Ecological Urbanism - Harvard GSD; documentation

this is kind of a reminder:
although finding the synopsis of last years ecological urbanism conference at harvard GSD quite intriguing;

"The conference was organized around the premise that an ecological approach is urgently needed both as a remedial device for the contemporary city and an organizing principle for new cities. An ecological urbanism represents a more holistic approach than is generally the case with urbanism today, demanding alternative ways of thinking and designing."

me, and maybe one or two other interested landscape architects, urbanists, architects etc., were not able to come to Harvard GSD.

BUT:
you may check podcasts of the conference proceedings, or may expand your bookshelf by the forthcoming publication on ecological urbanism

Poster "Approaches to Sustainable Landscaping" @ 'Urban Futures: the Challenge of Sustainability - AGS Annual Meeting 2009' ETH Zurich

The AGS Annual Meeting, ETH Zurich 26-29 January 2009:

From the conference synopsis:
"By 2050, over 6 billion people - three quarters of the world's population – will live in cities. Can this dramatic demographic change be harnessed to ensure progress towards sustainability?
Our propositions:
- cities, properly managed, can be transformative arenas in which natural resources are used more efficiently and economically, contributing to a high quality of life for everyone;
- reinventing cities offers one of the most effective ways of reducing human impacts upon the environment and achieving greater sustainability."

Presented poster at the conference:


colleagues enjoying the poster ;)

"Climate Adapted Landscape Architecture for Nordhavn" @ 'Futures of Cities - IFHP World Congress 2007, Copenhagen'

'Futures of Cities' - Impacts, Indicators, Implementations
52nd IFHP world congress, Copenhagen, sept 23-27, 2007