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‘Urban forestry – Working together for green city values’
12th European Forum on Urban Forestry
Arnhem, The Netherlands, May 27-30, 2009
Welcome to Arnhem!
Arnhem is a city rich in old and new green spaces, situated at the fringe of the Veluwe, the largest (and heavily visited) forest and nature area in The Netherlands. In 2008 Arnhem has been granted as the “Greenest city in the Netherlands”. To celebrate this ‘green award’, the city of Arnhem will host this year’s European Forum on Urban Forestry (EFUF), in collaboration with the Dutch Urban Forestry Network.
The 12th EFUF will have as title: ‘Urban forestry – Working together for green city values’. The Forum will discuss how to promote the many contributions of urban forests to healthy, attractive and competitive cities.
EFUF is an annual event, providing a meeting place for practitioners, scientists and educators involved with the planning and management of urban forests (from woodland to urban parks and street trees). The Forum is associated with the International Union of Forest Research Organisations’ (IUFRO) urban forestry group, as well as with several European and Nordic networks for urban forestry. Participants come from across Europe, as well as from other parts of the world. Every year, the EFUF takes up an actual theme within urban forestry, such as financing, public involvement, partnerships, and management innovations. The first edition of the EFUF was held in Wuppertal, Germany, in 1998. The 2009 edition will be the 12th EFUF. It will be the second time that the Forum is held in The Netherlands, after the joint Dutch-Belgian EFUF held in 2003.
Programme
‘Urban forestry – Working together for green city values’
12th European Forum on Urban Forestry
Tuesday, May 26th, Villa Sonsbeek
19.30–22:00 Registration at ‘Villa Sonsbeek’ in park Sonsbeek and
Wednesday, May 27th, Villa Sonsbeek/Meinerswijk
08.30 Registration in the main lobby in “Villa Sonsbeek” continues
09.30 Opening Plenary Organisation and EFUF
Welcoming words by the organizers -Introducing Arnhem Cool City
10.30 Departure to Meinerswijk
11:00 Start of field study (an interactive, ‘real life’ urban forestry exercise) in Meinerswijk
Opening words by Municipal councillor Cees Jansen
13.00 Field lunch
17:00 End of fieldwork
19:00 Diner at the Visitors’ centre of park Sonsbeek
20:30 Presentation of field findings
22:00 Drink at the visitors’ centre
Thursday, May 28th, Villa Sonsbeek
8.30-10.30 Green City Marketing
Tom Wild Making places profitable-the role of urban green space.
Cecil Konijnendijk Green cities, Competitive cities-Green city branding in past, present and future.
Lars Andersson Urban forestry in a green city in Sweden.
Max Hislop Glasgow: the “Dear Green Place”? Partnership working to build a Green Network for economic competitiveness.
10:30 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Children and nature
Peter Bentsen Teaching outside the classroom: what teachers want from forests, woodlands and green spaces.
Agnes van den Berg Green opportunities for children.
Kirsten Vilbaste Green city value begins from schoolyard.
Roger Worthington Urban woodland and nature play.
Renate Spaeth The importance of "wild urban forests in the Ruhr Area for people.
13:00-14:30 Lunch and short walk through park Sonsbeek
14:30-16:30 Participatory urban forestry
Ann van Herzele How maps work in participatory planning.
George Borgman Practical experiences with urban forestry participation projects in the Netherlands.
Maija Sipilä Adapting participatory urban forest planning to interculturalism.
Sue Hobley Bringing Back the Bush to Inner Sydney: The Rozelle Community Native Nursery and Leichhardt Council.
Roos van Doorn Energizing Participation in forest and nature area’s.
16:30-17:15 Poster session
18:00 Dinner at Café Brasserie Dudok
Friday, May 29th, Villa Sonsbeek
8.30-10.30 Strategic and innovative urban forestry
Wim Timmermans The meaning of urban forestry for city life.
Clive Davies The utility of urban forests in green infrastructure planning.
Alan Simson Integrated Infrastructure and the Polycentric City Region – where the principles of Urban Forestry meet the Green Infrastructure.
Jasper Schipperijn Evaluating the quality of urban green space – a tool for planning and management.
Hans Kasperidus Strategy development for Leipzig’s urban forest and green space management.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break and poster session
11:00-13:00 Strategic and innovative Urban Forestry
Fred Tonneijck Assessing the removal of fine dust (PM10)by urban trees in the Netherlands.
Vegard Gundersen Strategic and innovative urban forestry - Public values and management (a case study from Norway).
Philip van Wassenaer “Sustainable Urban Forest Management Planning using Criteria and Indicators”.
Marie Stenild Close-to-nature forest management close-to-people – development plan for the urban forests of Aarhus, Denmark.
Gustav Richnau Developing multilayered canopy structures in young nature-like woodlands – aspects of species mixture and initial management.
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Afternoon closing session
Clive Davies: Summary
Selecting next location
15:00-18:00 Long walk through the parks and urban greening of Arnhem city region
20:00-23:00 Conference dinner at Arnhem City Hall
Saturday, May 30th
Post conference excursion in Southern Veluwe region
welcome icebreaker at Villa Sonsbeek.
Accommodation and Conference rates:
There are no daily rates. All rates reflect a total price for all days - May 26, 27, 28 and 29. There will be a maximum of 120 Conference participants. The final registration date is April 20th. You will receive a Conference invoice by post, which you can use to pay your participation costs.
Option A: Participation without hotel - € 400,-.
Option B: Participation and accommodation in Stay Okay Arnhem - € 500,-.
Option C: Participation and accommodation in Best Western Hotel Haarhuis Arnhem, single room - € 750,-.
Option D: Participation and accommodation in Best Western Hotel Haarhuis Arnhem, double room - € 1300,-
Optional: Post conference excursion in Southern Veluwe region € 15,-
As an hotelguest, your stay will include 4 nights (incl. breakfast) from May 26th up to and including May 30th. (Rates include breakfast and exclude VAT). For more information please check www.stayokay.com and www.hotelhaarhuis.nl .
Subscription: You can register for the conference via the registration form on the website.
Cancellations: There will be no charge for bookings cancelled no later than 1 month prior to the Conference.
Further information
Keep yourself informed through http://www.arnhem.nl/content.jsp?objectid=69936 , http://www.efuf.org or by contacting the organisers at: marjoleindegraaf@upcmail.nl
| Title: | 12th European Forum on Urban Forestry: Working together for green city values |
| Start date: | 27-05-2009 |
| End date: | 30-05-2009 |
| Event category: | Government / International Institution |
| E-mail: | marjoleindegraaf@upcmail.nl |
| Website: | 12th European Forum on Urban Forestry: Working together for green city values |
| Organizor: | 12th European Forum on Urban Forestry |
| Address: | Villa Sonsbeek, Tellegenlaan 3 |
| Postal code: | 6814 BT |
| City: | Arnhem |
| Country: | Netherlands |
