions of Presentations to a special session on land use at the American Association of Geographers meeting in Boston in April 2008 (for conference information see http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2008/index.htm). We are looking for presentations related to land use change and its impact on ecology, the environment, as well as hydrology.
Studying Land Use Change: Determining the Environmental Impacts of Sprawl Despite nearly stagnant human population growth in several regions of the US (such as the Northeast), human consumption of rural land continues as it is being converted to 0.5 to 5 acre suburban and exurban residential lots. This low density exurban development (sprawl) not only consumes vast tracts of prime agricultural lands, but also leads to the fragmentation and deterioration of existing habitats for terrestrial plants and animals, the spread of invasive species, and the alteration of aquatic ecosystem structure and functionality. This session will focus on illustrating and understanding the broad range of impacts on the environment, as well as potential approaches for mitigation. While presentations from the Northeast are encouraged, others will be considered. If you are interested in having your abstract considered for this session, please e-mail it to me by Oct 25. Dr. Monika Calef - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dept. of Geography and Planning University at Albany Albany, NY Additionally, the abstract has to be submitted to AAG by Oct 31 which is only possible, after you have completed registration for the conference and received a PIN number. For more information on abstract submission see <http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2008/abstract.htm>http://aag.org/annualmeetings/2008/abstract.htm Please contact either me or Dr. Gary Kleppel <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] if there are any additional questions. Sincerely, Monika Calef
