Riparian Ecosystems IV: Advancing Science, Economics and Policy
June 27-29, 2012, Denver, CO Abstract Submittal Deadline: Feb. 6, 2012 http://www.awra.org/meetings/Summer2012/riparian.html The mile high city of Denver, Colorado serves as host to the 4th AWRA Riparian Conference, "Riparian Ecosystems IV: Integrating Science, Economics and Policy". This conference is scheduled back to back with the AWRA specialty conference on âContaminants of Emerging Concern in Water Resources II: Research, Engineering, and Community Actionâ June 25-57, 2012. The Riparian Conference will bring together, scientists, policy makers, and economists to discuss the very latest national and global issues concerning the management and sustainability of riparian ecosystems. It will serve as a forum for the exchange of timely topics such as riparian ecosystem responses to flooding, the influence of bio-energy production on riparian function, the impacts of climate change on riparian ecosystem sustainability, and the effects of green house gas emissions in riparian ecosystems. The mix of topics will provide networking opportunities that stimulate discussion regarding the technical, economic and socio-political aspects of riparian systems. The objective of the conference is to improve our understanding of the latest sound science, discuss future scientific needs, and plan for policies to promote riparian sustainability into the future. Cross over between the two conferences will create a week of unprecedented informative exchange among disciplines equally concerned with emerging contaminants that threaten human and environmental health and with the critical riparian and water resources that sustain human and environmental health. ========================================= Paul M. Mayer, PhD US Environmental Protection Agency National Risk Management Research Lab 919 Kerr Research Drive Ada, OK 74820 USA phone: 580-436-8647 email: [email protected]
