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1 Detailed program Urbio 2008 update (last changes in in RED) Tuesday, 20 May Registration Input of data for presentations for the next day (adjacent to the registration desk) Start Informal Reception Landscape Education Park University of Applied Sciences Erfurt Guided Tour Landscape Education Park Wednesday, 21 May Registration Welcome Notes (Moderation Norbert Müller) Dieter Althaus, Minister President of the Free State of Thuringia, Erfurt, Germany Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary and conference patron, Montreal, Canada Prof. Dr. Dr. Herbert Sukopp, Honorary President Competence Network Urban Ecology (CONTUREC) and conference patron, Berlin, Germany Astrid Klug, Parliamentarian Secretary of State, Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and representative of the UNCBD COP 9 President, Bonn, Germany Prof. Matthias Herbert, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Leipzig, Germany Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kill, President of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller Chief Organiser Urbio 2008, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany, David Knight Organiser Urbio 2008, Natural England, United Kingdom & Peter Werner, Organiser Urbio2008 & Executive Secretary CONTUREC, Institute for Housing & Environment, Darmstadt, Germany Introduction Keynote (Moderation David Knight) Norbert Müller (presenting author), David Knight & Peter Werner: Cities and the Convention on Biological Diversity from Rio via Curitiba to Erfurt - facing the main challenges of this century for life on earth Coffee break Keynote Topic 1 (Moderation Peter Werner) Rüdiger Wittig: Biodiversity of urban-industrial and its evaluation habitats for 1.3 Urban habitats and ecological services 2.1 Evaluation of exotic plants and animals in cities Chairs Jari Niemelä Stefan Klotz, David Knight Stephan Pauleit Moritz von der Lippe, Uwe Starfinger M. Katti: Becoming urban: behavioral and evolutionary implications of living in the city S. Knapp, I. Kühn, S. Klotz: The hotspot is not that hot - functional and phylogenetic patterns of urban species diversity T. Vuorisalo: Environmental history and urban colonizations I. Kowarik, M. von der Lippe: Function of different urban habitats for the establishment of sustainable plant populations I. Vähä-Piikkiö: The omitted value of boreal urban biotopes in Europe T. Parker, C. Nilon: A. Faggi, P. Perepelizin, J. Dadon: South Atlantic tourist resorts: how afforestation influence D. Sattler, S. Schmidt, P. Gomes dos Santos, M. Alves: Analysis of the vegetated open spaces in the Apipucos district of Recife, Brazil T. Sattler, P. Duelli, M. Obrist, F. Bontadina, R. Arlettaz, M. Moretti: The influence of past and present human decisions on urban arthropod diversity S. Clemants, M. Aronson, S. Handel: Urbanization promotes native plant species loss and replacement with non-native plant communities Presented by M. Aronson K. Szlavecz, C. Csuzdi, Z. Korsós, E. Hornung, F. Vilisics: Earthworms, Isopods and Millipedes on the Urban Landscape: Patterns in European and American Cities Presented by F. Vilisics M. von der Lippe, I. Kowarik: Traffic as agent for plant invasions along urban-rural gradients 1

2 Input of data for presentations for the afternoon and the next day (please come to the allocated rooms) Keynote Topic 2 (Moderation David Knight) Andy Millard: Cultural aspects of urban habitats for 1.3 Urban habitats and ecological services 2.1 Evaluation of exotic plants and animals in cities Chairs Jari Niemelä Stefan Klotz, David Knight Stephan Pauleit Moritz von der Lippe, Uwe Starfinger N. Smith, H. Bouwman, S. Cilliers: The geographical distribution of avifauna and the factors affecting avitopes of some urban on the South African Highveld J. Niemelä: Changes in insect communities along urbanisation gradients R. Pouyat, K. Meade, M. Neel, D. Nowak, I. Yesilonis: Relationship of tree species distribution and urban environmental factors in Baltimore, MD, USA Coffee Break F. Vilisics, E. Hornung: City matrix as hot spot for introduction and shelter for native fauna elements: examples on Isopods (Crustacea, Oniscidea) from Hungary W. Altherr, P. Nagel: Measuring the functional connectivity of urban corridors for the wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) N. Machon, E. Porcher: Assessing gene flow in urban habitats for M. Culescu: Bucharest's industrial wastelands - between ecology and development Y. Lin: A study on measuring the habitat functions of urban wetland - Guandu Nature Reserve in Taipei City, Taiwan