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Landscape Architecture and Planning for Biodiversity

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One of the most enduring factors of biodiversity loss is land use change due to unsustainable urban expansion. This session will explore possible methodologies to integrate nature in planning practice, from the neighbourhood to the territorial scale.


Intro of panelists by Moderator Elisabeth Belpaire, ISOCARP Congress Director, Board & Executive Committee


Block 1: Biodiversity and Landscape Architecture 

  • Colleen Mercer Clarke, M.Sc., M.L.A., PhD, FCSLA, IUCN Special Envoy 
  • Oliver Atwood, Research Assistant McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania 


Block 2: Biodiversity and Planning 

  • Andrew Rudd, Programme Development Branch, UN-Habitat
  • Andy Simarmata, President of Indonesia Association of Urban & Regional Planners (IAP), ISOCARP Scientific Committee 


Q&A

  • Q&A by moderator and panelists

    • What roles can planning and landscape architecture play in the preservation and conservation of biodiversity?

    • Which innovative ecosystem-based approaches should we be considering?

    • What challenges and barriers are stopping us from reversing accelerating biodiversity loss?

    • How can IFLA, ISOCARP, and UN-Habitat help in changing current paradigms and practices?


  • Q&A by attendees



Oct 11, 2023 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM(America/Toronto)
Venue : Ada 1 (DS)
20231011T1630 20231011T1730 America/Toronto Landscape Architecture and Planning for Biodiversity

One of the most enduring factors of biodiversity loss is land use change due to unsustainable urban expansion. This session will explore possible methodologies to integrate nature in planning practice, from the neighbourhood to the territorial scale.

Intro of panelists by Moderator Elisabeth Belpaire, ISOCARP Congress Director, Board & Executive Committee

Block 1: Biodiversity and Landscape Architecture 

Colleen Mercer Clarke, M.Sc., M.L.A., PhD, FCSLA, IUCN Special Envoy Oliver Atwood, Research Assistant McHarg Center, University of Pennsylvania 

Block 2: Biodiversity and Planning 

Andrew Rudd, Programme Development Branch, UN-HabitatAndy Simarmata, President of Indonesia Association of Urban & Regional Planners (IAP), ISOCARP Scientific Committee 

Q&A

Q&A by moderator and panelists

What roles can planning and landscape architecture play in the preservation and conservation of biodiversity?

Which innovative ecosystem-based approaches should we be considering?

What challenges and barriers are stopping us from reversing accelerating biodiversity loss?

How can IFLA, ISOCARP, and UN-Habitat help in changing current paradigms and practices?

Q&A by attendees

Ada 1 (DS) 5th Urban Economy Forum + 59th ISOCARP World Planning Congress congress@isocarp.org
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