I. Zasada, F. Müller, D. Haase: Assessment of ecological and recreational ecosystem services in urban habitats 2.2 Cultural influence on the of the urban forest K. Szlavecz, C. Csuzdi, Z. Korsós, E. Hornung, F. Vilisics: shifted to (same day) N. Maurel, A. Muratet, N. Machon, J. Moret, J. Ponge, S. Salmon: Reynoutria japonica Houtt. in urban wastelands: Impact of an invasive species on soil and flora U. Starfinger: The Action Programme Ambrosia in Germany 2.3 Evaluation of historical parks and gardens for Chairs Jari Niemelä Stefan Klotz, David Knight Wayne Zipperer Reinhard Böcker A. Madhyastha N. A., N. Barve: Urban sprawl and loss: A case study from two coastal districts of Karnataka, India H. Albrecht, T. Langbehn, C. Tschiersch, E. Eder: Population diversity - variation of the diaspore pool of spontaneous plant communities in urban wasteland W. Zipperer: Cultural influences on exotic species in urban landscapes A. Macias, A. Prieto, J. A. Saiz de Omenaca: Plant assessment of the Spanish Royal Gardens V. Pellissier, F. Rozé, P. Clergeau: Constraints of urbanisation on vegetation dynamics in a growing city: a chronological framework in Rennes (France) D. Knight: Brownfield : the value of open habitat mosaics on previously developed land F. Behrens, I. Spellerberg, G. Stewart: Planning for urban trees: A case for ecological and biogeographical selection criteria M. Abd El-Ghani, R. Hamdy: P. James: Urban Flora: historic, contemporary and future trends C. Jim: Old masonry walls as ruderal habitats for preservation and enhancement in urban Hong Kong Poster Session Topics Plenary Room (1.1); Goethe (1.2); Schiller (1.3, 2.1); Concerto (2.2, 2.3) H. Kasperidus, A. Sickert: Strategies for adaptive forest management to maintain : the case of Leipzig's urban forest Input of data for presentations for the next day (please come to the allocated rooms) L. Fischer, M. von der Lippe, I. Kowarik: Significance of historical gardens for nature conservation Welcome City Hall Erfurt by the Lord Mayor Andreas Bausewein and introduction of Aichi-Nagoya by Deputy Mayor Masao Yamada Thursday, 22 May Office hours registration desk 2

3 Keynote Topic 3 (Moderation Norbert Müller) Sarel Cilliers: Social aspects of urban 3.1 Urban agriculture, community gardens, allotments and useful plants 3.3 Nature experience and wilderness in cities 3.2 Human well-being and the green environment Chairs Jürgen Breuste Charles H. Nilon Torsten Wilke Keitaro Ito R. Sousa Matos: Urban Agriculture - an ecological, cultural, economical, social and aesthetical approach for the urban voids design A. Eplényi: "Railway-gardens" - The diversified roles of the watchman-gardening-system along the Hungarian Railways in the 19-20th century D. Kräher, A. Bruns, S. Wildhage: Coffee Break C. Meurk: Cities on the road to apocalypse, or the soul of the (sustainability) party? R. Scott: Ecology, Culture, Opportunity and What Next M. Hofmann, J. Westermann: Preception of Urban Green Spaces in Experts and Laypeople R. Home, N. Bauer, M. Hunziker: Residents attitudes towards urban nature in Swiss cities A. Kazmierczak, P. James, R. Armitage: Uban green spaces: natural and accessible? M. Zisenis: An interdisciplinary approach to a comprehensive evaluation of urban 3.4 People participation to design and manage urban green V. Chanse: Contemporary Urban Stewardship Practices and Landscapes Shifted to Friday, Session 5.5, J. Rayner, A. Laidlaw: Engaging children in designing landscapes - an example from Australia K. Ito, I. Fjortoft, K. Masuda, T. Manabe, K. Fujiwara: Landscape Design and children's participation in a Japanese primary school - A planning process of a school biotope in 5 years Keynote Topic 4 (Moderation Peter Werner) David Nowak: Urban & climate change 3.1 Urban agriculture, community gardens, allotments and useful plants 3.3 Nature experience and wilderness in cities 4.1 Urban ecosystems anticipating climate change Chairs Jürgen Breuste Charles H. Nilon Herbert Sukopp, Angelika Wurzel J. Breuste: Allotment gardens between gardening and recreation - actual trends and perspectives in Central Europe L. Wetzlar: Entente Florale - a contribution for more awareness on in European cities and villages A. Murcahyani: Community Involvement in Increasing Biodiversity Quality in Highly Populated Area D. Benkowitz, K. Köhler: Perception of Biodiversity - The Impact of School Gardening on Getting in Touch with Plants P. Winkler: Nature Preserve Management and Cooperative Educational Programs Produce Ecosystem Restoration in an Oak-Hickory Woodland and Tallgrass Prairie P. Colon, A. Prevot-Julliard, V. Servais, R. Julliard, C. Dehay: Feral pigeons in the cities: cultural categories and wildlife management Poster Session Topics Concerto (3.1, 3.2); Schiller (3.3, 3.4); Goethe (4.1, 4.2) M. Hermy, S. Van der Veken, A. Knapen: Jumping the garden fence gives a head start for plants on climate change M. Schmidt: The importance of evaporation and latent heat flux for the urban and global climate change S. Pauleit, S. Gill, J. Handley: A green infrastructure strategy to adapt cities to climate change Input of data for presentations for the next day (please come to the allocated rooms) Mid-conference excursion Conference Dinner at the Kaisersaal (Plenary Room) Meeting Advisory Board and Preparation of Erfurt Declaration 4.2 Potential of urban green in climate change mitigation Wilfried Endlicher L. Nunes Laera, K. Fonseca Tanizaki, M. Simoes Meirelles: GHG mitigation in the construction industry - analyses of the efficiency of Rio de Janeiro's legislation K. Hagen, R. Stiles: Creating microclimatic spaces in overheated urban structures S. Heiland: Climate change and urban - consequence for land use and landscape planning 3

4 Friday, 23 May Office hours registration desk Keynote Topic 5 (Moderation David Knight) Maria Ignatieva: Design and future of urban 5.1 From analysis to evaluation and design 5.4 Shrinking cities new chances for 5.3 Preservation of original natural vegetation in cities 5.2 Urban biosphere reserves and master planning for Chairs Ingo Kowarik & Glenn Stewart Ulrike Weiland Clas Florgard Christine Alfsen G. Stewart, M. Ignatieva, C. Meurk: Function and evaluation of urban biotopes in a southern temperate city, Christchurch, New Zealand H. Staiger: Approach and results of urban biotope mapping in Erfurt M. Du Toit, S. Cilliers, T. De Klerk: Remote sensing and GIS in the study of grassland ecology along an urban-rural gradient Coffee Break 5.1 From analysis to evaluation and design M. Richter, P. Werner: Do shrinking cities influence urban? J. Mathey, D. Rink: Urban Wastelands - a Chance for Biodiversity in Cities? Ecological Aspects, Social Perception and Acceptance of Wilderness by Residents J. Vargas-Hernández: Environmental and economic development shrinkage of Atenquique 5.5 Fast-growing cities challenges for H. Daniel, J. Vallet, V. Beaujouan, F. Roze: Effects of urban-rural gradient on the distribution of woodland flora L. Hamberg, S. Lehvävirta, D. Kotze: Forest edge structure as a shaping factor of understorey vegetation in urban forests in Finland N. Williams, S. Sharp: The impact of contrasting urban planning models on preservation: native grasslands in Australian cities 5.3 Preservation of original natural vegetation in cities T. Elmqvist: Urban ecosystem services and urban biospheres P. Marcotullio, A. Frei, L. Patrick: The New York Biosphere project R. Stanvliet, J. Van Breda, D. Le Maitre, M. Audouin: Using the urban biosphere concept in strengthening the jurisdictional landscape in Stellenbosch towards supporting sustainable development practices Presented by A. Mader 5.2 Urban biosphere reserves and master planning for Chairs Ingo Kowarik & Glenn Stewart Richard Boon Clas Florgard Christine Alfsen S. Abendroth, C. Geyer, N. Müller: Evaluation and utilization of urban brown field sites for open space design in shrinking cities M. Rolf, S. Höke, H. von Dressler, F. Rück, K. Thierer: Value of young urban soils for urban A. Reuter, M. von der Lippe: Conceptual ideas to combine experience and nature conservation in historical urban parks Presented by M. von der Lippe N. Stern, J. Li, J. Breuste: Comparison of Chinese and European evaluation approaches and resulting challenges for supporting conservation in Shanghai A. Ifesanya, O. Ifesanya: Shifted from Thuesday: V. Chanse: Contemporary Urban Stewardship Practices and Landscapes S. Qureshi, J. Breuste: C. Dorse: Halting the loss of irreplaceable in Cape Town: challenges in planning and implementation F. Schwarz: A Concept for Nature Conservation in Cities - showed on the example of the City of Linz/Austria C. Florgard: Natural vegetation preserved in cities - values, impacts, long term biotope and vegetation changes Poster Session Topic 5 Goethe (5.1, 5.2); Plenary Room (5.3, 5.7); Schiller (5.4, 5.5, 5.8); Concerto (5.6) Input of data for presentations for this afternoon (please come to the allocated rooms) F. Soflaei Shahrbabak, M. Shokouhian, P. Shahmohammadi: Effect of Pollutions on Human Health and unsustainability in Modern Cities (case study: Tehran) I. Langensiepen, A. Engelniederhammer: Master Planning for Biodiversity - the Bavarian concept of Investigation and Design of Biodiversity in Cities J. Ahern: Spatial Concepts and Theory for Urban Biodiversity Planning and Design 4

5 Chairs 5.1 From analysis to evaluation and design Ingo Kowarik & Glenn Stewart R. Snep, E. Van Ierland, P. Opdam: What are the different design and management options for nature at business sites? T. Lipp, B. Schroeder: Integrating ecological modelling into urban planning processes considering issues: a review 5.5 Fast-growing cities challenges for 5.6 Ecological restoration and design for in urban Richard Boon Colin Meurk John Kelcey S. Nair: T. Graham, J. Hitchmough, N. Dunnett: Engineering of Diverse Sown Communities on Fertile Sites T. Zhang: Migrating birds' stepping stone: urban design for habitat value in Nanchang City, China C. Albert: A. Soeriaatmadja, R. Raksadjaja: Urban Greening Program in Indonesia: between the illussion of a good city and the reality of good urban environment Coffee Break J. de Vries, A. Koster: Design for Biodiversity in the Urban Fringe C. Haaland, M. Gyllin, A. Peterson, A. Larsson: Greenways in peri-urban in Southern Sweden - how to combine goals for and recreation A. Langer: Nature-Park Südgelände Berlin - Nature protection and recreation on a former railyard Short Break 5.1 From analysis to evaluation and design Chairs Ingo Kowarik & Glenn Stewart A. Ribeiro, A. Mendes, C. Faria, A. Fabião, R. Peixoto, R. Fernandes, P. Gonzalez, M. Ferreira, A. Fabião, A. Almeida, D. Espírito-Santo: M. Gryssels: Contribution of urban to the Natura 2000 network: the case of the Brussels Capital Region A. Mader: LAB - Enhancing Urban nature through a Global network of Local Governments Short Break M. Uustal: Biodiversity protection of urban-industrial area, by the example of Paljassaare Special Protection Area, Estonia C. Herzog: Landscape Ecological Planning: an approach to provide conservation under urban expansion pressure in Southeastern Brazil R. Kanoje: Observation of some Ecological Changes in Last Twenty Five Years in the Fast Expanding Town of Rajnandgaon in the Central India. A Case Study 5.8 Living walls and living roofs J. Gnädinger, C. Joas, K. Wiesinger, K. Kiehl: Establishment and enrichment of oligotrophic grasslands on urban and suburban sites Presented by C. Joas P. Farinha-Marques, J. Almeida, J. Honrado: The Ecological Restoration and Design of a disturbed Eucalytus-Pine Woodland for Nature Recreation in Porto Metropolitan Area R. Kirsten: Development of intra-urban green along the flowing waters of Erfurt A. Kirmer, S. Tischew: Nearnatural restoration of postindustrial in eastern Germany S. Handel, M. Mitrovich, K. Smith: Restoring complex habitats and biotic connections in an arid urban area: from military base to public park Presented by L. Johnson 5.6 Ecological restoration and design for in urban Manfred Köhler Colin Meurk John Kelcey D. Gedge, G. Kadas: No space for nature in our cities? How green roofs can help to bring into our city? D. Ramseier, B. Kahler: Designing flat roofs for enhancing while having good thermal insulation M. Köhler: Vegetation dynamics on extensive green roofs Erfurt Declaration and Closing Session (Moderation Sebastian Winkler) 5.7 Ecological design and management of parks and gardens J. Hitchmough, N. Dunnett: Biodiversity and normative designed - urban vegetation Presented by Z. Dunninger S. Plenk: Take Steps for Steppes in Towns - Naturalistic Planting Design N. Kunz, I. Langensiepen: Ecological Design and Management of public - 10 years of experience in the outside facilities of the Bavarian Environment Agency J. Weaver, S. Murphy: An Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of the Urban Norway Maple and its Implications for Park Management W. Kircher, Uwe-Jörg Messer, Jessica Riedel: Mixed perennial plantings on gravel substrates as a key to diversity and low maintenance demands G. J. Cruz & al.: The use of herbaceous vegetation as an alternative to promote in urban parks in Veracruz, Mexico 5.7 Ecological design and management of parks and gardens S. Swamy, S. Devy: K. Rostanski: Attempts to enhance biological diversity through development of public recreation in Upper Silesia, Poland R. Kohsaka, K. Horiba, S. Kawada: Restoring Satoyama and urban through citizens participation: A case study of Japanese urban forests in Higashiyama, Aichi Nagoya Press Conference K. Krellenberg: Possibilities, benefits and problems analysing urban public and private green using terrestrial and remote sensing data W. Nöbauer, R. Maier, I. Schinninger: Urban green and the sustainable city - Do green fit into a compact city design? Presented by I. Schinninger 5

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